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Upcoming Events
Great Positive Support Get Together
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People Planning Together Training
Read more about the People Planning Together Training Event
Acute Care Transitions Advisory Council
Read the ACTAC Report
PBS Intensive trainings are Back!
Register for the PBS Intensive Trainings
Access to the PBS Intensive Training Materials
DHS Sponsored Project ECHO
Register for Project ECHO Sessions
MNGathering Plenary Slides
Coming soon! A video of Dupree Edwards section of the plenary will be here in 2025.
Positive Support Webinars
Tiered Approach to Trauma-Informed Practices: A Systems Approach (slides)
Presentation of Tiered Approach to Trauma-Informed Practices: A Systems Approach (recording)
-Dr. Imad Zaheer
What's New Posts
Back to School THINK Toolkit
SAMHSA Guide for Self-Care After Treatment in the ER
Success Stories: Competitive, Integrative Employment
Suicide in Older Adults e-Toolkit
MN Department of Administration Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities
SciLine: Youth Gender Identity and Transitioning
Disabilities and Sexual Self-Advocacy
Profile of Older Americans with Data from 2023 Released
Podcast episode “MN Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network”
PBIS Apps Podcast: How to De-escalate Student Behavior
Current Events
Check out the latest events happening both locally and nationally using the events calendar below.
Recent Presentations and Resources

Positive Supports Newsletters
Check out the monthly newsletter for the most current news and learning opportunities. Email us at pbs@umn.edu to sign up to receive this newsletter via email; include the subject line “Join the positive supports listserv.”
2024
- June 2024: Information on the MNPSP.org update and resource spotlight quality of life tools.
- May 2024: New resources from 2024 including presentations, recordings, and contextual assessment inventory. Resource spotlight cultural responsiveness.
- April 2024: Skill Building Plans Resource and resource highlight encouraging and building relationships.
- Tiered Approach to Trauma-Informed Practices Newsletter: Summary of training, presenter biography, topical resources.
- Motivational Interviewing Newsletter: Summary of training, presenter biography, topical resources.
- Integrating Positive Behavior Support (PBS) with Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) Newsletter: Summary of training, presenter biography, topical resources.
- County Community of Practice Newsletter: Lead agency matrix tool and lead agency resources
- February 2024: New positive support training series for spring 2024, 2024 APBS Conference information, and resource spotlight on wellness.
2023
- Special Edition Newsletter Cohort Celebration: Thank you from DHS and ICI to cohort organizations, information on recognition levels, organizations recognized, and future recognition levels.
- DHS Thank You Video to Cohorts
- June 30, 2023: Implementation highlights on communication success and resource spotlight on listening.
- June 7, 2023: Implementation highlights on supporting staff and changing policy to reflect person- centered practices and positive supports and resource spotlight on mindfulness.
- May 2023: Implementation resources including key features associated with effective positive support implementation and information on planning your direct support staff training materials and recording.
- March 2023: Awards for TOET participation, information on the community- based positive supports training series materials and recordings on mnpsp.org, and goals from the MNPBS PATH 2022.