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DSD eList announcement

Date: Dec. 31, 2024
To: Positive behavior support facilitators, providers, professionals and teams who support adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities
From: DHS Disability Services Division and the University of Minnesota’s Institute on Community Integration (ICI)
Purpose: To announce the positive behavior support intensive training series
Contact: PBS@umn.edu

Register for positive behavior support intensive training series

“Applying Positive Behavior Support Intensives in Minnesota Human Service Settings” is a virtual training series hosted by DHS and ICI. This series runs from January to June 2025, and it includes six sessions focused on using positive behavior support as part of the range of positive support practices.

Attendees will learn how to implement positive behavior support in community settings to support people with developmental or intellectual disabilities, with a primary focus on supporting people at the targeted (tier 2) and intensive (tier 3) level of support.

Event details

Use the following information to attend the training series:

  • · Dates: Jan. 8, Feb. 19, March 12, April 16, May 7 and June 11, 2025
  • · Time: 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with a midday break for lunch
  • · Platform: Zoom
  • · Cost: Free
  • · Registration (required): Register for “Applying Positive Behavior Support Intensives in Minnesota Human Service Settings” training series. To provide an optimal learning experience, we will close registration at 100 registrants.
  • · Certificates of attendance: Available to verified attendees at the end of the full six-day training series.
  • · Continuing education units (CEUs): Not available.
  • This training series is primarily for positive behavior support facilitators at organizations participating in the DHS cohort model. It is also open to providers who have introductory knowledge of or experience with positive behavior support. Although all are welcome, the training series will be most relevant for professionals and teams who support adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities across various settings.

    This series is cumulative. We encourage but do not require you to attend all sessions.

    Training topics

    Each session will focus on a specific topic:

  • · Jan. 8, 2025: Integration of positive supports and positive behavior support.
  • · Feb. 19, 2025: Applying positive behavior support in your organizations: Focus on tier 2 and 3.
  • · March 12, 2025: High-quality functional behavior assessment.
  • · April 16, 2025: Positive behavior support planning.
  • · May 7, 2025: Positive behavior support implementation and monitoring.
  • · June 11, 2025: Final planning and presenting on positive behavior support at your organization.
  • Additional information

    Positive behavior support is an evidence-based and system-wide approach for respectful, supportive and effective ways to help people make positive changes in their lives.

    For more information, refer to Positive Supports Minnesota.

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