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A Reply to the Commentaries on “School-wide PBIS: An Example of Applied Behavior Analysis Implemented at a Scale of Social Importance” by Horner and Sugai (2015): PBIS is Function over Form: The Clear Behavioral Roots and Opportunities the PBIS Framework presents to the Field of Behavior Analysis Moving Forward

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In the previous issue of Behavior Analysis in Practice (May 2015), a special section of the journal was devoted to positive behavior intervention and support (PBIS). Horner and Sugai (2015) published a manuscript providing an overview of school-wide PBIS describing how PBIS is an example of applied behavior analysis at a scale of social importance. A number of manuscripts providing commentary on the Horner and Sugai manuscript were also published in this special section of the journal. This paper will review this PBIS manuscript along with the associated commentaries published in the May 2015 special section.

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Acknowledgments

This research was supported by the Office of Special Education Programs, US Department of Education (H326S980003). Opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the position of the US Department of Education, and such endorsements should not be inferred. Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Robert F. Putnam, May Institute, 41 Pacella Park Drive, Randolph, MA, 02368, USA. E-mail: bputnam@mayinstitute.org

We wish to thank Mark Dixon, editor, and Maria Marlott, executive director of ABAI for the opportunity to raise this important topic as well as the manuscript authors who provided insightful commentaries.

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Putnam, R.F., Knoster, T. A Reply to the Commentaries on “School-wide PBIS: An Example of Applied Behavior Analysis Implemented at a Scale of Social Importance” by Horner and Sugai (2015): PBIS is Function over Form: The Clear Behavioral Roots and Opportunities the PBIS Framework presents to the Field of Behavior Analysis Moving Forward. Behav Analysis Practice 9, 95–101 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-015-0092-x

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Keywords

  • PBIS
  • Behavior analysis
  • Applied behavior analysis