PO107: Trauma Assessment in Youth With Intellectual Disabilities: Research Versus Practice

  • PMD: 8
  • Cost: Included in Registration
  • Skill Level: Intermediate
  • Poster Session 1: Promoting Diversity and Multicultural Competence in School Psychology

Learner Objectives

This session will help participants…

  1. describe how assess of trauma in youth with ID is part of developing equitable practices for diverse student populations;
  2. explain the concept of "diagnostic overshadowing;" and
  3. compare and analyze the practice limitations of assessment use in different settings.

Description

Potential trauma in youth with intellectual disabilities is often overlooked. This research seeks to inform assessment of trauma in youth with intellectual disabilities through more inclusive practices.

Presenter(s)

Olga J. Bilardi, Guilford County School Psychological Services
Meredith Weber, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

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