Commentary on ‘In celebration: living a lifethrough Positive Behaviour Support’

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a commentary on Shephard’s narrative account of

one person’s experience of Positive Behaviour Support (PBS).

Design/methodology/approach – This paper reflects on Shephard’s account in the context of the

burgeoning literature concerning the effectiveness of PBS and the author’s own experiences.

Findings – Practitioners of PBS should consider narrative accounts as legitimate data.

Originality/value – This commentary welcomes the move toward the inclusion of narrative,

or ethnographic, perspectives when evaluating PBS.

Keywords Positive Behaviour Support, Person centred, Narratives, Human stories, Ethnography

Paper type Viewpoint