Department
Speech-Language Pathology
Format of Presentation
Poster
Research Category
Health Sciences
Description
Specific learning disabilities are among the most common disability categories, in which students receive special education and/or related services in schools, according to the National Center for Education Statistics (2023). Research has shown an increase of understanding in the areas of reading, writing, and spelling in individuals with learning disabilities. More recently, Ghiasi, Sedrpoushan, Abedi, Soltani (2022), noted students with learning disabilities have a lower level of achievement, motivation, self-esteem, and a high level of depression. Advances in language literacy remediation, may not be enough to overcome factors such as decreased self-esteem and fear of failure (Wolter, DiLollo, Apel, 2006).
Counseling appears to be an essential component of treatment when working with adolescents diagnosed with learning disabilities. By integrating a counseling component into treatment, related factors such as decreased self-esteem may be addressed to help clients maximize treatment gains (Wolter, DiLollo, Apel, 2006). The aim of this study is to investigate the psychological well being of middle school students identified with learning disabilities and the availability of counseling services as part of their individualized educational plan.
Recommended Citation
McNair, Katelyn Grace and Cotton, Catherine L. PhD., "Language Learning Disabilities: Adolescents Receiving Psychological Therapy in Addition to Speech Language Therapy" (2024). Undergraduate Research Conference. 1.
https://athenacommons.muw.edu/urc/2024/posters-i/1
Language Learning Disabilities: Adolescents Receiving Psychological Therapy in Addition to Speech Language Therapy
Specific learning disabilities are among the most common disability categories, in which students receive special education and/or related services in schools, according to the National Center for Education Statistics (2023). Research has shown an increase of understanding in the areas of reading, writing, and spelling in individuals with learning disabilities. More recently, Ghiasi, Sedrpoushan, Abedi, Soltani (2022), noted students with learning disabilities have a lower level of achievement, motivation, self-esteem, and a high level of depression. Advances in language literacy remediation, may not be enough to overcome factors such as decreased self-esteem and fear of failure (Wolter, DiLollo, Apel, 2006).
Counseling appears to be an essential component of treatment when working with adolescents diagnosed with learning disabilities. By integrating a counseling component into treatment, related factors such as decreased self-esteem may be addressed to help clients maximize treatment gains (Wolter, DiLollo, Apel, 2006). The aim of this study is to investigate the psychological well being of middle school students identified with learning disabilities and the availability of counseling services as part of their individualized educational plan.