PBS Project
Positive Behavior Support Project Benefits
The potential impact of Positive Behavior Support is extensive, involving changes at the following levels:
- Individual: Providing opportunities for the individual with challenging behaviors to demonstrate competencies, participate in community life, develop satisfying relationships, make choices, and gain personal dignity and respect.
- Program Delivery: Teaching families, direct-service staff, supervisors, and specialists more effective techniques for supporting individuals with challenging behavior.
- Support Program Design: Planning, implementing, and evaluating programs for more effective living, working, and training environments.
- Program Management: Developing resources, policies, and practices which maximize the effectiveness of support programs.
- Systems: Improving the capacities of support providers, facilitating local team work, developing problem solving skills, expanding community awareness and improving communication, coordination, and implementation efforts.
