Newsletter
Volume 29 | 2006 | Number 2
Positive Behavior Support
By Dr. Matt Tincani, BCBA
The Positive Behavior Support (PBS) SIG addresses the interests of members engaged in experimental and applied analyses of behavior who are proponents of positive behavior support. Established in January 2005, the goals of the SIG are to promote and disseminate positive behavior support within ABA, and to ensure that PBS is aligned with the science of behavior.
The PBS SIG currently has approximately 40 formal members, including Officers Matt Tincani, Cynthia Anderson, and Patricia Egan; however, the SIG maintains an electronic listserv with over 70 recipients, many of whom belong to both ABA and the Association for Positive Behavior Support (APBS).
Goals of the PBS SIG are to:
- Increase the number and visibility of PBS presentations at the ABA convention
- Disseminate accurate information about PBS to ABA’s membership
- Promote methodologically sound, data-based PBS research
- Encourage open dialogue among behavior analysts and proponents of PBS
Accomplishments for 2005-2006 include the new SIG Web site, www.pbsaba.org, the on-line SIG newsletter (www.pbsaba.org/newsletter), and active collaboration with the Association for Positive Behavior Support.
Anyone who is interested in behavior analysis or positive behavior support is welcome to join the SIG. To become involved, you can email Matt Tincani at tincanim@unlv.nevada.edu or visit our Web site at www.pbsaba.org. For information about joining our listserv, go to www.pbsaba.org/listserv.php.