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Guscia, Roma; Harries, Julia; Kirby, Neil; Nettelbeck, Ted; Taplin, John – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 2005
Measures for estimating costs associated with the provision of disability services in Australia have not previously been available. Because such instruments are scarce worldwide, decisions about funding services have relied more on historical precedent and less on individual need. Recognising the necessity for an objective measure, Gould (1998)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Individual Needs, Profiles, Costs
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Guscia, Roma; Harries, Julia; Kirby, Neil; Nettelbeck, Ted; Taplin, John – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 2006
Background: The "Service Need Assessment Profile" (SNAP) measures individual functional needs in areas of daily living. It produces a support profile, detailing the time allocations for staff support to assist in each area of need. The "Supports Intensity Scale" (SIS) is a support needs assessment scale designed to provide an…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Resource Allocation, Profiles, Data Analysis