My life, my community virginia department of behavioral. A strength based advocacy tool used to measure an individuals support needs in selfcare, daily living skillsroutines, employment, and social activities to identify and describe the type and intensity of the support an individual requires to be as successful as any same age adult in their community. Interrater reliability of the supports intensity scale sis. This is used in personcentered planning to develop support plans that meet. The sis will be completed once every three years for individuals age 16 and older. Exceptional medical and behavioral support needs to be seen as significant, the score on this section must be greater than 5 range 032 medical, range 026 behavioral or have at least one area score a 2 range 02.
The sis is composed of three separate areas in which support may be needed. The sis was designed primarily to support the person centered planning process. Jan 01, 2004 the supports intensity scale is a progressive, stateoftheart assessment tool that helps professionals evaluate practical support requirements of a person with an intellectual disability, and plan services accordingly. Supports intensity scale assessment a sis assessor guides a conversation with personsserved and people who know them well, to measure the support that each person with a developmental disability might need to fully participate in community life. Jul 30, 20 if you have an adult child or an almost adult child with autism, youve probably heard about the supports intensity scale sis. Everyone enrolled in the innovations waiver will complete a sis assessment. Sis supports intensity scale and support level quick reference sheet. Supplemental protection 18 and advocacy scale 8 items. You will benefit from having a supports intensity scale assessment completed with a certified sis assessor when you start services, and again every 3 years. The supports intensity scale sis is a unique, scientific assessment tool specifically designed to measure the level of practical supports required by people with intellectual disabilities i. To measure the pattern and intensity of a persons support needs for a variety of activities in various settings.
The supports intensity scale sis is a strengthbased, comprehensive assessment tool that measures an individuals support needs in personal, workrelated and social activities in order to identify and describe the types and intensity of the supports an individual requires. The tsunami scale is arranged according to a tsunamis effects on humans a, effects on objects including boats b, and damage to buildings c. Activities ranked 14 are examined to help in developing support plans. Supports intensity scale adult version sisa users manual. There are 7 living domains and approximately 810 questions in each section. If you have an adult child or an almost adult child with autism, youve probably heard about the supports intensity scale sis. Aaidd supports intensity scale trainers guide to scoring the sis type of support frequency daily support time if engaged in an activity over the next several months, what would the nature of the support look like. Reliability and validity of the supports intensity scale.
The supports intensity scale sis asks questions about the kind of supports a person needs to enjoy a positive quality of life at home, in their community and in their personal relationships. The supports intensity scale and you georgia support. Supports intensity scale sis assessment for innovations. Displaymate apple iphone x image contrast and intensity scale. Support intensity scale assessors schedule and complete a standardized assessment with adults that have a developmental or intellectual disability.
The supports intensity scale sis is an assessment tool that evaluates practical support requirements of a person with a developmental disability. Note that intensityi events on the tsunami scale, like their earthquake counterparts, would still. It is the evaluation tool currently employed by bhddh to measure the amount of support adults with disabilities require. Revised 11408 type of support frequency daily support time what help do you need to item on your own or by yourself. The supports intensity scale system has two components.
Sis rating key with definitions rating type of support definition 0. My life, my community is an initiative of the department of behavioral health and developmental services dbhds to improve services for people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities idd. Dbhdd providers use sis to help define needs and goals in the individual support plans. Rating scale sis ratings continued all items are completed by the sis examiner even if the person is not currently performing a listed activity in order to determine an individuals overall intensity of service needs takes into consideration supports needed for participation at. Hcpfdivision for intellectual and developmental disabilities. Mar 17, 2019 the tsunami scale is arranged according to a tsunamis effects on humans a, effects on objects including boats b, and damage to buildings c. In order to deliver accurate color and image contrast a display must closely match the standard intensity scale. Support needs scale, continued frequency daily support time type of support raw scores 1. Currently adopted by the states of colorado, georgia, louisiana, utah, and washington, and in use by hundreds of private. The supports intensity scale is a progressive, stateoftheart assessment tool that helps professionals evaluate practical support requirements of a person with an intellectual disability, and plan services accordingly. There is an assessment for adults and an assessment for children. Its been a while since ive been able to connect with you, but i wanted to talk with you about the supports intensity scale sis, known as the sis. The validity of the supports intensity scale for adults.
Supporting individual success supports intensity scale. Use of the supports intensity scale assessment tool for icfmr discharge. Supplemental protection and advocacy scale wa does not use this portion in the ddd assessments section 3. Apply to support coordinator, manufacturing associate, clerk and more. According to the american association on intellectual and developmental disabilities aaidd, sis measures the individuals support. Supports intensity scale trillium health resources. For all individuals a supports intensity scale is valid for 12 months. A supports intensity scale sis assessment determines the daily supports a person with intellectual and development disabilities needs to live as independently as possible in the community. Michigan sisimplementationmanual supports intensityscale sis this. Sis measures the individuals support needs in personal, workrelated, and social activities in order to identify and describe the types and intensity of the supports an individual requires. The supports intensity scale is an assessment that is used to gather data that will provide valuable information on an individuals needs and wants. Support intensity scale sis programs and service panel. Respondent agreement form supports intensity scale. The supports intensity scale sis fact sheet the sis by aaidd is a ed and trademarked assessment tool.
The supports intensity scale sis is the departments approved assessment tool for determining the support needed by individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities who are receiving services through the department. Tailoring supports for individual needs requires tools that reliably and validly measure those needs. The supports intensity scale sis is a needs assessment tool developed and sold by the american association on intellectual and developmental disabilitiesaaidd. Intensity scale accuracy so if the intensity scale doesnt follow the standard that is used in all consumer content then the colors, the intensities, and the contrast will be inaccurate for all displayed images. That is the function of aaidds supports intensity scale sis. The supports intensity scale sis is an assessment tool that is used to measure support requirements for individuals with disabilities in 57 life activities and 28 behavioral and medical areas. Thompson and others published supports intensity scale. American association on mental retardation, 2004 developmentally disabled 128 pages. Users manual find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. This tool is helpful in successfully identifying post.
Its part, but only part, of the way pdd persons with developmental disabilities learns about the needs of your adult with autism. Support ratings are then used to determine a persons support needs in the. Supports intensity scale rating scale information for individuals, family members, and providers the sis supports intensity scale by aaidd is a ed and trademarked assessment tool. The ddd assessment developmental disability service system task force. Supports intensity scale sis assessment information. Evidence for the good psychometric properties of the instrument has been provided in both dutch and belgium samples buntinx 2006. Note that intensity i events on the tsunami scale, like their earthquake counterparts, would still be detected, in this case by tide gauges. If you wish to request a case resolution, please contact your support coordinator for a copy of the. The supports intensity scale sis is a valid and reliable assessment tool, specifically designed to measure the type of support, frequency of support, and intensity of support an individual needs to fully participate in community life. A reordered subscale to allow a more comfortable progression of sensitive topics. The support intensity scale flags areas of value and interest that is important to the person served or for the person served. Supplemental protection and advocacy scale protection and advocacy activities in rank order note. Which support type characterizes or most dominates the assistance that others would provide.
The notion of supports signifies a movement from a deficitbased towards a socioecological orientation. Attention should also be paid to activities that are tied for first and fourth positions. Socializing within the household 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 4 0 1 2 3 4. A reliable and valid tool to measure the support needs of children karrie a.
The sisnl is the dutch translated version of the sis. Link to a url sis supports intensity scale overview. An important part to this effort involves an assessment of support needs using the supports intensity scale sis. In hopes of understanding the support intensity scales. The supports intensity scale autism society alberta.
Rating scale sis ratings continued all items are completed by the sis examiner even if the person is not currently performing a listed activity in order to determine an individuals overall intensity of service needs takes into consideration supports needed for participation at a later time. A 12page interview form that includes new demographic items, which allow largescale users to easily create reports on a variety of demographic variables. Supports intensity scale adult version sisa overview the sisa is designed to measure the relative intensity of support needs of people with intellectual disability, aged 16 and above. Supports intensity scale sis published user guides support rss feed. According to the american association on intellectual and developmental disabilities aaidd, sis measures the individuals support needs in personal, work. This information will be utilized each year in personcentered planning to inform your treatment plan the plan that tells us how we may serve you. While an individuals level of intellectual or developmental disability has traditionally been. Preliminary reliability and validity article pdf available june 2014 with 1,068 reads how we measure reads. Sis is designed to evaluate the practical support requirements of a person with an.