PBF: Positive Behavior Facilitation: Understanding and Intervening in the Behavior of Youth

by Edna Olive

Positive Behavior Facilitation (PBF) is a synthesis of different schools of psychological thought. It challenges traditional models of discipline and control by providing school staff with new ways of supporting youth and encouraging them to meet their needs with self-supporting rather than self-defeating behaviors. The author provides details on how to use six PBF tools practical and functional strategies necessary in order to comprehensively understand and effectively intervene in behavior. The PBF approach helps adults examine how they interact with youth, better understand children s behavior, and use effective interventions to help facilitate behavior change.

157 pages, Paperback

First published July 9, 2007