P. B. I. S.

What is "P.B.I.S."?

 

Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports is an approach to helping people improve their difficult behavior that is based on four ideals.

 

• An Understanding that people (even caregivers) do not control others, but seek to support others in their own behavior change process.

• A Belief that there is a reason behind most difficult behavior, that people with difficult behavior should be treated with compassion and respect, and that they are entitled to lives of quality as well as effective services.

• The Application of a large and growing body of knowledge about how to better understand people and make humane changes in their lives that can reduce the occurrence of difficult behavior.

• A Conviction to continually move away from coercion - the use of unpleasant events to manage behavior.