Te Whare Whakaruruhau: Trauma Informed Practice

Last Friday, I spoke with a colleague who shared a quiet but powerful moment from an interview she conducted with a high school student. This wasn’t just any student—it was one who had long been known for explosive behaviour. Frequent outbursts. Shutdowns. Disengagement. He had been labeled “difficult,” “non-compliant,” even “aggressive” in previous reports.But during their time together, my colleague had been using Dr. Ross Greene’s Collaborative and Proactive Solutions (CPS) model—a framework