J. Stuart Ablon

From the authors of The School Discipline Fix (2018): a three-step guide to using CPS. The most effective way to address students' challenging behaviours is with skill development, not motivational incentives or disciplinary measures. When students miss class, forget homework, and misbehave, they lack the skill rather than the will to succeed. With this philosophy in mind, Collaborative Problem Solving...

Traditional school discipline is ineffective and often damaging, relying heavily on punishments and motivational procedures aimed at giving students the incentive to behave better. There is a better way. Dr. Ablon and his co-author Dr. Pollastri have been working with schools throughout the world to refine the Collaborative Problem-Solving (CPS) approach, creating a step-by-step program for educators based on the...

The Collaborative Problem Solving approach recognises that kids don't lack the will to behave well, they lack the skills to behave well. The process begins with identifying triggers to a child's challenging behaviour and the specific skills they need help developing. The next step involves partnering with the child to build these skills and develop lasting solutions to problems that...