Identifying Learning Disability Screens for Spanish-Speaking Adults. A Helpful Tool for Social Work and Welfare Practice.

Autor/inn/en	Cordón, Ingrid; Chong, Jia; Grimm, Kevin
Titel	Identifying Learning Disability Screens for Spanish-Speaking Adults. A Helpful Tool for Social Work and Welfare Practice.
Quelle	In: Advances in social work, 23 (2023) 1, S. 85-108 PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Anmerkungen; Diagramm; Tabellen; Literaturangaben
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2331-4125
DOI	10.18060/25770
Schlagwörter	Methode; Validität; Diagnostik; Lernbehinderung; Differenzierung; Sprache; Geistige Behinderung; Screening; Erwachsener; Ethnische Minderheit; Lateinamerika; USA
Abstract	The successful screening for possible learning disabilities (LD) is a crucial first step in the process of identifying signs of LD, gaining assistance and/or accommodations, and obtaining a more complete LD assessment. Although Latino people are the largest ethnic minority in the United States, and more specifically in California, there remains a clear need for a valid LD screening measure that is appropriate for adult Spanish speakers, particularly low-income individuals. This study evaluated the validity of three brief measures to screen for LD among low-income Spanish-speaking adults: Empire State Screen, Welfare-to-Work [WTW] 18, and MATILDA-R. The study also provides an initial estimate of LD risk in the low-income Spanish-speaking population. To estimate the predictive utility of each screening measure, 1,040 Spanish-speaking adults were administered each of the three screens and then assessed for indications of LD using multiple scoring methods (Bateria Discrepancy Diagnosis [BDD], pattern of strengths and weaknesses [PSW], and DSM-5). The translated WTW 18 Screen and the MATILDA-R appeared most promising. A culturally-sensitive, validated LD screen will help ensure that social workers and other helping professionals have access to appropriate and legally required interventions for this marginalized population.
Erfasst von	Deutsches Zentralinstitut für soziale Fragen, Berlin
Update	2024/1