15th International Conference on Positive Behavior Support

15th International Conference on Positive Behavior Support is organized by Association for Positive Behavior Support (APBS) and will be held during Mar 28 - 31, 2018 at Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel, San Diego, California, United States of America.

The target audience for this medical event is Administrators, Behavior Analysts, Behavior Specialists, Counselors, Early Interventionists, Educators/Special Educators, Family Support Personnel, Parents/Family Members, Psychologists, Researchers.

Credits : -
The Association for Positive Behavior Support (APBS) designates this conference for a maximum of 27 continuing education unit hours (3.5 hours for March 28th, 16.5 hours for March 29th-30th, and either 3.5 hours for a half-day workshop or 7 hours for a full-day workshop on March 31st). Each attendee should claim only those credit hours that were actually spent in the educational activity (session, workshop, poster session) (BCBA Type 2 credits).

Conference objectives are :
• Gain an understanding of research-based strategies that combine applied behavior analysis and biomedical science with person-centered values and systems change to increase quality of life and decrease problem behavior;
• Identify practical applications of positive behavior support in a variety of places including schools, early childhood, mental health, child welfare settings, and in organizations that provide services to adults with intellectual or other disabilities;
• Describe the most current, state-of-the-art research on positive behavior support for a variety of populations and settings;
• Expand explicit knowledge about the field of positive behavior support that promotes questioning about the field and its aims and methods;
• Expand their perspective on problems/goals and PBS intervention strategies by enhancing knowledge (unspoken understandings) about the field of positive behavior support;
• Enhance understanding about the key components and related considerations in the positive behavior support process from an individual to systems level perspective.

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.