MassPBS

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PBS is a regulatory framework - not a prescription - designed to encourage improve individual treatment. The goal is to support individuals to grow to their maximum potential. 

In February 2020, the Department of Developmental Services (DDS), replaced the Department’s existing regulations governing behavioral treatment with new Positive Behavior Support (PBS) regulations, designed to increase the independence and autonomy of people with disabilities

To read the regulations, in their entirety, please use the link below

 

Much progress has been in understanding behavior and designing treatment strategies for individuals with intellectual disability since the prior regulations and promulgated in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Foe further reading on the evolution of PBS, see the article from the Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions at the link below.

The following videos provide additional information regarding PBS.

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