Behavior Modification

A story about positive behavior support (PBS) by Stephanie Hoey, reporter for NBCConnecticut, was picked up by MSNBC. The story features an elementary school in Connecticut as an illustration of PBS and provides a brief-but-credible glimpse into use of the components of PBS. The local angles for the coverage are the school and the work of George Sugai, of the University of Connecticut, in developing and disseminating PBS methods.

A UConn education professor developed a teaching approach now used widely at schools across the country. Dr. George Sugai’s system is called Postivial Behavior Support or PBS.

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Professor Sugai co-directs a national PBS Center funded by the U.S. Department of Education. Currently, the center works with about 9,000 schools across the country. But he estimates about four or five times that number of schools use this approach.

Link to Ms. Hoey’s story or go here to watch the video. To learn more about PBS, visit the US National Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavior and Intervention Supports and find contacts who know about PBS in other US states.