Individual Positive Behavior Supports
A Standards-Based Guide to Practices in School and Community Settings
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Counseling & Guidance, Health & Well Being, Psychology
Aligned with the Association for Positive Behavior Support’s Standards of Practice, this graduate-level text is an authoritative PBS primer for professionals preparing for work in educational and community-based settings. More than 60 leading scholars present the critical skills and knowledge professionals need to translate the principles and science of PBS into person-centered interventions that improve lives. Covering a broad range of ages, disabilities, and settings, this comprehensive textbook fully prepares professionals to support all people with challenging behavior, effectively and respectfully.
PREPARE PROFESSIONALS TO
- Use the foundations of PBS and applied behavior analysis (ABA) in everyday practice
- Conduct person-centered functional behavior assessments
- Select and design effective behavior interventions and curricular modifications
- Develop comprehensive, multielement PBS plans tailored to individual needs and goals
- Ensure fidelity of behavior-plan implementation
- Facilitate generalization and maintenance of behavior changes
PRACTICAL MATERIALS: Vignettes that illustrate effective approaches; online companion materials for instructors, including PowerPoints that enhance teaching and learning and study questions for discussion and reflection.
TOPICS COVERED:
- antecedent strategies
- consequence strategies
- functional behavior assessments /li>
- person-centered planning teams
- data-based decision making
- single-subject research methodology
- systematic instruction
- self-determination
- quality of life
- visual supports
- partnering with families
- curricular modifications
- self-management strategies
- behavior assessment and data analysis
- systemic change
- culturally responsive PBS
- future directions for PBS
- and more!
Aligned with the Association for Positive Behavior Support’s Standards of Practice, this graduate-level text is an authoritative PBS primer for professionals preparing for work in educational and community-based settings. More than 60 leading scholars present the critical skills and knowledge professionals need to translate the principles and science of PBS into person-centered interventions that improve lives. Covering a broad range of ages, disabilities, and settings, this comprehensive textbook fully prepares professionals to support all people with challenging behavior, effectively and respectfully.
PREPARE PROFESSIONALS TO
- Use the foundations of PBS and applied behavior analysis (ABA) in everyday practice
- Conduct person-centered functional behavior assessments
- Select and design effective behavior interventions and curricular modifications
- Develop comprehensive, multielement PBS plans tailored to individual needs and goals
- Ensure fidelity of behavior-plan implementation
- Facilitate generalization and maintenance of behavior changes
PRACTICAL MATERIALS: Vignettes that illustrate effective approaches; online companion materials for instructors, including PowerPoints that enhance teaching and learning and study questions for discussion and reflection.
TOPICS COVERED:
- antecedent strategies
- consequence strategies
- functional behavior assessments /li>
- person-centered planning teams
- data-based decision making
- single-subject research methodology
- systematic instruction
- self-determination
- quality of life
- visual supports
- partnering with families
- curricular modifications
- self-management strategies
- behavior assessment and data analysis
- systemic change
- culturally responsive PBS
- future directions for PBS
- and more!
