current Research Projects
Testing a new measure for episodic severity
The Applied Research Centre for Disability and Wellbeing is calling for Behaviour Support Practitioners to take part in research testing a new scale for measuring episodic severity. Having accurate tools for measuring severity of aggression outbursts is an important step in creating evidence-based interventions that keep everyone safe. The online study will take a maximum […]
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Research priorities of Australian leaders of services for adults with intellectual disability
This investigation will use the Delphi method to establish the research priorities of those who lead services for adults with intellectual disability in Australia. Data will be collected from leaders of services of varying sizes and across multiple contexts. The aim of the study is to understand the areas in which these organisations require research […]
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The Scale of Momentary Effect
A tool for measuring episodic severity during behavioural crises Despite behavioural crises impacting quality of life for people with intellectual disability, there is an overall lack of research on the use of reactive strategies to manage the episodic severity of these events. Understanding the interaction between reactive strategy choice and the severity level of aggression […]
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