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- Inclusion of students with disabilities into general education settings has been a major topic of discussion for teachers, parents, and administrators.
- One of the greatest concerns is how teachers will manage problem behaviors that occur in inclusive settings.
- An important resource for teachers working with everyday behavioral challenges is Positive Behavioral Support (PBS).
- Positive behavioral support helps students develop social and communication skills, and creates a positive environment for learning and social growth.
- Positive behavioral support approaches can be individualized or can be applied at the classroom and school-wide level.
- Positive behavioral support is an enterprise that strongly advocates for students who engage in problem behavior.
- Reduction of problem behavior is important, but only in the context of life style change and inclusion.
- Strategies for improving quality of life may be more effective in reducing challenging behaviors than focusing on problem behavior alone.
- A larger outcome of positive behavioral support is to build an environment that increases the quality of life for the student and everyone within the student's social environment.
- Providing support to all members of the social network can strengthen the support being given to the student.
- The level of time and complexity involved in implementing positive behavioral support strategies can vary greatly.
- The strategies provided in these modules will allow you to pull the information you need together, whether you want to implement a simple behavioral support plan or prepare an intense plan of support.
- Research in applied behavior analysis provides the foundation for positive behavioral support.
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