"I didn't know what I didn't know!": Improving confidence of postgraduate psychology students to support children with language difficulties through a targeted education intervention.
| Autor: | Hill, Elizabeth, Wilmot, Adrienne, Roberts, Olivia, Tonta, Kate, Boyes, Mark |
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MENTAL illness treatment
CLINICAL psychology CURRICULUM INTERDISCIPLINARY education LANGUAGE disorders in children T-test (Statistics) RESEARCH funding HEALTH occupations students EDUCATIONAL outcomes QUESTIONNAIRES INTERVIEWING SPEECH therapy education CONFIDENCE TEACHING methods DESCRIPTIVE statistics PRE-tests & post-tests SOUND recordings THEMATIC analysis RESEARCH methodology STUDENT attitudes CONFIDENCE intervals CHILDREN |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Clinical Practice in Speech-Language Pathology; Mar2024, Vol. 26 Issue 1, p76-91, 16p |
| Abstrakt: | Psychology students receive little content related to supporting mental health among children with language difficulties (language difficulties), which contributes to low confidence to support this population. Postgraduate psychology students (n = 96) received an education intervention (one lecture and one tutorial) on links between language and mental health difficulties and implications for practice. Knowledge, experience, and confidence were explored via pre- and post-surveys and follow-up interviews. Over 40% of students reported low levels of knowledge, education, and confidence to support people with language difficulties. Confidence significantly increased following the education intervention (p <.001). Interview data provide preliminary evidence of the effectiveness of the education intervention in enhancing awareness of links between language difficulties and mental health and the value of collaboration between psychology and speech-language pathology (SLP). These findings support the involvement of SLPs in psychology training; however, both disciplines must continue to advocate for ongoing collaborative learning opportunities to promote positive outcomes for children with language difficulties. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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