Positive Behavior Support - PBS Tips & Tools

08/25/2026

Please join us for the PBS and WV ACES Coalition Adverse Childhood Experiences live webinar. This training is held over the course of three days:

ACEs 101: September 8th 10AM - 11:30AM
ACEs 102: September 15th 10AM - 11:30AM
ACEs 103: September 22th 10AM - 11:30AM

All three sessions must be attended consecutively. Aimed to provide an overview of ACES, prevention, and resiliency, this training is geared for professionals to enhance their skills.

After attending the three sessions, you will be able to::

-Understand what ACES is and the impact it has on children and adults, including how COVID-19 may impact ACEs
-Become familiar with the 10 types of ACES and the basic brain science behind it
-Introduce ways to overcome ACES
-Introduce steps individuals, families, schools, and providers can do to prevent ACES
-Learn ways to teach resiliency
-Understand variables related to resilience; protective factors; and safe, stable and nurturing relationships and environments
-Provides brief overview of impact of trauma
-Learn to identify some of the root causes of ACES
-Identify best practices for preventing ACES
-Identify what you and your organization can do to prevent ACES

Register here: https://cedwvu.wufoo.com/forms/w1rcj99t17iaej4/

08/12/2026

The West Virginia Autism Training Center at Marshall University is offering a FREE virtual Parent Empowerment Series for parents and caregivers of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Topics include:
💙 Knowledge is Power
💙 Understanding Behavior Through the Lens of Regulation
💙 Fostering Communication and Social Skills
💙 Discovering Strategies & Setting Meaningful Goals

These sessions are designed to provide families with practical tools, evidence-based information, and opportunities to build confidence in supporting their loved ones.

Free to attend, but registration is required.

Learn more and register here: https://www.marshall.edu/atc/pes/

08/10/2026

Positive Parenting Program (Triple P) Webinar Series for Parents & Caregivers!

❗❗Tuesday 8/25, Wednesday 8/26 and Thursday 8/27❗❗

The Triple P Seminar Series is a free virtual webinar series for parents and caregivers of children with disabilities up to age 12.

Each three-part series covers:
💙 Positive Parenting for Children with a Disability
💙 Helping Your Child Reach Their Potential
💙 Changing Problem Behavior into Positive Behavior

Led by specialists from the WVU CED Family to Family program. Each session also includes a live Q&A with a Positive Behavior Support specialist to answer questions and share practical tips. Participants will also receive parenting tip packets to use at home.

Attend one session or all three!

Learn more and register here:

The WVU CED hosts a three-part Positive Parenting Program (Triple P) webinar series via Zoom for parents and caregivers of children with disabilities who are up to 12 years old. These free webinars provide general information about promoting child development.

07/27/2026

We are happy to share this FREE event hosted by the West Virginia Statewide Independent Living Council (WVSILC)! Thursday, July 30, 2026, 3:00–5:00 PM
at the Maranatha Fellowship Church
2929 Kanawha Terrace, St. Albans, WV

Families can connect with organizations from across West Virginia offering resources and services for students with disabilities. The event will also feature presentations on transition services, WVABLE accounts, and navigating IEP meetings.

Students with disabilities (Pre-K–12) who register by July 28 at 11:59 AM are eligible to receive:
• A backpack with school supplies
• A $25 school supply gift card
• A $25 gas stipend
• Door prize entries

Scan the QR code on the flyer to register!

07/27/2026

Please join the Positive Behavior Support program on August 11th, 10am- 12pm on Zoom for this exciting training opportunity! The Parental Buy-In training helps professionals build trust, strengthen collaboration, and engage caregivers as active partners in the behavior support process. Participants learn strategies to address resistance with empathy, coach parents in emotional literacy and co-regulation, and co-create sustainable family-centered plans.

Register here: https://cedwvu.wufoo.com/forms/w1234cez183ydnj/

07/16/2026

The Positive Behavior Support team is hiring!

Positive Behavior Support Specialist (❗Onsite in Charleston, WV❗)

The purpose of this position is to 1) provide individual in-home behavioral therapy services to individuals and families with serious challenging behaviors to reduce the risk of out of home placement, 2) educate and build comprehensive educational platforms for community health providers in trauma informed positive behavior therapy to decrease challenging behaviors and improve quality of life and build capacity throughout West Virginia regarding positive behavior therapy techniques, and 3) Coordinate case management to the highest risk youth for out of home placement in WV.

Apply here: https://wvu.taleo.net/careersection/staff.m/jobdetail.ftl?job=29654&tz=GMT-07%3A00&tzname=America%2FLos_Angeles

07/16/2026

Join us for Writing Positive Behavior Support Plans training on August 5th 2026 at 10am-3:30pm in Charleston. This free in person, hands on training will prepare participants with an underlying understanding of PBS to create individualized Positive Behavior Support Plans for the people they serve.

Participants will create a plan during the training and go through steps to create interventions. Components of the PBSP include changing the environment to create proactive, quality of life, and reactive interventions. We will discuss how to develop, teach and reinforce functionally equivalent replacement behaviors.

This training is for providers with an in-depth knowledge of PBS philosophies, are able to conduct Functional Behavior Assessments and work with individuals with complex needs.

Register here: https://cedwvu.wufoo.com/forms/w1vjndrd0ta7ruy/

07/15/2026

The next Mountain State Conference on Disabilities (MSCD) takes place April 15-17, 2027 at Oglebay Resort in Wheeling, WV.

MSCD organizers are seeking input on conference topics to be presented. People with disabilities, families, caregivers, professionals, students, and trainees are all invited to take a brief survey (should take less than 2 minutes!) to help provide info on what topics to cover at next year's MSCD. This is a great opportunity to make an impact so the conference represents what is important to you!

Take the survey here: https://wvu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3O5QljNSC59ccXc
Learn more about MSCD: https://cedwvu.org/mscd/

07/13/2026

Please join the us for our Increasing Social Awareness training on July 30th, 2026 at 10:00-11:30am on zoom! This training provides an overview of social learning theories and insight on the five areas of social awareness. Participants will learn how to identify social deficits and ways to help improve them. This training is intended for behavior support providers, therapists, counselors, educators and social workers, but we encourage parents, caregivers, foster parents and kinship caregivers to join us as well!

Registration and more info here: https://pbs.cedwvu.org/pbs-trainings/increasing-social-awareness/

07/01/2026

Please join the PBS team on the 2nd Monday (7/13) of every month at 2PM EST to talk through any of your more challenging cases together. We will discuss these in a de-identified manner to all think of creative solutions together!

Register here:
https://wvu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6SxMZh0aepuJ05U?fbclid=IwY2xjawSx88xleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFKZlBNUVJ1YTRWSnZNZFlIc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHqFsxBXQeqpZeNg6uHe7tPUFLlZwMGdUP9J7y4Sz0dcL-AH3aUBrvo6QBtc4_aem_mk79-AEtTHVrRJN97LY66A