Journal article
Choosing a measure of support need: implications for research and policy
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The paradigm surrounding the delivery of care for individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) is shifting from a deficit-based approach to a support-based approach. However, it is unclear whether measures of support act as a proxy for adaptive functioning.
METHODS: A sample of 40 staff or family members of individuals with ID completed the Supports Intensity Scale and the Scales of Independent Behavior-Revised, Short Form. …
Authors
Brown HK; Ouellette‐Kuntz H; Bielska I; Elliott D
Journal
Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, Vol. 53, No. 11, pp. 949–954
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
November 2009
DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2788.2009.01216.x
ISSN
0964-2633