Addressing increasing demands on Australian disability support workers

T Iacono - Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Disability support personnel within Australia include those who provide direct and daily care
to people with intellectual disability (ID), largely in residential and day service contexts. Their …

An argumentation analysis of testimony about positive behaviour support and chemical restraint in Australia's Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and …

BA Hayward - International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Australia's Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of
People with Disability (2019–2023) is examining, amongst many issues, how positive …

The outcome of a statewide audit of the quality of positive behaviour support plans

S Wardale, F Davis, M Vassos… - Journal of Intellectual & …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Background Quality behaviour support plans (BSPs) are critical for achieving positive
outcomes for people with intellectual disability who exhibit challenging behaviour. This study …

Reliability and utility of the Behaviour Support Plan Quality Evaluation tool (BSP‐QEII) for auditing and quality development in services for adults with intellectual …

K McVilly, L Webber, M Paris… - Journal of Intellectual …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Background Having an objective means of evaluating the quality of behaviour support plans
(BSPs) could assist service providers and statutory authorities to monitor and improve the …

The Development of a Behavior Plan Quality Assurance Instrument in a Publicly Funded System of Care

N Habel, S Bonaventura, N Deochand - Behavior Analysis in Practice, 2024 - Springer
Quality assurance in behavior planning may best be accomplished when quality measures
match governing policies that closely parallel best practice standards. This article provides …

The content validity of the Behaviour Support Plan Quality Evaluation tool (BSP‐QEII) and its potential application in accommodation and day‐support services for …

K McVilly, L Webber, G Sharp… - Journal of Intellectual …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Background The quality of support provided to people with disability who show challenging
behaviour could be influenced by the quality of the behaviour support plans (BSPs) on …

Can the Behaviour Intervention Plan Quality Evaluation, Version 2, be simplified for use by stakeholders with limited experience of positive behaviour support?

M Vassos, T Carberry, F Davis… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Behaviour support plan (BSP) quality auditing tools like the Behaviour
Intervention Plan Quality Evaluation, Version 2 (BIPQEII), assess the quality of a BSP from …

Dual Diagnosis Public Policy in a Federal System: The C anadian Experience

H Gough, S Morris - Journal of Policy and Practice in …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Persons with dual diagnosis, defined as having both mental health needs and
developmental disabilities, can have significant problems accessing appropriate and …

[PDF][PDF] Positive behaviour support (PBS) in Australian disability services: Social network perspectives on policy and people

BA Hayward - PhD. University of Melbourne.[online] Available at:< …, 2022 - researchgate.net
The advent of Australia's National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has increased the
profile of positive behaviour support (PBS). This increase is not matched with a coherent …

[PDF][PDF] Impact of legislated quality assurance measures on interventions and challenging behaviour in adults with intellectual disabilities

K Chartier, N McGowan, O Ng, T Makela, M Legree… - J Dev Disabil, 2020 - academia.edu
Persons with intellectual disabilities (ID) are at risk for challenging behaviour (eg, self-injury,
aggression, destruction) and several evidence-based interventions exist. Ontario recently …