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About PBSI
So, what is PBS? Let me capture the
essence by stating that Positive Behavior Support refers to the
application of positive behavioral interventions and systems to achieve
socially important behavior changes in students who exhibit severe
behavioral challenges. Furthermore, PBS is a systems approach or
process, not a specific curriculum. The goal is to help educate
students with challenging behaviors. The overall goals on PBSI are to:
- Identify and enhance knowledge
about, and practical demonstration of, classroom based PBS practices,
systems and outcomes.
- Develop, conduct and evaluate
technical assistance and dissemination efforts that allow
evidence-based practices to be implemented on a large scale with high
durability and effectiveness.
The MTSU PBSI Center activities
include:
- Expanding school-wide PBS technical
assistance to allow large-scale implementation;
- Emphasizing effective education and
support for students with more intense and individualized support
needs;
- Expanding school-wide PBS to urban
schools and high schools;
- Increasing accessibility to the
concepts, outcomes and research associated with school-wide PBS;
- Establishing a network of resource
agents to build local capacity; and
- Utilizing state-to-state
communities of practice to facilitate PBS implementation.
- Annual PBSI Conference
- On-site seminars and workshop
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