Community Living

Stories Across the Lifespan

The stories on this page describe how applied behavior analysis (ABA) can be used to improve quality of life and develop skills over time for children and adults.

Community Living

Community settings are very diverse. Restaurants, libraries, churches, and stores are part of the community. Social events and activities occur in community settings. City buildings where people go to vote and be part of town discussions are also part of the community. Each person is involved in the community in different ways. Young children, youth, […]

Positive Behavior Support Trainings

PBS Intensive Series Applying Positive Behavior Supports in Minnesota Human Service Settings Positive Behavior Support (PBS) is framework that helps people make positive changes in their lives. A PBS plan starts with person-centered planning and values so that teams can use the principles of behavior to improve quality of life and decrease challenging social interactions. […]

What’s New

Upcoming Events Great Positive Support Get Together Register for this free upcoming event Registration Details People Planning Together Training Read more about the People Planning Together Training Event Acute Care Transitions Advisory Council  Visit the MN DHS ACTAC Page Read the ACTAC Report PBS Intensive trainings are Back! Register for the PBS Intensive Trainings Access […]

ABA , PBS and Employment: Wellness World Fitness Center, Logan

Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 1 There are many positions at Wellness World Fitness Center. These include Operations Staff, Sales Staff, Personal Training Staff, and Club Management. All employees receive specific training for their position. They also receive general training in safety, security, and other policies and procedures. This year, a staff-wide wellness […]

Community Living: Roberto, Don, Paul

EXAMPLE: Positive Behavior Support and Community Living Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 1 A new fast food restaurant opened in Oakwood City. The restaurant offers fast food items: hamburgers, cheeseburgers, chicken sandwiches, kid’s meals, French fries, and ice cream. The menu lists items with the price for each type of food item. Recently, the restaurant […]

Learn More About Positive Behavior Support

Positive Behavior Support (PBS) refers to research-based strategies and tools that are used to increase quality of life and decrease challenging behavior by changing social interactions and settings that tend to be associated with challenging behavior. Four key elements of positive behavior include: Valued Outcomes – Interventions considered must be person-centered in spirit and culturally […]

Stories Across the Lifespan

The stories on this page describe how positive behavior support can be used to improve quality of life and decrease challenging behavior over time for children and adults.

Minnesota Positive Behavior Support Standards of Practice

Thanks for visiting the Standards of Practice page. This site is being  created with positive behavior support champions across the state of Minnesota who support children and adults across the lifespan. Each of the boxes below are meant to provide information to different community partners who are interested in positive behavior support. You can still […]
Scroll to Top