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Positive Behavior Support and Applied Behavior Analysis: A Familial Alliance

¹ University of South Florida
² State University of New York at Stony Brook
³ University of Oregon
⁴ University of Rochester Medical Center
⁵ University of Washington

^* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: glendunlap{at}sbcglobal.net.

	Abstract

Positive behavior support (PBS) emerged in the mid-1980s as an approach for understanding and addressing problem behaviors. PBS was derived primarily from applied behavior analysis (ABA). Over time, however, PBS research and practice has incorporated evaluative methods, assessment and intervention procedures, and conceptual perspectives associated with a number of additional disciplines. Recently, there has been some confusion regarding the definition of PBS and, in particular, its relationship to ABA. In this article, it was noted that the practice of PBS and ABA, in some instances, can be indistinguishable but that important differences in definitions and emphases mandate an explicit distinction. The purpose of this article is to address some of the key points of confusion, identify areas of overlap and distinction, and facilitate a constructive and collegial dialog between proponents of the PBS and ABA perspectives.

First published on April 16, 2008, doi:10.1177/0145445508317132

Behavior Modification 2008;32:682.

A more recent version of this article appeared on September 1, 2008


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