Conference Agenda

The Preliminary draft of the Agenda Book is available for download

Conference Objectives
APBS Conference participants will be able to:

1. Gain an understanding of research-based strategies that combine applied behavior analysis and biomedical science with person-centered values and systems change to increase quality of life and decrease problem behavior;
2. Identify practical applications of positive behavior support in a variety of places including schools, early childhood, mental health, child welfare settings, and in organizations that provide services to adults with intellectual or other disabilities;
3. Describe the most current, state-of-the-art research on positive behavior support for a variety of populations and settings;
4. Expand explicit knowledge about the field of positive behavior support that promotes questioning about the field and its aims and methods;
5. Expand their perspective on problems/goals and PBS intervention strategies by enhancing knowledge (unspoken understandings) about the field of positive behavior support; and
6. Enhance understanding about the key components and related considerations in the positive behavior support process from an individual to systems level perspective.

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The 4th Annual PBIS Film Festival
The 4th Annual PBIS Film Festival will premiere at the Annual APBS Conference from March 28-30 in San Diego. Videos produced by teams, teachers, and students from all around the world that support their initiatives related to PBIS will be shared and judged in a number of categories. The categories include: Best Teaching Expectations (Elementary, Middle and High School Levels), Best Bullying Prevention/Awareness Video, and the coveted award for Best PBIS Picture. Participation in the Film Festival is free, and you do not need to attend the conference to participate (but is strongly encouraged). For schools that have already posted a video(s) online, the link(s) can be emailed to Michael Kennedy at the University of Virginia. Michael Kennedy will then send you the official entry form. If your school has a video on DVD or another medium, please email Michael to obtain his address. The deadline for submissions is March 18, 2013; however, please send your entry as soon as possible.

Previous Best PBIS Pictures are:

• 2010: "Garbagio", Shawnee Mission West High School, Shawnee Mission, Kansas
• 2011: "Stand Up", Madison School District in Madison, Idaho
• 2012: "Stripping the Label", James Vong, Canada

Other winners from the previous Film Festivals can been seen at PBISVideos.com (over 100 videos at the elementary, middle, and high school levels). Schools are encouraged to watch and share these videos, and then create and upload their own! Be sure to link your video to our PBIS Homegrown Videos page.

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Distinguished Speakers
A distinguished speaker is a leader in the field who, based on both their acknowledged expertise in the field and generosity, have either; 1) waived honoraria at an APBS sponsored event, 2) re-directed honoraria from a presentation that they provided to APBS and/or 3) have donated their honoraria following a presentation to APBS. APBS wishes to acknowledge and thank each of the following Distinguished Speakers.

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