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About Us

The Nevada Positive Behavior Supports and Intervention Technical Assistance Center (i.e., the Nevada PBISTA Center) provides technical assistance for Positive Behavior Support activities throughout the state, seeking opportunities to scale up by providing PBS and applied behavior analysis services/support in a variety of settings to a variety of populations in the Nevada community. The Nevada PBISTA Center currently houses the following distinct projects: Positive Behavior Support -Nevada (PBS-NV) Family Services, School-wide Positive Behavior Interventions and Support (SWPBIS), The Nevada Multi-tiered System of Supports Project (Nevada MTSS Project), Facility-wide Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (FWPBIS), the School Climate Transformation Project, Healthy Home Life (HHL), and the Nevada Association for Positive Behavior Support (NV APBS) Network. The Nevada PBISTA Center also offers customized PBS and PBIS trainings.

Formation of the Nevada PBISTA Center

Positive Behavior Support -Nevada (PBS-NV) has existed in the state of Nevada since 1999, housed in the Nevada Center for Excellence in Disabilities (NCED) at the University of Nevada, Reno and funded by the Fund for a Healthy Nevada. In 2014, in collaboration with the Nevada Department of Education, PBS-NV was awarded the School Climate Transformation Grant to scale up School-Wide PBIS across the state. In response to the newly awarded funding, PBS-NV restructured by hiring new staff and transformed into the Nevada PBIS Technical Assistance Center, which now houses distinct projects targeted at offering services to schools, families, the community, and also houses the Nevada Association for Positive Behavior Support Network (NV APBS Network).

Our Projects

The Nevada PBIS Technical Assistance Center offers projects and support for schools, families, the community, and hosts the Nevada APBS Network. To learn more about the supports that are offered, select the applicable projects below:

The Nevada APBS Network

The Nevada Association for Positive Behavior Support (NVAPBS) is a professional organization and official chapter of the Association for Positive Behavior Support (APBS). The Nevada Network is supported by the National APBS and the Nevada Center for Excellence in Disabilities (NCED). The Network first began between 2010-2012, when a small group of key stakeholders and leaders (i.e., Ashley Greenwald, Don Jackson, Glen Dunlap, Janice Lee) held meetings with the goal of increasing the reach and visibility of PBS in Nevada. A logic model was developed to identify resources and desired outputs (activities) & outcomes. In 2012, a petition was submitted to the National APBS to establish the Nevada APBS Network: this petition was approved at the 2012 APBS Conference, and the Network has been in operation since. The mission of the NV APBS Network is to extend the awareness of Positive Behavior Support in Nevada, with the ultimate purpose being to enhance the quality of life of Nevadans with disabilities and challenging behavior through directed, evidence-based instruction, consultation, and systematic change. Our goal is to build the capacity of families, schools, and community agencies to provide sustainable, meaningful behavior support. The Nevada APBS Network facilitates the development of new partnerships with school districts, community agencies, and other stakeholders.

Mission

The primary purpose for establishing an APBS Network in Nevada is: (1) to give recognition and identity to the many collaborating individuals, professionals, and organizations in the state that are currently engaged in activities related to positive behavior support and (2) to strengthen our efforts to encourage the adoption and implementation of PBS approaches in additional venues that could benefit from.

NV APBS Board

President: Lesley Gomez

Secretary: Emily Schaldach

Treasurer: Vanessa Willmoth

At Large Representative: Whitney Fegan