Naslov
Integrative treatment of undesirable behavior in children with learning difficulties

Autori
Igrić, Ljiljana ; Žic, Anamarija ; Nikolić, Branko

Izvornik
Hrvatska revija za rehabilitacijska istraživanja (1331-3010) 35 (1999), 1; 29-36

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
children; learning disabilities; adaptive behaviour; group therapy

Sažetak
Very offten children with learning difficulties show undesirable forms of behaviour, which means all the forms of behaviour seen by the environment as striking and unacceptable, or, in other words, those which disturb or hinder the process of education and rehabilitation. The objective of this research was to examine the possibilities of applying integrative therapy in the treatment of mental disorders and undesirable behaviour in children with learning disabilities. The sample consist of 13 children with learning disabilities, aged 7 to ll. In this research the term learning disabilities covers children whose problems in academical skills was primarly cosed by the low cognitive abilities.The range of intellectual abilities, measured by Wisc, is scaled from IQ 54 to IQ 84. The AAMD adaptive behaviour scale (Part II) was applied (Nihira, Foster, Shellhaas and Leland, 1974). The results show that children involved in the integrative group therapy, after the experimental period, has statisticaly significant decrease in the frequency of undesirable forms of behaviour. The change in the behaviour of children, as perceived by the parents suggests that the decrease has been determined mostly by the decrease in psychological disturbances which are related to withdrawal and / or violent and destructive behaviour. According to the teachers’ assessment the decrease has been noticed in those forms of undesirable behaviour which hindered classroom work.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Pedagogija

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