Pregledni rad
https://doi.org/10.3935/ljsr.v24i3.155.
ASSESSMENT OF CHILDREN IN THE SOCIAL CARE SYSTEM: ROLE OF EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS
Sandra Vučković
orcid.org/0000-0002-3672-7450
; Centar za pružanje usluga u zajednici Osijek – »JA kao i TI«, Osijek, Hrvatska
Silvija Ručević
; Filozofski fakultet Sveučilišta J. J. Strossmayera u Osijeku, Osijek, Hrvatska
Sažetak
Difficulties in assessing the needs of a child with developmental risk factors within the social care system produce challenges in creating an individual care plan for each child. Studies have shown that children growing up in unfavourable life situations have severe executive dysfunctions. Executive functions is an umbrella term for interrelated processesthat help achieve a goal-directed purposeful behaviourand are indispensable for performing daily activities. Studies have shown that executive dysfunctions are related to learning disabilities, various externalized behavioural problems and personality disorders such as psychopathy. Notwithstanding, executive functions can be improved. The paper presents executive function assessment techniques for children and adolescents, including tests and tasks developed for measuring specific aspects of executive functions, complex test batteries and (self-) assessment scales. The paper also presents challenges in using the assessment of executive functions in children in the social care system and possible ways for overcoming them. Social care and early intervention experts are recommended to use executive function assessment as a tool that can help them develop appropriate individual care plans and treatment interventions in children with developmental risk factors.
Ključne riječi
assessment in social care; executive functions; assessing executive functioning; children and adolescents with developmental risk factors
Hrčak ID:
196189
URI
Datum izdavanja:
5.3.2018.
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