Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)

Abstract

POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS and Supports (PBIS), created by Horner and Sugai, is a schoolwide application of behavioral systems and interventions to achieve behavior change in schools. PBIS has a strong foundation in behavior analysis and is a non-curricular framework that strives for a fl exible fi t with a school’s culture and context. It can be implemented in any school level, type, or setting. A three-tiered, system-wide framework is applied that guides the development and implementation of a continuum of behavioral and academic programs and services: ● Universal (primary, schoolwide “green-zone”); ● Selective (secondary, “yellow-zone”); and ● Indicated (tertiary, “redzone”) (see Figure 1). The universal elements of the model, typically referred to as schoolwide PBIS, are the most commonly implemented aspect of the three-tiered model.