ERIC Number: EJ1435037
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
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Solution-Focused Mentoring with College Students Diagnosed with a Learning Disability
Marcella D. Stark; Carla Ayala; Brandy P. Quinn; Linzey Guerra-Stella; Julian Gomez; Laurel Cunningham
Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, v36 n3 p225-240 2023
College students with learning disabilities face a number of challenges in postsecondary education and a lower graduation rate when compared with their peers who do not have a learning disability (Fernandez & Santi, 2016; Kreider, 2020). In response to this discrepancy, we designed a peer mentoring program utilizing mentors who are enrolled in a graduate counseling program that emphasizes a solution-focused (SF) approach. Two students, both women and diagnosed with dyslexia, engaged in six meetings with their respective mentors. These meetings involved solution-focused conversations about their strengths, goals, and successes, as well as academic coaching in the form of study skills psychoeducation for areas that they had identified. The LASSI was used both for goal exploration and assessment of executive functioning. Both participants showed increases on the Anxiety, Concentration, and Time Management scales on the LASSI, and they reported benefits to their study strategies, personal insights on their self-efficacy, and improvements to their mental health.
Descriptors: College Students, Students with Disabilities, Mentors, Learning Disabilities, Peer Teaching, Dyslexia, Program Effectiveness, Anxiety, Attention, Time Management, Study Habits, Self Efficacy, Mental Health, Self Determination, Coaching (Performance)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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