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Copyright/Trademark Thanks for your interest in and enthusiasm for Collaborative Problem SolvingSM! As you might imagine, we are heartened by the extremely positive response Collaborative Problem Solving has received, excited that so many mental health professionals, educators, pediatricians, parents, systems, and facilities are utilizing the model, and pleased that so many challenging kids are benefiting from the approach. We are deeply committed to helping people implement Collaborative Problem Solving and, of course, equally devoted to ensuring that the model is implemented accurately and with integrity so that it is most effective. As more and more people become aware of, implement, and express a desire to help disseminate the model, the expected trademark and copyright issues arise. Copyright law exists as a way to honor and protect original work. The Center for Collaborative Problem Solving holds the common law copyright for "Collaborative Problem Solving" and "Children do well if they can." At this time, these brands are designated as service marks, but the Center for Collaborative Problem Solving has also applied for trademarks for these brands. The effectiveness of Collaborative Problem Solving requires accurate dissemination and implementation. Inaccurate dissemination and implementation compromises the effectiveness of the model and is a disservice to the children we are so invested in helping (and to those trying to help them). Thus, while we encourage people to expose others to the model, it is our goal to ensure that the model is not being altered, watered down, inaccurately or incompletely taught, or otherwise compromised. As such, we try our best to monitor and enforce copyright laws as they apply to our material. Thus, if you intend to present information about Collaborative Problem Solving to an audience, we ask that you make explicit the fact that you are not a certified trainer (we do not certify trainers), that you are presenting an overview of the model, and that while you are presenting your best understanding of the model the accuracy of the information you are presenting should not be assumed. We also ask to you make explicit the fact that you hold no affiliation with the Center for Collaborative Problem Solving or the non-profit Collaborative Problem Solving Institute. We have presented the CPS model primarily in books, namely The Explosive Child and Treating Explosive Kids. Please make the appropriate attributions to our work so that people are clear about its origin, and please include such attributions in any materials you are using to advertise or promote your presentation. Please also provide all our contact (e.g., this website) information so as to ensure that people can easily receive the most updated information and resources "directly from the source." We are very pleased that many systems and facilities are making strides in implementing Collaborative Problem Solving. However, we believe it is important to distinguish those systems that have (and have not) achieved a level of proficiency and excellence in their use of the model. Toward this end, only the select few systems and facilities that have been designated as CPS Model Programs (these are systems or facilities that have been directly trained by Center for Collaborative Problem Solving staff and that have achieved a level of proficiency in the model that warrants this designation) have our permission to indicate that they are implementing or using the CPS model. We ask that systems that have not achieved this designation indicate that the model has influenced the treatment or services that are being provided. Many mental health clinicians are using the CPS model to varying degrees in their clinical practices, and many have attended three-day Advanced Trainings sponsored by the Center for Collaborative Problem Solving. While we previously listed clinicians on our website who had attended an Advanced Training, we discontinued this practice because we were (and still are) unable to attest to any clinicians' proficiency in practicing CPS. Thus, clinicians who have attended an Advanced Training should feel free to indicate that they have received training in the CPS model but not indicate that they have been certified in any way. Because we do not certify trainers, we have not authorized any individuals or organizations to train systems or facilities in implementing Collaborative Problem Solving. Thus, if you or your organization is contemplating helping a system or facility implement the CPS model, please contact us so as to involve staff from the Center for Collaborative Problem Solving in the planning and training process. We have significant experience with the difficulties inherent in implementing the model in systems and on a large scale and can anticipate and assist with many of these difficulties. We are always delighted when Collaborative Problem Solving is referenced in books, scientific papers, articles, handouts, and other materials. But we also recognize that the model is not easy to summarize, and have sometimes seen the model misrepresented. Thus, we are delighted to examine any materials you may be considering publishing in which the model is referenced or described so as to ensure a high degree of accuracy. * * * * * * * * We do try to keep track of how Collaborative Problem Solving is being used. So if you plan to expose others to the CPS model, are trying to implement the model in your practice, system or facility, or plan to describe the model in handouts or published materials, please complete the form and return it to us. And thanks for helping us promote accurate dissemination and implementation of the CPS model!
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