POSITIVE BEHAVIOR INTERVENTIONS & SUPPORTS

PBIS Are More Effective Than Restraint & Seclusion

Positive behavior interventions and supports identify and solve the root cause of problem behaviors. Students use behaviors to communicate their needs. PBIS gives them tools to communicate their needs in an appropriate way. These prosocial skills and behaviors give power to students and teachers. Studies show that use of PBIS reduces the need to restrain or seclude a child.

Study

• Instances of restraint decreased from 56 to 1.7 per 1,000 days.
• Instances of seclusion decreased from 92 to 33 per 1,000 days.

Study

• One group saw a 97% decrease in seclusion episodes in two months