title: Positive behavior support and applied behavior analysis.
abstract: This article reviews the origins and characteristics of the positive behavior support (PBS) movement and examines those features in the context of the field of applied behavior analysis (ABA). We raise a number of concerns about PBS as an approach to delivery of behavioral services and its impact on how ABA is viewed by those in human services. We also consider the features of PBS that have facilitated its broad dissemination and how ABA might benefit from emulating certain practices of the PBS movement.
authors.affiliation: Auburn University.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Johnston
authors.forename: Richard M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Foxx
authors.forename: John W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Jacobson
authors.forename: Gina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: James A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Mulick