UK PBS Alliance
PBSA Communities
Each Community of Practice:
- Provides a supportive space to share ideas, resources and experiences.
- Shares their knowledge with others in the community in an attempt to further the education of the entire group.
- Works together to problem solve, develop the latest sector knowledge and discuss how knowledge can be practically translated into practice.
- Reaches out and shares knowledge and awareness of PBS throughout their regions/professional networks
- Provides opportunities for CPD and a variety of resources for their members.
The UK PBS Alliance expects Communities of Practice to:
- Be ambassadors for the Alliance demonstrating leadership and supporting a collaborative approach to the understanding and implementation of PBS nationally
- Share resources and information that support the implementation of PBS
- Disseminate information, shared vision and purpose of the Alliance through all their work and good practice to other networks
- Declare any conflicting and commercial interests
- Regularly attend meeting and events
- Provide real lived experience to inform practice
- Ensure accurate information about PBS is shared, particularly with those that don’t know
Communities connected to PBSA
Communities of Practice currently connected the UK PBS Alliance include
- Bild CAPBS Coaches Network
- RC Speech and Language Therapists with an interest in Positive Behaviour Support
- Surrey PBS network
- Greater Manchester PBS Community of Practice
- All Wales Challenging Behaviour Community of Practice
- Liverpool Community of Practice
- Avon and Wiltshire PBS network
- Plymouth PBS Network
- Suffolk Regional PBS Community of Practice network
- PBS Community of Practice for Scotland
- The North East and Cumbria Positive Behavioural Support (PBS) Community of Practice
- Hertfordshire PBS Community of Practice
- Occupational Therapy Community of Practice in Positive Behaviour Support
- PBSA Community of Practice for Education Settings
- Kent Positive Behaviour Support Community Network
- North Wales PBS Network
- Nottinghamshire PBS Professionals Network
- Kent and Medway Positive Behaviour Support Community of Practice