Gary W LaVigna1, Thomas J Willis. 1. Institute for Applied Behavior Analysis, Los Angeles, CA 90045, USA. glavigna@iaba.com
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Positive behaviour support (PBS) is behaviour analysis applied in support of people with challenging behaviour. Questions have been raised as to PBS effectiveness, costs, and accessibility. METHOD: Outcome studies meeting specified criteria for PBS were selected for review. All told, 12 outcome studies encompassing 423 cases were included. RESULTS: This review showed that PBS was effective with both severe and high-rate behaviour problems, was cost-effective, used a methodology that was easily trained and widely disseminated, and worked in institutional settings in which the most difficult problems are thought to be, as well as in the community. CONCLUSIONS: The major implication of this review is that practitioners may be obligated to use PBS when faced with the need to develop a plan of support given the ethical principle of using the least restrictive method consistent with the right to effective treatment.
BACKGROUND: Positive behaviour support (PBS) is behaviour analysis applied in support of people with challenging behaviour. Questions have been raised as to PBS effectiveness, costs, and accessibility. METHOD: Outcome studies meeting specified criteria for PBS were selected for review. All told, 12 outcome studies encompassing 423 cases were included. RESULTS: This review showed that PBS was effective with both severe and high-rate behaviour problems, was cost-effective, used a methodology that was easily trained and widely disseminated, and worked in institutional settings in which the most difficult problems are thought to be, as well as in the community. CONCLUSIONS: The major implication of this review is that practitioners may be obligated to use PBS when faced with the need to develop a plan of support given the ethical principle of using the least restrictive method consistent with the right to effective treatment.
Authors: E Bruinsma; B J van den Hoofdakker; A P Groenman; P J Hoekstra; G M de Kuijper; M Klaver; A A de Bildt Journal: J Intellect Disabil Res Date: 2020-06-17
Authors: Alessandro Bosco; Laura Paulauskaite; Ian Hall; Jason Crabtree; Sujata Soni; Asit Biswas; Vivien Cooper; Michaela Poppe; Michael King; Andre Strydom; Michael J Crawford; Angela Hassiotis Journal: PLoS One Date: 2019-08-22 Impact factor: 3.240