Success For All? The Role of the School Counselor in Creating and Sustaining Culturally Responsive Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports Programs

Designed to improve preK-12 student academic and behavioral outcomes, a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS), such as Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports (PBIS) or Response to Intervention (RTI), is a broadly applied framework being implemented in countless schools across the United States.Such educational restructuring and system changes require school counselors to adjust their activities and interventions to fully realize the aims of MTSS.In this special issue of The Professional Counselor, the roles and functions of school counselors in MTSS frameworks are examined from various angles.This introductory article summarizes the key issues and the basic themes explored by the special issue contributors.