CPBS – Research & Conference Presentations
Showcasing our contributions to Positive Behaviour Support and Multi-Element Behaviour Support research.
Connect with us to learn more about CPBS’s research and professional training initiatives. research@cpbs.com.au
Symposia
Situational effects in multielement behaviour support: A discussion of measurement, experimental replication, and case examples.
This symposium delves into the nuanced situational effects observed within multi-element behaviour support (MEBS), offering a comprehensive discussion on rigorous measurement practices, the importance of experimental replication, and illustrative case examples to enhance understanding and application.
Presented By: The Centre for Positive Behaviour Support (CPBS)
Presenters: Potter, G., Spicer, M., Beights, R. L., Dotson, L. A., Martin, G., Vogel, P, Holt, G., Crates, N., & McKillop, N.
Presented At: International Association for Behavior Analysis Positive Practices Conference 2025
Date: May 19, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States and virtual online.
Situational effects in multi-element behaviour support: Discussion of rights-focused constructional behaviour analysis in community settings.
This symposium explores the dynamic interplay of situational effects within multi-element behaviour support (MEBS), with a specific focus on implementing rights-focused constructional behaviour analysis in diverse community settings to promote ethical and effective practices.
Presented By: The Centre for Positive Behaviour Support (CPBS)
Presenters: Potter, G., Spicer, M., Beights, R. L., Martin, G., Dotson, L. A., Vogel, P, & McKillop, N.
Presented At: Applied Behavior Analysis International 2025
Date: May 24, 2025
Location: Washington D.C., United States.
Papers
Functional reinforcement: An extension of Slocum and Vollmer (2015) and call to clinical research.
This paper extends the foundational work of Slocum and Vollmer (2015) on functional reinforcement, advocating for increased clinical research to further explore its applications and implications within behaviour analysis.
Presented By: The Centre for Positive Behaviour Support (CPBS)
Presenters: Potter, G., Beights, R. L., Spicer, M., & McKillop, N.
Presented At: Applied Behavior Analysis International 2025
Date: May 26, 2025
Location: Washington D.C., United States.
Multi-element behaviour support as an effective framework: Practitioner report of knowledge, skills, satisfaction, and outcomes.
This paper presents findings from practitioner reports on the effectiveness of multi-element behaviour support (MEBS), focusing on their confidence in knowledge and skills, overall satisfaction with the framework, and observed client outcomes.
Presented By: The Centre for Positive Behaviour Support (CPBS)
Presenters: Banks, A., Beights, R. L., Spicer, M., & Potter, G.
Presented At: Association for Behaviour Analysis Australia 2025
Date: July 26 – 27, 2025
Location: Adelaide, Australia.
Assent within multi-element behaviour support: A review and call to action for behaviour analysts.
This paper provides a comprehensive review of the concept of assent within multi-element behaviour support (MEBS), offering a crucial call to action for behaviour analysts to prioritize and integrate client assent into their practice.
Presented By: The Centre for Positive Behaviour Support (CPBS)
Presenters: Beights, R. L., Spicer, M., & Potter, G.
Presented At: Association for Behaviour Analysis Australia 2025
Date: July 26 – 27, 2025
Location: Adelaide, Australia.
Risk assessment to promote person-centred practice within multi-element behaviour support.
This paper examines how robust risk assessment strategies can be effectively utilized to promote and enhance person-centered practice within the framework of multi-element behaviour support (MEBS).
Presented By: The Centre for Positive Behaviour Support (CPBS)
Presenters: MacArthur, E., Beights, R. L., & Potter, G.
Presented At: Association for Behaviour Analysis Australia 2025
Date: July 26 – 27, 2025
Location: Adelaide, Australia.
Functional reinforcement: An extension of Slocum and Vollmer (2015) and implications for clinical practice.
Building on the work of Slocum and Vollmer (2015), this paper explores the practical implications of functional reinforcement for enhancing clinical practice in behaviour support, offering insights for direct application.
Presented By: The Centre for Positive Behaviour Support (CPBS)
Presenters: Potter, G., McKillop, N., Spicer, M., Noguera, M., & Beights, R. L.
Presented At: Association for Behaviour Analysis Australia 2025
Date: July 26 – 27, 2025
Location: Adelaide, Australia.
Culturally responsive and compassion-based functional assessment interviewing.
This paper introduces a framework for conducting functional assessment interviews that are both culturally responsive and compassion-based, ensuring that assessment processes are respectful, inclusive, and effective for diverse populations.
Presented By: The Centre for Positive Behaviour Support (CPBS)
Presenters: Vogel, P., Kurumiya, Y., Mahoney, A., Catagnus, R., Beights, R. L., & Potter, G.
Presented At: Association for Behaviour Analysis Australia 2025
Date: July 26 – 27, 2025
Location: Adelaide, Australia.
Empowering family success with multi-element behaviour support: A case example using technology applications.
This paper presents a compelling case example demonstrating how multi-element behaviour support (MEBS), enhanced by technology applications, can effectively empower families and contribute to their success in managing complex behavioral challenges.
Presented By: The Centre for Positive Behaviour Support (CPBS)
Presenters: Yak, A., Need, A., Beights, R. L., & Potter, G.
Presented At: Association for Behaviour Analysis Australia 2025
Date: July 26 – 27, 2025
Location: Adelaide, Australia.
Demonstrations (Interactive Sessions)
Positively providing for people: How the multi-element behaviour support framework is a friend to positive psychology.
This interactive session explores the synergistic relationship between the multi-element behaviour support (MEBS) framework and positive psychology, demonstrating how MEBS can effectively enhance well-being and positive outcomes for individuals.
Presented By: The Centre for Positive Behaviour Support (CPBS)
Presenters: Beights, R. L., Spicer, M., & Banks, A.
Presented At: International Positive Psychology Association World Congress on Positive Psychology 2025
Date: July 2 – 5, 2025
Location: Brisbane, Australia.
Posters
Multielement behaviour support as an effective framework for behaviour support: Practitioner report of confidence in knowledge and skills, satisfaction, and outcomes.
This virtual poster presents practitioner perspectives on multi-element behaviour support (MEBS) as an effective framework, detailing their reported confidence in knowledge and skills, overall satisfaction with the approach, and observed client outcomes.
Presented By: The Centre for Positive Behaviour Support (CPBS)
Presenters: Banks, A., Beights, R. L., Spicer, M., & Potter, G.
Presented At: International Association for Behavior Analysis Positive Practices Conference 2025
Date: May 19, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States and virtual online.
Collaboration, training, and reflection: Key factors for meaningful outcomes within a multielement behaviour support case.
This virtual poster highlights the pivotal roles of collaboration, ongoing training, and critical reflection as essential factors in achieving meaningful and sustainable outcomes within a multi-element behaviour support case study.
Presented By: The Centre for Positive Behaviour Support (CPBS)
Presenters: Fung, C., Noguera, M., Beights, R. L., & Potter, G.
Presented At: International Association for Behavior Analysis Positive Practices Conference 2025
Date: May 19, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States and virtual online.
The power of assent: Emphasising compassion and human rights through an effective antecedent control strategy.
This virtual poster explores the profound impact of emphasizing assent as a powerful antecedent control strategy, demonstrating how it promotes compassion and upholds human rights within behaviour support practices.
Presented By: The Centre for Positive Behaviour Support (CPBS)
Presenters: Beights, R. L., & Potter, G.
Presented At: International Association for Behavior Analysis Positive Practices Conference 2025
Date: May 19, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States and virtual online.
Self-monitoring for participant-driven change: Why do we avoid participants taking their own data?
This poster critically examines the underutilization of self-monitoring in behaviour support, advocating for participant-driven data collection to empower individuals and promote more meaningful, self-directed change.
Presented By: The Centre for Positive Behaviour Support (CPBS)
Presenters: Madsen, L., Beights, R. L., & Potter, G.
Presented At: Association for Behaviour Analysis Australia 2025
Date: July 26, 2025
Location: Adelaide, Australia.
Communication and parental stress: A multi-element behaviour support case study using a parent-implemented social story.
This poster presents a multi-element behaviour support case study that explores the relationship between communication deficits and parental stress, showcasing the effectiveness of a parent-implemented social story intervention.
Presented By: The Centre for Positive Behaviour Support (CPBS)
Presenters: McIvor, C., Beights, R. L., & Potter, G.
Presented At: Association for Behaviour Analysis Australia 2025
Date: July 26, 2025
Location: Adelaide, Australia.
Context is key: A child case study emphasising context and collaboration with multi-element behaviour support.
This child case study underscores the critical importance of context and collaborative approaches within multi-element behaviour support (MEBS) for achieving effective and sustainable outcomes.
Presented By: The Centre for Positive Behaviour Support (CPBS)
Presenters: Prime, J., Bosisto, J., Beights, R. L., & Potter, G.
Presented At: Association for Behaviour Analysis Australia 2025
Date: July 26, 2025
Location: Adelaide, Australia.
2024 Presentations
Panels
Culture as a mediator: Diversity and contextual considerations in international multielement behaviour support.
This panel presentation explores the critical role of culture as a mediator in behaviour analysis, discussing its influence on practice, assessment, and intervention outcomes, with a focus on diversity and contextual considerations in international multi-element behaviour support.
Presented By: The Centre for Positive Behaviour Support (CPBS)
Presenters: Beights, R. L., Potter, G., Spicer, M., Dotson, L. A.
Presented At: Applied Behavior Analysis International 2024
Date: May 27, 2024
Location: Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Papers
Improving behaviour support with nonaversive reactive strategies: Effects, risk, and human rights protection.
This paper examines the effectiveness of nonaversive reactive strategies in behaviour support, analyzing their positive effects, associated risks, and crucial role in protecting human rights within intervention practices.
Presented By: The Centre for Positive Behaviour Support (CPBS)
Presenters: Potter, G., Spicer, M., & Beights, R. L.
Presented At: Applied Behavior Analysis International 2024
Date: May 27, 2024
Location: Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Collaborative practice for improved outcomes: A case example of transdisciplinary multielement behaviour support.
This paper presents a compelling case example demonstrating how transdisciplinary collaborative practice within multi-element behaviour support (MEBS) leads to significantly improved outcomes for individuals receiving services.
Presented By: The Centre for Positive Behaviour Support (CPBS)
Presenters: Fung, C., Neel, T., Beights, R. L., & Potter, G.
Presented At: International Association for Behavior Analysis Positive Practices Conference 2024
Date: June 17 – 19, 2024
Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States and virtual online.