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!