About Our Program

As a part of their interdisciplinary program the Florida Center for Inclusive Communities’ (FCIC) ( a University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities) offers the Positive Behavior Support (PBS) Certificate Program. This program will provide students the skills necessary to conduct consultation for the support of individual children with intensive behavior challenges. In addition, this certificate program allows students to develop knowledge and expertise either in School-wide or Program-wide PBS, a three-tiered model of support for school and preschool systems.

The core courses for this graduate certificate include Intensive Individual PBS and Consultation and Collaboration, and then students will select either School-wide PBS or Addressing Behavior Challenges in Young Children for a total of 9 credits of "core" courses. Students may take School-wide PBS and Addressing Behavior Challenges in Young Children and count one as an elective thus fulfilling 12 or their 15 credits. Download program flyer.

Required Courses (9 credit hours)

• MHS 6410 - Intensive Indvidualized Positive Behavior Support (3)
• MHS 6900 - Consultation & Collaboration (3)
• MHS 6608 - School-Wide Positive Behavior Support (3) OR
• MHS 6605 - Addressing Behavior Challenges in Young Children (3)