ERIC Number: EJ1494009
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Nov
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ISSN: ISSN-1360-2322
EISSN: EISSN-1468-3148
Available Date: 2025-11-24
The Behaviour Support Plan Content Appraisal Tool (BSP-CAT): A New Tool for Assessing and Improving the Quality of Behavioural Support Plans
Peter Baker1; Nick Gore2; Suzi Sapiets1; Jill Chaplin3; Mark Murphy4; Ceridwen Evans1
Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, v38 n6 e70153 2025
Background: People with intellectual disabilities are at increased risk of presenting behaviours that challenge. Behaviour support plans (BSPs) guide the use of bespoke strategies to maximise life quality and reduce the risk of behaviours that challenge. The behaviour support plan content appraisal tool (BSP-CAT) was developed to assess and improve the quality of BSPs. The aim of this study was to examine the reliability of the BSP-CAT. Method: Test--retest and inter-rater reliability were examined with the assistance of practitioners that supported adults with intellectual disabilities and behaviour that challenges. All participants received prior training and independently used the measure to score BSPs available to them. Results: Participants provided 98 BSP-CAT scores for 47 behaviour support plans. Good to moderate reliability was established at the total and strand level. Conclusions: Preliminary analysis suggests the BSP-CAT has encouraging reliability.
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Behavior Problems, Behavior Modification, Adults, Program Evaluation, Reliability, Evaluation Methods
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Language: English
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Author Affiliations: 1Tizard Centre, Cornwallis North East, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK; 2School of Social Policy and Society, Intellectual Disabilities Research Institute (IDRIS), University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK; 3Northumberland Community Learning Disability Team, Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, Blyth, UK; 4Independent Chartered Clinical Psychologist

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