21st International Conference on Positive Behavior Support

21st International Conference on Positive Behavior Support is organized by Association for Positive Behavior Support (APBS) and will be held from Mar 06 - 09, 2024 at Hyatt Regency Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America.

Pre-Conference Workshops: 3/6/24
Skill-Building Workshops: 3/9/24

Conference Objectives
APBS Conference participants will be able to:
• 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 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 positive behavior support intervention strategies by enhancing knowledge (unspoken understandings) about the field of positive behavior support; and
• Enhance understanding of the key components and related considerations in the positive behavior support process from an individual to systems-level perspective.

Topic Areas
• Early Childhood
• Integration and Alignment
• Individual Students and Tier 3
• Classroom
• Tier 2
• School-Wide Systems (Tier 1)
• Equity
• Home and Community
• IDD
• Families and Parent Support
• Mental Health