Positive Support Services (PSS)
Positive Support Services (PSS) is for individuals aged 21 or older and their caregivers (examples: family members, direct support professionals, supported employment staff) who want to build new skills to increase independence with home and community routines that impact quality of life. PSS also teaches new skills to reduce interfering and/or harmful behavior toward self and others when appropriate. Service lasts 2-10 hours per week and occurs in an individual’s home, community, or place of employment. A person-centered support plan is designed to enhance the individual’s quality of life through the process of teaching or increasing positive behavior and skills. This service can also be provided via telehealth for individuals living in underserved communities around the state.
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Examples of goals targeted in PSS include increasing independence with self-care, practicing and initiating positive social interactions, increasing the ability to communicate wants and needs, and increasing participation in leisure or community activities.
What Does Positive Support Services Look Like?
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Family/Caregiver Training – caregivers are taught how to support the individual in learning new skills through modeling and feedback
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Routine-based teaching and naturalistic teaching
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Positive behavior support strategies
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Ongoing data collection and analysis
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Between 2-10 hours/week
What Positive Supports can do for you
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Complete Functional Behavior Assessments
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Complete Positive Support Transition Plan and reviews
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Create, monitor, train, and help implement programming
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Work with Person Served
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Model and train Direct Care Staff
Positive Behavior Support (PBS) is a caregiver-driven approach that includes assessment, proactively setting the stage for success, teaching new skills, reinforcing desirable behavior, and responding effectively to difficult behavior. Caregivers receive resources to learn more about PBS.