Ross W. Greene, Ph.D.

Ross W. Greene, Ph.D., is the originator of a model of psychosocial treatment for challenging kids called Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS), as described in his books The Explosive Child and Lost at School.  He is associate clinical professor in the department of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, on the professional staff in the department of psychology at the Cambridge Health Alliance, adjunct associate professor in the department of psychology at Virginia Tech, and senior lecturer in the school psychology program in the department of education at Tufts University.  His research has been funded by, among others, the Stanley Research Institute, the National Institute on Drug Abuse/National Institutes of Mental Health, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Maine Juvenile Justice Advisory Group.  

Dr. Greene is also the founder of Lives in the Balance, a nonprofit which aims to provide advocacy and support for behaviorally challenging kids and their parents, teachers, and other caregivers, and to provide free, accessible resources on the CPS model.  He consults extensively to families, general and special education schools, inpatient and residential facilities, and systems of juvenile detention, and lectures widely throughout the world.