✨ What Positive Behavior Support Means

PBS is a person-centered approach to addressing challenging behavior by:

• Changing surroundings and supports

• Teaching the person new skills to communicate needs

• Increasing choice and control in daily life

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✨ What PBS Is Focused On

PBS includes research-based:

• Assessment (figuring out what’s happening and why)

• Intervention (support strategies that help)

• Data-based decisions (using what you observe to guide next steps)

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✅ PBS must always be respectful

PBS is committed to strategies that are not punishing or unpleasant and that protect the person’s dignity and well-being