What are psychosocial intervention

The term psychosocial refers to an individual's psychological development in and interaction

with their social environment. Psychosocial treatments (interventions) include structured
counseling, motivational enhancement, case management, care-coordination,
psychotherapy and relapse prevention.

What are intervention for students with disabilities

Interventions for Specific Learning Disabilities
 Intensive teaching techniques. These can include specific, step-by-step, and very
methodical approaches to teaching reading with the goal of improving both
spoken language and written language skills. ...
 Classroom modifications. ...
 Use of technology.

An intervention is a deliberate process by which change is introduced into peoples'

thoughts, feelings and behaviors. Purpose of Intervention. • Identifying curriculum &
Instructional practices. • Developing new, or modifying existing preschool curricula
How do you accommodate students with physical disabilities in the classroom

Possible accommodations include:

1. Relocating a class or lab to an accessible building/space.
2. Audio recorder or notetaking assistance.
3. Accessible seating or table in the classroom.
4. Scribe for Scantrons and/or essay exams.
5. Additional time for completing exams.
How can teachers help students with physical impairments

Key Support Actions

 Consider physical access in choosing locations for any kind of student
interaction.
 Accommodate human support workers.
 Consider additional time requirements for students with speech impairments in
discussion activities.
 Handouts in electronic formats in advance.
What are types of physical impairments

Physical disabilities include cerebral palsy, stroke, spina bifida, arthritis, spinal
cord injury, epilepsy, and muscular dystrophy.
 Cerebral Palsy. ...
 Stroke. ...
  Spina Bifida. ...
 Arthritis. ...
 Spinal Cord Injury. ...
 Epilepsy. ...
 Muscular Dystrophy.
What are the characteristics of physical impairment

The physical capacity to move, coordinate actions, or perform physical activities is significantly
limited, impaired, or delayed and is exhibited by difficulties in one or more of the following areas:
physical and motor tasks; independent movement; performing basic life functions

Oxford learner's dictionary has defined disability as a physical

or mental condition that limits an individual's' movements,
senses, and activities.' Their natural inabilities do not hold
back people with disabilities from chasing their dreams or
living their best lives as today.
'Disability is not inability.' This phrase has been doing rounds in our minds ever since
we discovered thought. In the early years, persons with disabilities were treated like
abominations and mistakes of nature, which is sad because they are human beings like
everyone else. 

The Oxford dictionary defines disability as a physical or mental condition limiting an

individual's movements, senses, and activities. However, with their disabilities, people
with disabilities (PWDs) can still chase their dream and live quality lives. 

1. Intellectual Disability
People living with intellectual disabilities may find it difficult to retain information, learn,
and communicate. Most children with this condition learn and develop much slower than
non-disabled children. Intellectual disability also affects general mental abilities such as
intelligence and adaptive functioning.   

Intellectual disability can result from complications before, during, or after childbirth.
Other causes include disease, injury, or a brain problem, while other causative factors
are still unknown. 

An individual mostly characterizes intellectual disabilities with an Intelligence Quotient

(IQ) level below 70. Other signs and symptoms include an individual's inability to carry
out simple tasks such as self-care, communication, and self-safety. People with Fragile
X syndrome, developmental delay, and Downs syndrome, among other genetic
disorders, are believed to have an intellectual disability

Down's Syndrome

Down's syndrome is considered a genetic disorder rather than a disease because it

occurs when an individual is born and develops with an extra pair of homologous
chromosomes 21. This extra pair of chromosomes causes an individual to develop both
mental and physical disabilities.   

People with Downs' syndrome express the following physical features: 

 a shorter neck  

 smaller ears  

 Almond-shaped eyes which seem to slant upwards  

 A tongue that sticks out of the mouth  

 Smaller hands and feet, etc.

Fragile X syndrome

This condition is genetic and is caused by a mutation in the X chromosome. The

condition is characterized by mild-to-moderate intellectual disabilities, with the average
IQ in males ranging to under 55 and over 75% of all affected females exhibiting
intellectual disabilities. People with this genetic disability have the following physical
features: 

 Long, narrow face  

 Large ears  

 Flexible fingers  

 Large testicles  

Developmental Delay

This condition occurs when a child develops slower than the normal growth rate of other
children. The child might have a developmental delay when they cannot move,
understand, learn and socialize with other children. These disabilities might begin as
early as through the developmental stage and last throughout the person's lifetime.   

2. Physical Disability
A person has a physical disability when their mobility, stamina, physical capacity, or
even agility are affected by a physical condition such as; a spinal cord injury, cerebral
palsy, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, respiratory conditions, hearing, and visual disabilities.
Physical disabilities can either be congenital or hereditary, and others might be
temporary while others are permanent.   

Physical disabilities, due to their wide array of causes, occur in several forms, such as: 

Acquired Brain Injury

This type of disability normally occurs from a brain injury after birth, affecting an
individual's emotional, physical, and cognitive functions, or at times, all three. A person's
level of independence can be damaged severely by this condition as they may
experience difficulties when planning, solving problems, and processing information.
The effects can be either temporary or permanent.  

Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)

When the blood supply to the spinal cord is cut, or the spinal cord itself gets injured due
to too much pressure applied to it, an individual undergoes conditions such as
paraplegia, paralysis, and lack of sensory abilities. The changes resultant from SCI can
either be permanent or temporary depending on the gravity of their impact. Some
differently-abled people with this condition use a wheelchair for movement.   

3. Psychiatric Disability
Psychiatric or mental illnesses are a group of diseases that negatively affect an
individual's thinking, behaviour, and interaction with other people. However, mentally ill
people are not abnormal Mental illnesses occur both temporarily and permanently and
are quite difficult for the individual to experience.   

Mental health disorders affect a person's thinking, behaviour and mood, and manifest
through conditions such as depression, anxiety disorders, addictive behaviours, etc.

Bipolar Disorder

This disorder was initially known as manic depression, as it triggers extreme mood

swings with manias (high mood) and depressions (low mood). The mood swings occur
temporarily and in cycles that can last for hours, days, weeks, or even months. Extreme
bipolar disorders often lead people to experience suicidal thoughts and psychosis.
Bipolar disorders are caused by genetic predispoisitons and chemical imbalances in the
brain.

Depression

Yet another mental disorder that causes significant effects on how a person perceives
their feelings. The condition causes a lingering feeling of sadness and loss, which
lowers moods. It affects people differently with symptoms such as extreme sadness,
feelings of worthlessness and anxiety, changes the person's appetite, makes them feel
physical aches in the body, and an impaired concentration span.   

4. Sensory Disability
These are long-lasting disabilities that most people are either born with or acquire
through their lives. They include blindness, deafness, severe speech impediments, and
severe hearing and vision impairments. This form of disability is caused by Usher
syndrome or injuries and infections.    

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Autism is a lifelong developmental disability that alters how individuals see the world
around them, interact with it, and bond with its people. Boys are more likely to develop
autism compared to girls, and the effects can cause speech impairment.   

People with autism cannot communicate freely, have concentrated interests, and are
very sensitive to sensory experiences like light, touch, or speech. There is no clear
answer to the cause of autism, and persons with autism are generally very intelligent. 

Hearing loss and Deafness

This specific impairment is very well known worldwide as many people live with partial
and permanent deafness. The disability is caused by damage to either part of the inner,
middle, or outer ear. People with partial deafness can hear some speech patterns
around them and can be equipped with hearing aids that help them distinguish the
patterns and hear well.   

It is easy to learn sign language to easily communicate with people with hearing
disabilities as it is a humane thing to do. Sign language helps them communicate with
each other, and it is a beautiful language to learn. It has complex hand gestures and
patterns that challenge an individual's mind and form bonds with people with hearing
impairments.