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Positive behaviour support Getting it right from the start

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<strong>Pos<strong>it</strong>ive</strong> <strong>behaviour</strong> <strong>support</strong>: <strong>Getting</strong> <strong>it</strong> <strong>right</strong> <strong>from</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>start</strong> - Facil<strong>it</strong>ators reference manual 63<br />

Motivation assessment scale 20<br />

The MAS consists of 16 <strong>it</strong>ems describing various <strong>behaviour</strong>s which a respondent (family member<br />

or staff) is required to rate on a six-point scale according to how <strong>the</strong>y believe <strong>the</strong> person would<br />

behave in a variety of different s<strong>it</strong>uations. The results are tallied according to four <strong>the</strong>oretical<br />

categories said to suggest <strong>the</strong> possible motivation underlying a person’s <strong>behaviour</strong>. Like any<br />

assessment tool, <strong>the</strong> MAS should be used regularly to check if your ideas about why <strong>the</strong><br />

<strong>behaviour</strong> is occurring are correct.<br />

Name:<br />

Rater:<br />

Date:<br />

Description of <strong>behaviour</strong> (be specific):<br />

Instructions: The MAS is a questionnaire designed to identify those s<strong>it</strong>uations where an<br />

individual is likely to behave in specific ways. From this information, more informed decisions<br />

can be made about <strong>the</strong> selections of appropriate replacement <strong>behaviour</strong>s. To complete <strong>the</strong><br />

MAS, select one target <strong>behaviour</strong>. Be specific about <strong>the</strong> <strong>behaviour</strong>. For example ‘is aggressive’<br />

is not as good a description as ‘h<strong>it</strong>s o<strong>the</strong>r people’. Once you have specified <strong>the</strong> <strong>behaviour</strong><br />

to be rated, read each question carefully and circle <strong>the</strong> one number that best describes your<br />

observations of this <strong>behaviour</strong>. The column w<strong>it</strong>h <strong>the</strong> highest score indicates <strong>the</strong> reason why <strong>the</strong><br />

<strong>behaviour</strong> is occurring.<br />

20. Durand and Crimmins 1992.

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