Objective: The study aimed to explore occupational therapy intervention approaches to strengthen and enhance the self-care skills of adolescents with autism. Method: This research used qualitative methodology and in total five occupational therapists working in rehabilitation centers were involved in expert interviews. The thematic analysis method was applied for data analysis and main categories were developed to describe occupational therapy intervention approaches used in enhancing the self-care performance of adolescents with autism (Guest, MacQueen, and Namey, 2012). Conclusion: Four themes were developed to describe the main difficulties of adolescents with autism in performing self-care activities: person-based difficulties in performing self-care activities; challenges in providing external assistance to carry out self-care. As well as effective occupational therapy support was formed to strengthen their active participation in self-care: execution of interventions based on adolescents' active involvement; a combination of occupational therapy specified approaches (using visual-verbal cues, chaining teaching, and time visualization).
目的:探讨职业治疗干预方法，加强和提高青少年自闭症患者的自理能力。方法:本研究采用定性研究方法，对5名在康复中心工作的职业治疗师进行专家访谈。采用主题分析法进行数据分析，并制定了主要类别来描述用于提高自闭症青少年自我护理表现的职业治疗干预方法(Guest, MacQueen, and Namey, 2012)。结论:发展了四个主题来描述自闭症青少年在执行自我照顾活动方面的主要困难:以人为本的执行自我照顾活动的困难;在提供外部协助进行自我照顾方面的挑战。此外，还形成了有效的职业治疗支持，以加强青少年对自我保健的积极参与:实施基于青少年积极参与的干预措施;结合特定的职业治疗方法(使用视觉语言提示，连锁教学和时间可视化)。
{"title":"THE CHALLENGES OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY INTERVENTION IN SUPPORTING ADOLESCENTS WITH AUTISM TO ACCOMPLISH SELF-CARE ACTIVITIES","authors":"Tsovinar Simonyan, Zaruhi Harutyunyan","doi":"10.24234/se.v6i2.300","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24234/se.v6i2.300","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: The study aimed to explore occupational therapy intervention approaches to strengthen and enhance the self-care skills of adolescents with autism. \u0000Method: This research used qualitative methodology and in total five occupational therapists working in rehabilitation centers were involved in expert interviews. The thematic analysis method was applied for data analysis and main categories were developed to describe occupational therapy intervention approaches used in enhancing the self-care performance of adolescents with autism (Guest, MacQueen, and Namey, 2012). \u0000Conclusion: Four themes were developed to describe the main difficulties of adolescents with autism in performing self-care activities: person-based difficulties in performing self-care activities; challenges in providing external assistance to carry out self-care. As well as effective occupational therapy support was formed to strengthen their active participation in self-care: execution of interventions based on adolescents' active involvement; a combination of occupational therapy specified approaches (using visual-verbal cues, chaining teaching, and time visualization).","PeriodicalId":33774,"journal":{"name":"Armenian Journal of Special Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46675798","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shana Van Dyck, Luca Fasola, Laura Suorsa, Salla Kunnari, Chamari Dasanayake
Mental health difficulties across university student populations are seen as a serious problem as for universities as well as for their wider communities. Students can search, identify, and evaluate the problems and business opportunities and can come up with new solutions to those problems. During the process of solution search, students might be able to use the development tools and creativity models. The problem is more actual while dealing with students having learning disabilities. Thus, two main solutions were identified: the Emotion Tool and Be a Buddy.
{"title":"BE A BUDDY:AN EXERCISE IN INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP","authors":"Shana Van Dyck, Luca Fasola, Laura Suorsa, Salla Kunnari, Chamari Dasanayake","doi":"10.24234/se.v6i2.301","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24234/se.v6i2.301","url":null,"abstract":"Mental health difficulties across university student populations are seen as a serious problem as for universities as well as for their wider communities. Students can search, identify, and evaluate the problems and business opportunities and can come up with new solutions to those problems. During the process of solution search, students might be able to use the development tools and creativity models. \u0000The problem is more actual while dealing with students having learning disabilities. Thus, two main solutions were identified: the Emotion Tool and Be a Buddy.","PeriodicalId":33774,"journal":{"name":"Armenian Journal of Special Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44596270","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This work aims to study and identify the difficulties in organizing the feeding process of preschoolers with autism syndrome and the features of the ergo therapy approach. The methodology of data processing and analysis is entirely based on the approach of quantitative research methodology. Data, obtained through this methodology, are expressed in the form of numbers and percentages, which in turn allow the researcher to interpret the data through numbers, to provide objective and accurate information about it (Sharoyan 2013). As part of the research, an electronic survey was conducted, in which 35 parents of children of preschool age with autism syndrome participated. The level of awareness of the parents regarding the work of the ergo therapist was revealed, in particular, the organization of the feeding process was addressed. Preschool children with autism syndrome mostly used the services offered by an occupational therapist and 14% did not use the service of an occupational therapist; the need for intervention and services provided by an occupational therapist in overcoming difficulties in organizing the feeding process was evident.
{"title":"THERAPEUTIC FEATURES OF ORGANIZING THE FEEDING PROCESS OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SYNDROME","authors":"Aregnazan Saroyan, Sofya Hovsepyan","doi":"10.24234/se.v6i2.299","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24234/se.v6i2.299","url":null,"abstract":"This work aims to study and identify the difficulties in organizing the feeding process of preschoolers with autism syndrome and the features of the ergo therapy approach. \u0000The methodology of data processing and analysis is entirely based on the approach of quantitative research methodology. Data, obtained through this methodology, are expressed in the form of numbers and percentages, which in turn allow the researcher to interpret the data through numbers, to provide objective and accurate information about it (Sharoyan 2013). \u0000As part of the research, an electronic survey was conducted, in which 35 parents of children of preschool age with autism syndrome participated. \u0000The level of awareness of the parents regarding the work of the ergo therapist was revealed, in particular, the organization of the feeding process was addressed. Preschool children with autism syndrome mostly used the services offered by an occupational therapist and 14% did not use the service of an occupational therapist; the need for intervention and services provided by an occupational therapist in overcoming difficulties in organizing the feeding process was evident.","PeriodicalId":33774,"journal":{"name":"Armenian Journal of Special Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48894483","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fears typical for children with autism of certain age groups is expressed and experienced with various levels of intensity. In addition, the context of overcoming those fears may vary as well. These factors, unfortunately, are not always taken into consideration when organizing and conducting psychological work with children with autism to overcome their fears. Thus, outside this specificity, it is quite natural to assume that psychological work with children will not be predictable and effective.
{"title":"THE ISSUES OF DIAGNOSING FEARS OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM","authors":"Alina Manukyan","doi":"10.24234/se.v6i2.296","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24234/se.v6i2.296","url":null,"abstract":"Fears typical for children with autism of certain age groups is expressed and experienced with various levels of intensity. In addition, the context of overcoming those fears may vary as well. These factors, unfortunately, are not always taken into consideration when organizing and conducting psychological work with children with autism to overcome their fears. Thus, outside this specificity, it is quite natural to assume that psychological work with children will not be predictable and effective.","PeriodicalId":33774,"journal":{"name":"Armenian Journal of Special Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43989001","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Equalizing opportunities for everyone to make progress in learning continues to be a challenge worldwide. Pandemic conditions exacerbated attention to the difficulties in organizing an inclusive space, actualized with the forced transition to distance and online learning. The article shows the main difficulties and possibilities of introducing distance education technologies in the education system of students with disabilities in terms of creating conditions for improving the quality of education and further socialization. The article is based on theoretical review and analyses of the situation based on the standards and regulations existing at the moment since the pandemic has spread worldwide.
{"title":"OPPORTUNITIES FOR INCLUSIVE EDUCATION DURING THE PANDEMIC","authors":"S. Soghoyan, Hamlet Galstyan","doi":"10.24234/se.v5i1.290","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24234/se.v5i1.290","url":null,"abstract":"Equalizing opportunities for everyone to make progress in learning continues to be a challenge worldwide. Pandemic conditions exacerbated attention to the difficulties in organizing an inclusive space, actualized with the forced transition to distance and online learning. \u0000 The article shows the main difficulties and possibilities of introducing distance education technologies in the education system of students with disabilities in terms of creating conditions for improving the quality of education and further socialization. \u0000 The article is based on theoretical review and analyses of the situation based on the standards and regulations existing at the moment since the pandemic has spread worldwide. ","PeriodicalId":33774,"journal":{"name":"Armenian Journal of Special Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46505293","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Emphasizing the need to develop the creative abilities of children with complex, multiple disabilities, within the full implementation of the educational process, both at home and in school, the need to raise the level of awareness of parents in regards the issues under study is greatly emphasized. This article analyzes the level of awareness of parents about the developmental role of art therapy, the existing problems, as well as the concerns parents have. In the frame of the current research the quantitative research is use for collecting and analyzing numerical data. It is called to make predictions, and generalize results to wider populations. The results of the presented research prove the role of the parent, and the family in general in the further development of the child, ensuring the full-fledged educational process. In this context, it is considered extremely important to ensure the level of awareness of parents about the current approaches to the implementation of the educational process of children and their further development.
{"title":"ANALYSIS OF PARENTAL AWARENESS REGARDING THE ROLE OF ART THERAPY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN WITH COMPLEX MULTIPLE DISABILITIES","authors":"Svetlana Muradyan, Amalya Gabrielyan","doi":"10.24234/se.v5i1.289","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24234/se.v5i1.289","url":null,"abstract":"Emphasizing the need to develop the creative abilities of children with complex, multiple disabilities, within the full implementation of the educational process, both at home and in school, the need to raise the level of awareness of parents in regards the issues under study is greatly emphasized. \u0000This article analyzes the level of awareness of parents about the developmental role of art therapy, the existing problems, as well as the concerns parents have. \u0000In the frame of the current research the quantitative research is use for collecting and analyzing numerical data. It is called to make predictions, and generalize results to wider populations. \u0000The results of the presented research prove the role of the parent, and the family in general in the further development of the child, ensuring the full-fledged educational process. \u0000In this context, it is considered extremely important to ensure the level of awareness of parents about the current approaches to the implementation of the educational process of children and their further development.","PeriodicalId":33774,"journal":{"name":"Armenian Journal of Special Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46496532","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
There is no doubt to state that the 21st century is the century of digital information and endless technological possibilities. A century when thousands of new high-tech mechanisms are being created at an incredible speed, the main goal of which is the most comfortable and convenient life for people. Digital technologies have filled almost all spheres of human life and activity. Today, a large number of countries in the world have a successful experience in the introduction and use of digital technologies in education. Undoubtedly, they play a special and important role in the education of people with disabilities, the disabled and people with special needs. The exercise by persons with disabilities of the right to education, a fundamental human right, is fraught with several challenges. The lack of necessary conditions for full participation in the educational process that meet the individual needs and abilities of students, as well as the use of insufficiently effective teaching methods, leads to the fact that the youngest people with disabilities cannot get a good education and profession. The inaccessibility of education is one of the main reasons preventing the full inclusion of disabled people in the life of modern society. Results of the study indicate that the correct use of the capabilities of modern digital technologies by the teacher will contribute to effective work to overcome violations of psychophysical development.
{"title":"THE SITUATION OF DIGITALIZATION OF INCLUSIVE EDUCATION AND THE PROBLEMS IN ARMENIA","authors":"S. Asatryan","doi":"10.24234/se.v5i1.280","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24234/se.v5i1.280","url":null,"abstract":"There is no doubt to state that the 21st century is the century of digital information and endless technological possibilities. A century when thousands of new high-tech mechanisms are being created at an incredible speed, the main goal of which is the most comfortable and convenient life for people. Digital technologies have filled almost all spheres of human life and activity. Today, a large number of countries in the world have a successful experience in the introduction and use of digital technologies in education. Undoubtedly, they play a special and important role in the education of people with disabilities, the disabled and people with special needs. \u0000The exercise by persons with disabilities of the right to education, a fundamental human right, is fraught with several challenges. The lack of necessary conditions for full participation in the educational process that meet the individual needs and abilities of students, as well as the use of insufficiently effective teaching methods, leads to the fact that the youngest people with disabilities cannot get a good education and profession. The inaccessibility of education is one of the main reasons preventing the full inclusion of disabled people in the life of modern society. \u0000Results of the study indicate that the correct use of the capabilities of modern digital technologies by the teacher will contribute to effective work to overcome violations of psychophysical development.","PeriodicalId":33774,"journal":{"name":"Armenian Journal of Special Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43592663","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Harutyunyan, Araksia Svajyan, Shushanik Antonyan
The following study aims to describe and compare the action of pedagogical-psychological support teams within the scope of new functions stated after recent reforms taking place in the Armenian education system. Three regions were selected as pilots within the reforms towards universal inclusive education. Within the frame of the current study quantitative methodology pursues to compare three regions for a few result variables. Participants of this research are parents of children with special educational needs (n=440), and pedagogical-psychological support team members (n=85) living in Tavush, Lori, and Syunik regions. In general results of the study reveal the need for pedagogical-psychological support teams and relevant specialists in schools, which is confirmed by the teachers, parents, and teachers' assistants at the school. To hand are some problematic issues between support centers and parents related to the child's further education. Also, serious conflicts with the parents, as the issues of further education of the child involved in inclusive education are not clarified, remain to be on the list.
{"title":"COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF QUANTITATIVE INDICATORS OF THE PEDAGOGICAL-PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT TEAMS’ ACTIVITIES IN ARMENIA","authors":"M. Harutyunyan, Araksia Svajyan, Shushanik Antonyan","doi":"10.24234/se.v5i1.285","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24234/se.v5i1.285","url":null,"abstract":"The following study aims to describe and compare the action of pedagogical-psychological support teams within the scope of new functions stated after recent reforms taking place in the Armenian education system. Three regions were selected as pilots within the reforms towards universal inclusive education. \u0000 Within the frame of the current study quantitative methodology pursues to compare three regions for a few result variables. Participants of this research are parents of children with special educational needs (n=440), and pedagogical-psychological support team members (n=85) living in Tavush, Lori, and Syunik regions. \u0000In general results of the study reveal the need for pedagogical-psychological support teams and relevant specialists in schools, which is confirmed by the teachers, parents, and teachers' assistants at the school. To hand are some problematic issues between support centers and parents related to the child's further education. Also, serious conflicts with the parents, as the issues of further education of the child involved in inclusive education are not clarified, remain to be on the list.","PeriodicalId":33774,"journal":{"name":"Armenian Journal of Special Education","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42647292","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The article deals with the issue of school counselling in the Czech Republic. It informs about the activities of the school counselling centre and characterizes the work of educational advisers, school prevention specialists, school psychologists and special school educators in contemporary schools. In conclusion, current trends are outlined that lead to the professionalization of school counselling and ensure better conditions for the education of pupils with special educational needs.
{"title":"SCHOOL COUNSELLING SYSTEM IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC","authors":"Marcela Ehlová","doi":"10.24234/se.v5i1.283","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24234/se.v5i1.283","url":null,"abstract":"The article deals with the issue of school counselling in the Czech Republic. It informs about the activities of the school counselling centre and characterizes the work of educational advisers, school prevention specialists, school psychologists and special school educators in contemporary schools. In conclusion, current trends are outlined that lead to the professionalization of school counselling and ensure better conditions for the education of pupils with special educational needs.","PeriodicalId":33774,"journal":{"name":"Armenian Journal of Special Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48726654","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The process of supported employment for people with disabilities is described in the article. Tutor and assisted support are considered as one of the conditions of professional inclusion of disabled people. The necessity of full-time employment of tutors and assistants at enterprises is justified. The psychological and pedagogical characteristics of the foundations of such activities as well as promising techniques for the specialists when constructing activities for organizing tutorship and other types of support for people with disabilities during the process of promoting their employment have been proposed.
{"title":"TUTORSHIP AS A CONDITION OF VOCATIONAL INCLUSION OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES","authors":"T. Makarova, Iuliia Melnik","doi":"10.24234/se.v5i1.287","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24234/se.v5i1.287","url":null,"abstract":"The process of supported employment for people with disabilities is described in the article. Tutor and assisted support are considered as one of the conditions of professional inclusion of disabled people. The necessity of full-time employment of tutors and assistants at enterprises is justified. The psychological and pedagogical characteristics of the foundations of such activities as well as promising techniques for the specialists when constructing activities for organizing tutorship and other types of support for people with disabilities during the process of promoting their employment have been proposed.","PeriodicalId":33774,"journal":{"name":"Armenian Journal of Special Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47265466","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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