Importance of Training

  • Learn the necessary skills to train children to become effective problem solvers

  • Experience practice in applying skills necessary to teach ICPS concepts to children in formal lessons/games

  • Learn how evidenced-based research informs implementation of ICPS with children

  • Facilitate ICPS Dialoguing (Practice how to talk to children in ways that help them apply the concepts learned in the formal lessons, when problems come up in real life with peers and adults.) This approach, called “ICPS Dialoguing” is difficult to learn from reading the manual only.

ICPS Training Opportunities

I Can Problem Solve® (ICPS) is a universal, evidence-based social and emotional learning program designed to help children ages 3–12 develop critical thinking, perspective-taking, and problem-solving skills. While full curriculum implementation requires the use of published program materials, we currently offer the following training option.

Intro to ICPS Workshop

Foundations of Social Problem-Solving for Children Ages 3–12

This highly interactive, research-grounded workshop introduces educators, administrators, mental health professionals, and youth-serving staff to the core philosophy, principles, and strategies of the ICPS approach.

Participants will:

  • Understand the theoretical foundation of ICPS (Interpersonal Cognitive Problem Solving).
  • Explore the ICPS Dialogue Ladder and how to use language that promotes independent thinking.
  • Learn how ICPS Word Pairs (e.g., IS/NOT, SAME/DIFFERENT, AND/OR) support executive function, emotional literacy, and flexible thinking.
  • Practice real-time strategies that can be applied in classrooms, therapeutic settings, and after-school programs.
  • Preview curriculum-aligned sample activities from the Preschool/Kindergarten edition.

Note: This workshop is not an implementation training and does not authorize full delivery of the ICPS curriculum. Full program rollout is available only with the purchase or licensing of published materials. Our PreK/K curriculum is currently available, and additional grade levels will be released soon.

Raising a Thinking Child (RaTC) Training, Coaching, and Consultation for Parent Educators

During this training for parent educators, participants will learn how to deliver the RaTC parent program to parents and families within the organizations they represent. Raising a Thinking Child (RaTC) is a companion program to the evidence-based classroom program, I Can Problem Solve (ICPS) program, developed by Dr. Myrna Sure. In addition to addressing social emotional learning for children, Raising a Thinking Child touches on cognitive learning and builds vocabulary that prepares children for success in school. Raising a Thinking Child is designed to help parents learn to talk with children, ages 4-8, about problem solving using an approach which involves children in the process of thinking about what they do and why they do it. RaTC provides parents with young children with concrete, interactive activities to help their children learn to solve “people” problems. The activities give guidance to parents for having conversations with their children that promote ways for children to resolve everyday conflicts and get along with others.

RaTC Coaching and Consultation

A Certified International ICPS/RaTC Trainer provides phone and virtual consultation. Virtual training, coaching and consultation provides personalized strategies for parent workshop instruction, further application of RaTC concepts and instruction, skills practice for implementation of vocabulary, pre and problem solving skills, and problem solving (ICPS) dialoging with children.

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