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ArticleJournal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID2025

The Behaviour Support Plan Content Appraisal Tool (BSP-CAT): A New Tool for Assessing and Improving the Quality of Behavioural Support Plans.

Peter Baker, Nick Gore, Suzi Sapiets, Jill Chaplin, Mark Murphy, Ceridwen Evans

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Peter BakerTizard Centre, Cornwallis North East, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1421-9639
Nick GoreSchool of Social Policy and Society, Intellectual Disabilities Research Institute (IDRIS), University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Suzi SapietsTizard Centre, Cornwallis North East, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK.
Jill ChaplinNorthumberland Community Learning Disability Team, Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, Blyth, UK.
Mark MurphyIndependent Chartered Clinical Psychologist.
Ceridwen EvansTizard Centre, Cornwallis North East, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK.

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The Sharland Foundation Developmental Disabilities Applied Behavioural Research and Impact Network SF-DDARINUniversity College LondonUniversity of Birmingham
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Abstract

backgroundPeople 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.

methodTest-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.

resultsParticipants provided 98 BSP-CAT scores for 47 behaviour support plans. Good to moderate reliability was established at the total and strand level.

conclusionsPreliminary analysis suggests the BSP-CAT has encouraging reliability.

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Behavior TherapyIntellectual DisabilityPsychometricsAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedReproducibility of ResultsYoung Adultbehaviours that challengebehaviour support plansintellectual disabilityreliability/audit

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