Polk County Positive Behavior Support (PBS) Network Status April PCHS Board Meeting

Agenda What is PBS? Evolution in the Network How We are Doing Stories and Embedding PBS in the organization

What is PBS? * * * * * A philosophy and a set of tools. * * * * *

Prevention Not Punishment Positive Behavior Support –Is a values based philosophy designed to prevent problem behavior rather than punishing the individual –Marries teaching and prevention by arranging the environment to make problem behaviors irrelevant, inefficient, and ineffective –Is empirically based to facilitate the evaluation of change efforts

Key Elements Positive Behavior Support should: –Indicate how staff, family, and/or the physical environment will change (not focus solely on the participant) –Be grounded on functional assessment information –Be consistent with human learning principles –Fit with the values, resources, and skills of the agency/staff responsible for implementation

PBS Agencies Multi-agency collaboration created to learn about and implement PBS in Polk County. Member agencies include: –Candeo –ChildServe –Community Support Advocates(CSA) –Crest Services –Easter Seals –Eyerly-Ball –Link Associates –Lutheran Services in Iowa (LSI) –Mainstream Living –Mosaic –Optimae Life Services –PCHS –Progress Industries –Polk County Targeted Case Management

Mission & Values Innovative inter-agency network promoting sustainable positive support enhancing quality of life for persons with disabilities. We make decisions based on: –Dignity & respect –Long-term commitment –System consistency –Person-centered –Empowerment through training, support, & education –Reducing the need for right restrictions –Promoting full citizenship and the exercise of choice

Evolution in the Network * * * * * Here’s the vision. * * * * *

Universal Enhancement & Recovery Realize outcomes we universally aspire to Engage in meaningful roles/life pursuits Leadership Transforming the Organization Anchoring PBS philosophy and tools in the organization Community Cross Agency Training Cross Agency Consultation Buddy Agencies Fidelity Scale Critical Incident Debriefing Staff Support Plans Polk County Positive Behavior Support Network An inter-agency coalition promoting positive support to enhance the quality of life for persons with disabilities. Positive Behavior Support Functional Behavior Assessment Antecedent Intervention Data Driven Decision Making Members Case Management ChildServe Community Support Advocates Candeo Crest Services Easter Seals Eyerly Ball Link Associates Lutheran Services in Iowa Mainstream Living Mosaic Optima Life Services Polk County Health Services Progress Industries

Academy & Network Structure NETWORK Join and Access  For Members  Additional Training ACADEMY Learn and Return  For Member and Non- Members  Non-Member would get an opportunity to opt into the Network after initial orientation.

How are We Doing * * * * * We’ve come a long way, but we have further to go. * * * * *

Challenges Data driven decisions at the individual, agency and system levels Developing an ongoing system that provides timely and relevant educational opportunities Creating a structure for network operations Developing leaders and aligning current policies and procedures with PBS philosophy and tools

Successes Created a learning community Shared resources –Developed Network 101 and 201 curriculums Network Orientation program Developed a mentoring component Grown from 9 to 13 participating agencies Trained 1,066 people in FY11 Demonstrated a model Integrating PBS outcomes into Community Living

Stories * * * * * PBS in action. * * * * *