There are pre-implementation materials to measure organizational or provider readiness for Collaborative Problem Solving® (CPS) as listed below:

A CPS Organizational Readiness Assessment measure has been developed that is available for systems interested in implementing the model. It can be obtained by contacting the Director of Research and Evaluation, Dr. Alisha Pollastri, at apollastri@mgh.harvard.edu.

There is formal support available for implementation of Collaborative Problem Solving® (CPS) as listed below:

For organization-wide implementation, Think:Kids offers formal implementation support, including ongoing coaching of staff to maximize practice fidelity, implementation consultation to the organization’s leader(s) or implementation team, and implementation/outcome monitoring and reporting. Organizations that opt for implementation support are matched with a Think:Kids Project Manager who helps coordinate the various training and implementation activities. There is a Manager of Implementation at Think:Kids who oversees these implementation supports.

There are fidelity measures for Collaborative Problem Solving® (CPS) as listed below:

Self-Study of CPS Sustainability, Updated 06/2019: A guide for systems to assess the degree to which they have put the structures in place to implement CPS with fidelity.

CPS Manualized Expert-Rated Integrity Coding System (CPS-MEtRICS) and Practice Integrity Form (CPS-PIF): Fidelity tools to help measure the degree to which CPS is being practiced with fidelity in a specific encounter.

Both of the above can be obtained by contacting the Director of Research and Evaluation, Dr. Alisha Pollastri, at apollastri@mgh.harvard.edu

There are implementation guides or manuals for Collaborative Problem Solving® (CPS) as listed below:

Clinician Session Guide: Guides the clinician in all aspects of the treatment, from initial assessment to ongoing work. Can be obtained by contacting the Director of Research and Evaluation, Dr. Alisha Pollastri, at apollastri@mgh.harvard.edu.

CPS Coaching Guide: A guide specifically geared towards trainer individuals who are helping caregivers to implement the model over time. Available to certified trainers.

CPS Implementation Manual: Provides detailed implementation guideposts and instructions for those implementing CPS system-wide. Available to organizations opting for CPS implementation support from Think:Kids. More information available from the Manager of Implementation, Hallie Carpenter, at hcarpenter@mgb.org

Research has been conducted on how to implement Collaborative Problem Solving® (CPS) as listed below:

Ercole-Fricke, E., Fritz, P., Hill, L. E., & Snelders, J. (2016). Effects of a Collaborative Problem Solving approach on an inpatient adolescent psychiatric unit. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing, 29(3), 127–134. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcap.12149

Pollastri, A. R., Boldt, S., Lieberman, R., & Ablon, J. S. (2016). Minimizing seclusion and restraint in youth residential and day treatment through site-wide implementation of Collaborative Problem Solving. Residential Treatment for Children & Youth, 33(3-4), 186–205. https://doi.org/10.1080/0886571X.2016.1188340

Pollastri, A. R., Ablon, J. S., & Hone, M. J. (Eds.). (2019). Collaborative Problem Solving: An evidence-based approach to implementation and practice. Springer.

Pollastri, A. R., Wang, L., Youn, S. J., Ablon, J. S., & Marques, L. (2020). The value of implementation frameworks: Using the active implementation frameworks to guide system-wide implementation of Collaborative Problem Solving. Journal of Community Psychology, 48(4), 1114–1131. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22325