Candidates wishing to become endorsed PBS Facilitators must be active participants in the PBS training cohort and successfully complete a series of knowledge checks. There is no longer a process to become endorsed without participating in the training cohort.
Please see TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES SECTION for information about PBS training, which is currently the sole path to PBS Endorsement.
PBS Candidates may become endorsed based upon successful completion of a PBS Portfolio. In 2023, the portfolio requirements for the portfolio contents were rebuilt based upon the Virginia PBS Standards of Practice, the Virginia Code of Ethics for PBS Facilitators and the Standards of Practice from the Association for Positive Behavior Support. The new portfolio checklist may be found here Portfolio Checklist. After the completion of their coursework, candidates will submit their portfolio where it will be reviewed by a team of three endorsement board members who will independently score the portfolio. After reliability checks on the scores, the candidate will be either endorsed, or not endorsed. There will be no provisional or conditional endorsement or interview.
The decisions of the Endorsement Board are final. Candidates will be notified in writing after the endorsement board meeting the outcome of the board's determination.
Candidates who are not endorsed may submit another portfolio three months after their initial submission. There is no limit to how many times a portfolio may be submitted, however the candidate must cover the cost of subsequent Endorsement Board reviews and interviews which is $1,000.
There is no appeals process regarding the determination of the VPBS Endorsement Board. All candidates may participate in a conference call with endorsement board members to better understand the outcome of their endorsement status following their Endorsement Board interview.