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The Â鶹ӳ»­ Positive Behavior Supports and Intervention Technical Assistance Center (i.e., the Â鶹ӳ»­ PBISTA Center) provides technical assistance for Positive Behavior Support activities throughout the state, seeking opportunities to scale up by providing PBS and applied behavior analysis services/support in a variety of settings to a variety of populations in the Â鶹ӳ»­ community. The Â鶹ӳ»­ PBISTA Center currently houses the following distinct projects: Positive Behavior Support -Â鶹ӳ»­ (PBS-NV) Family Services, School-wide Positive Behavior Interventions and Support (SWPBIS), The Â鶹ӳ»­ Multi-tiered System of Supports Project (Â鶹ӳ»­ MTSS Project), Facility-wide Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (FWPBIS), the School Climate Transformation Project, Healthy Home Life (HHL), and the Â鶹ӳ»­ Association for Positive Behavior Support (NV APBS) Network. The Â鶹ӳ»­ PBISTA Center also offers customized PBS and PBIS trainings.

Formation of the Â鶹ӳ»­ PBISTA Center

Positive Behavior Support -Â鶹ӳ»­ (PBS-NV) has existed in the state of Â鶹ӳ»­ since 1999, housed in the Â鶹ӳ»­ Center for Excellence in Disabilities (NCED) at the Â鶹ӳ»­ and funded by the Fund for a Healthy Â鶹ӳ»­. In 2014, in collaboration with the Â鶹ӳ»­ Department of Education, PBS-NV was awarded the School Climate Transformation Grant to scale up School-Wide PBIS across the state. In response to the newly awarded funding, PBS-NV restructured by hiring new staff and transformed into the Â鶹ӳ»­ PBIS Technical Assistance Center, which now houses distinct projects targeted at offering services to schools, families, the community, and also houses the Â鶹ӳ»­ Association for Positive Behavior Support Network (NV APBS Network).

Our Projects

The Â鶹ӳ»­ PBIS Technical Assistance Center offers projects and support for schools, families, the community, and hosts the Â鶹ӳ»­ APBS Network. To learn more about the supports that are offered, select the applicable projects below:

The Â鶹ӳ»­ APBS Network

The Â鶹ӳ»­ Association for Positive Behavior Support (NVAPBS) is a professional organization and official chapter of the Association for Positive Behavior Support (APBS). The Â鶹ӳ»­ Network is supported by the National APBS and the Â鶹ӳ»­ Center for Excellence in Disabilities (NCED). The Network first began between 2010-2012, when a small group of key stakeholders and leaders (i.e., Ashley Greenwald, Don Jackson, Glen Dunlap, Janice Lee) held meetings with the goal of increasing the reach and visibility of PBS in Â鶹ӳ»­. A logic model was developed to identify resources and desired outputs (activities) & outcomes. In 2012, a petition was submitted to the National APBS to establish the Â鶹ӳ»­ APBS Network: this petition was approved at the 2012 APBS Conference, and the Network has been in operation since. The mission of the NV APBS Network is to extend the awareness of Positive Behavior Support in Â鶹ӳ»­, with the ultimate purpose being to enhance the quality of life of Â鶹ӳ»­ns with disabilities and challenging behavior through directed, evidence-based instruction, consultation, and systematic change. Our goal is to build the capacity of families, schools, and community agencies to provide sustainable, meaningful behavior support. The Â鶹ӳ»­ APBS Network facilitates the development of new partnerships with school districts, community agencies, and other stakeholders.

Mission

The primary purpose for establishing an APBS Network in Â鶹ӳ»­ is: (1) to give recognition and identity to the many collaborating individuals, professionals, and organizations in the state that are currently engaged in activities related to positive behavior support and (2) to strengthen our efforts to encourage the adoption and implementation of PBS approaches in additional venues that could benefit from.

NV APBS Board

President: Lesley Gomez

Secretary: Emily Schaldach

Treasurer: Vanessa Willmoth

At Large Representative: Whitney Fegan