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Introduction to PBS

Introduction to positive behavioral support Need for easy-to-implement strategies Purpose of the Positive Behavioral Support (PBS) Academy Make information available to teachers Translate validated research into practice Challenges faced by teachers Time required to implement PBS Planning ahead to save time Important characteristics Outcomes of PBS Decreasing problem behavior Increasing quality of life Function of problem behavior Escape Obtain Positive behavioral support strategies Redesigning the environment Preventative in nature Make problem behavior unnecessary Teaching new skills Replace problem behavior Communication skills Social skills Self-management Redesign larger social context Classroom management School-wide discipline Staff development Positive behavioral support development Key elements of PBS Functional assessment Multicomponent intervention plans Functional assessment Tools Interviews Observations of student Manipulate environment Hypothesis statement Identify function Summarize functional assessment Four major components Developing interventions Setting event interventions Antecedent interventions Teaching new skills Consequence interventions