School psychology and college learning disabled students: Traning and service possibilities

Abstract

In recent years, increased attention has been devoted to the applicability of school psychological services to the adult population. Despite such attention, few school psychologists currently are being prepared to service adults. This paper argues that, with increasing numbers of learning disabled students entering postsecondary institutions, there exists an opportunity for school psychology training programs to aid in the servicing of these legally handicapped adults, while, at the same time, providing valuable experience to school psychology students in servicing the adult population. Specifically, this paper provides the reader with an overview of services provided to college learning disabled students, discusses the relationship between such services and school psychological services, and identifies numerous training and service possibilities that exist for the profession of school psychology.

Career Maturity in Young Adults With Learning Disabilities: What Employment Counselors Should Know

“…Testing is a particular area of concern with the population of those with learning disabilities. Many of the tests used are inadequate because they were not normed on young adults wtih learning disabilities (Hughes & Smith, 1990;Levinson, 1986;Miles, 1990). Although cognitive profiles of students with learning disabilities as a group are not helpful in diagnosing a learning disability in young adults, analysis of subtest scores and observations of test-taking behaviors may be helpful in individual cases for predicting college and occupational success .…”