Polish adaptation of the Enabling Practices Scale

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to present the procedure of the Polish adaptation of Enabling Practices Scale (EPS) by I. Dempsey (1995) from the Newcastle University and to present the psychometric properties of the adapted tool (reliability, factor structure, external validity and measurement stability). The scale was developed as a tool for diagnosing the support and empowerment practices used by professionals for parents of children with intellectual disabilities, but it can also be used in research involving parents of children with other neurodevelopmental disorders. In the adaptation process, the following Polish name was adopted: Skala Praktyk Włączających. The research was conducted among 334 parents of children with the following neurodevelopmental disorders: autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, attention deficit disorder, specific learning disorders, communication disorders, motor disorders, and other developmental disorders. The statistical analyses performed confirmed the three-factor structure of the scale assumed by the author, the longitudinal scalar measurement invariance, the high level of stability (test-retest) and the internal conformity as well as the adequate external validity of the instrument.