The Relationship Between Applied Behavior Analysis and Positive Behavior Support
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The Relationship Between Applied Behavior Analysis and Positive Behavior Support
Sydney Benger
University of Nevada-Reno
Dr. Williams PSY 407
Benger 1
The Relationship Between ABA and PBS
Benger 2
The Relationship Between Applied Behavior Analysis and Positive Behavior Support
There are many problematic behaviors within our culture today. Many of these behaviors stem from issues that are related to on-time or off-timed developmental issues, substance abuse, brain injuries, and biological complications along with many other factors. Problematic behaviors are becoming increasingly common and can have a negative affect on every level of our society, from the macro level down to the micro level. One only needs to turn on the nightly news to see how someone’s behavioral issues have a negative effect on our community. Each and every one of us can think of a time or an interaction in which someone displaying some sort of a problematic behavior had a direct effect on our life. As someone who strives to work with at-risk adolescents who have behavioral issues, I was very interested in the process of Applied
Behavior Analysis (ABA). Within this filed, I discovered another approach that many believe grew out of ABA, Positive Behavior Support, (PBS). Through these two styles of behavior modification techniques, there is much hope for studying and treating a wide variety of problematic behaviors.
The field of Positive Behavior Support is a rather new discipline within the field of behavioral intervention. The contributions of PBS are already being integrated into our society in various levels, such as its integration into our schools to address problematic behaviors of students. This field is rich in its potential to contribute directly to our communities and can be applied to individual behaviors as well. Although there are great potential positive outcomes of
PBS, the discipline
The Relationship Between Applied Behavior Analysis and Positive Behavior Support
Sydney Benger
University of Nevada-Reno
Dr. Williams PSY 407
Benger 1
The Relationship Between ABA and PBS
Benger 2
The Relationship Between Applied Behavior Analysis and Positive Behavior Support
There are many problematic behaviors within our culture today. Many of these behaviors stem from issues that are related to on-time or off-timed developmental issues, substance abuse, brain injuries, and biological complications along with many other factors. Problematic behaviors are becoming increasingly common and can have a negative affect on every level of our society, from the macro level down to the micro level. One only needs to turn on the nightly news to see how someone’s behavioral issues have a negative effect on our community. Each and every one of us can think of a time or an interaction in which someone displaying some sort of a problematic behavior had a direct effect on our life. As someone who strives to work with at-risk adolescents who have behavioral issues, I was very interested in the process of Applied
Behavior Analysis (ABA). Within this filed, I discovered another approach that many believe grew out of ABA, Positive Behavior Support, (PBS). Through these two styles of behavior modification techniques, there is much hope for studying and treating a wide variety of problematic behaviors.
The field of Positive Behavior Support is a rather new discipline within the field of behavioral intervention. The contributions of PBS are already being integrated into our society in various levels, such as its integration into our schools to address problematic behaviors of students. This field is rich in its potential to contribute directly to our communities and can be applied to individual behaviors as well. Although there are great potential positive outcomes of
PBS, the discipline
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