Commentary: Evolution of Positive Behavior Support and Future Directions

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tim Knoster
Keyword(s):  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Positive Behavior Support ◽  
Positive Behavior ◽  
Behavior Interventions ◽  
Community Settings ◽  
Behavior Support ◽  
Research Perspective ◽  
Positive Behavior Interventions ◽  
Units Of Analysis ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities

The field of Positive Behavior Support has expanded and evolved significantly since the first issue of Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions (JPBI) was published. This growth is further evidenced through application of Positive Behavior Support across various contexts (home, school, and community settings), populations (young children, school populations including students with disabilities, and adults) as well as, from a research perspective, units of analysis (Positive Behavior Support provided with individuals and entire systems). This commentary highlights both challenges and opportunities associated with the expanded application of Positive Behavior Support.

Trends in JPBI Publications, 1999–2016

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shelley Clarke ◽  
Brittany N. Zakszeski ◽  
Lee Kern
Keyword(s):  
General Education ◽  
Positive Behavior Support ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Positive Behavior ◽  
Behavioral Difficulties ◽  
Behavior Interventions ◽  
Behavior Support ◽  
Positive Behavior Interventions ◽  
Key Variables ◽  
Publication Period

The field of positive behavior support (PBS) has expanded and evolved significantly since the first issue of Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions ( JPBI) was published. To ascertain how evolution of the field was reflected in the research, we examined trends in empirical studies published in JPBI since its inception. We coded 217 articles published between 1999 and 2016 that included data-based assessment or data-based intervention practices for key variables pertinent to potential trends in PBS. Analyses revealed increases across the publication period in studies that (a) included participants at risk for behavioral difficulties, (b) implemented interventions in general education settings, (c) utilized clinicians/experimenters as intervention agents, and (d) focused on adult skills as the intervention target. Findings are discussed in the context of the expansion of school-wide positive behavior interventions and support.

Future Directions for Positive Behavior Support: A Commentary

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert H. Horner ◽  
George Sugai
Keyword(s):  
Positive Behavior Support ◽  
School Community ◽  
Positive Behavior ◽  
Behavior Interventions ◽  
Behavior Support ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Community Work ◽  
The Past ◽  
Positive Behavior Interventions ◽  
The Future

Clarke et al. provide a summary of research published in Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions over the past 17 years and identify trends in the type of scholarship guiding the field. We offer this commentary in response to an invitation to suggest directions for the future of research focusing on positive behavior support, and implications for how that research can benefit individuals in school, community, work, and home settings.

Treatment Integrity of Interventions With Children in the Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions From 1999 to 2009

2011 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa M. Hagermoser Sanetti ◽  
Lisa M. Dobey ◽  
Katie L. Gritter
Keyword(s):  
Outcome Research ◽  
Treatment Integrity ◽  
Internal Validity ◽  
Positive Behavior ◽  
Behavior Interventions ◽  
Behavior Support ◽  
Replication Studies ◽  
Positive Behavior Interventions ◽  
Independent Variable ◽  
Definition Of

For more than 10 years, the Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions has published, among other types of articles, behavioral intervention outcome studies related to positive behavior support. Operationally defining interventions is important to facilitating replication studies and adoption of intervention in applied settings. Furthermore, treatment integrity data are necessary to make valid claims that changes in outcomes resulted from intervention implementation and are thus essential to the internal validity of intervention outcome research. Reviews of treatment outcome research in related fields (e.g., applied behavior analysis) indicate that although many researchers operationally define interventions, a majority of researchers fail to report treatment integrity data. The purpose of this study was to review the treatment integrity data reported in all experimental intervention studies published in the Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions between 1999 and 2009. Results indicate that in recent years, a majority of published studies include a definition of the independent variable but do not provide quantitative treatment integrity data.

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