Developing and evaluating positive behaviour support school programs and practices

Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) is a contemporary practice which acknowledges the potential of every child to succeed. This strengths-based approach is being established in many schools in Australia and abroad.  Consequently, school practitioners, who are implementing associated strategies require evidence-based strategies to support their initiatives. This unit offers you an opportunity to evaluate and critique school initiatives regarding positive behaviour support. The unit builds on existing understanding and knowledge relating to PBS practices at schools, extending this understanding through independent judgement supported by academic scholarship. Intended for practitioners and school leaders who would like to extend their skill and knowledge in this field, the unit will allow close exploration of contemporary practice. Such exploration considers individual school visions around PBS programs, specific programs of intervention within the multi-tiered systems of support and the impact on staff and students.  Additionally, it will reflect on details within the school’s behaviour plan, and protocols that govern its implementation.  There will be opportunities to consider functional behaviour assessments in context, reflect on interventions and prevention plans, and critique the design and formulation of PBS programs at schools.