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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.
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This article is dedicated to the memory of John W. Jacobson, whose invaluable contributions to this paper reflect those he made to behavior analysis throughout his remarkable career.
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Johnston, J.M., Foxx, R.M., Jacobson, J.W. et al. Positive behavior support and applied behavior analysis. BEHAV ANALYST 29, 51–74 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03392117
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