TY - JOUR
T1 - Efficacy of the Supports Intensity Scale (SIS) to predict extraordinary support needs
AU - Wehmeyer, Michael
AU - Chapman, Theodore E.
AU - Little, Todd D.
AU - Thompson, James R.
AU - Schalock, Robert
AU - Tassé, Marc J.
PY - 2009/1
Y1 - 2009/1
N2 - Data were collected on 274 adults to investigate the efficacy of the Supports Intensity Scale (SIS) as a tool to measure the support needs of individuals with intellectual and related developmental disabilities. Findings showed that SIS scores contributed significantly to a model that predicted greater levels of support need. Moreover, scores from different sections of the SIS made unique contributions to explaining variance associated with a variety of support need proxies. Finally, data suggest that the SIS measures a different construct than that measured by traditional assessments of personal competence. The implications of these findings for decision-making, including decisions affecting the disbursement of state developmental disability funding, are discussed.
AB - Data were collected on 274 adults to investigate the efficacy of the Supports Intensity Scale (SIS) as a tool to measure the support needs of individuals with intellectual and related developmental disabilities. Findings showed that SIS scores contributed significantly to a model that predicted greater levels of support need. Moreover, scores from different sections of the SIS made unique contributions to explaining variance associated with a variety of support need proxies. Finally, data suggest that the SIS measures a different construct than that measured by traditional assessments of personal competence. The implications of these findings for decision-making, including decisions affecting the disbursement of state developmental disability funding, are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1352/2009.114:3-14
DO - 10.1352/2009.114:3-14
M3 - Article
C2 - 19143461
AN - SCOPUS:64649105592
SN - 1944-7515
VL - 114
SP - 3
EP - 14
JO - American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
JF - American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
IS - 1
ER -