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Positive behavior interventions and supports; Positive behavioral supports
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Positive supports is an empirically based and holistic approach that focuses on behavioral interventions to increase skills and improve quality of life, as opposed to suppress or punish undesired behaviors (AAIDD 2010; APBS 2015). The purpose is to teach appropriate behaviors with contextual factors in mind. Strategies are intended to change systems (e.g., family settings, classrooms, etc.) into environments that foster learning and positive functioning. The concept has its roots in applied behavioral analysis and is applicable to a wide range of populations including those termed “severely disabled” and those with traumatic brain injury (Ylvisaker and Feeney 2007; Sailor 2009).
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Sánchez, O., Brownlee-Duffeck, M. (2018). Positive Supports. In: Kreutzer, J.S., DeLuca, J., Caplan, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57111-9_2121
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