Integrating Person-Centered Planning and Positive Behavior Support to Reduce Physical Restraint Use in Individuals with Prader–Willi Syndrome is the kind of topic that looks straightforward until it collides with the speed, ambiguity, and competing demands of clinic sessions and day-to-day service delivery, community routines and natural environments. In Integrating Person-Centered Planning and Positive Behavior Support to Reduce, for this course, the practical stakes show up in clearer roles, fewer duplicated efforts, and better coordinated intervention, not in abstract discussion alone.
Provider: BehaviorLive — via Hoosier Association for Behavior Analysis
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Join Free →Individuals with Prader–Willi Syndrome (PWS) present a unique clinical profile that requires highly individualized, compassionate, and proactive approaches to support. This session explores how the integration of Person-Centered Planning (PCP) and Positive Behavior Support (PBS) can significantly reduce the use of physical restraints in residential treatment environments. Presenters will share system-level strategies and case applications that illustrate how team collaboration, individualized goal setting, and environmental design foster safety, autonomy, and quality of life. Data trends from twelve residential programs will be discussed alongside practical tools for aligning clinical, behavioral, and organizational systems to sustain restraint reduction. Participants will gain actionable methods to translate PCP and PBS principles into practice, creating environments that are both therapeutic and person-centered.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1 | General |
| COA | 1 | — |
Jenny Tilley is the Service Coordination Director at Prader-Willi Homes, a nationally recognized provider of residential and therapeutic services for individuals with Prader-Willi syndrome. Working alongside a dedicated cross-departmental team, Jenny helped guide PWH’s organization-wide effort to eliminate the use of restraints by promoting trauma-informed, person-centered practices. This work included the development of individualized Therapeutic Behavior Plans for all residents, the introduction of MANDT and Ukeru philosophies across programs, and the creation of the Residents’ Rights Committee to elevate direct-care voices in decision-making. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin–Madison with a bachelor’s degree in Social Welfare (2004), Jenny has spent decades serving in the roles of Direct Care Staff, Program Coordinator, Case Coordinator, Behavioral Services Specialist, and now Service Coordination Director. Her leadership is grounded in collaboration, transparency, and the belief that lasting change happens when those closest to the work are empowered to shape it.
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