Methods of psychological and educational support for people with mild intellectual disabilities who are integrated in school

Abstract

This study aims at presenting the most important methods of psychological and educational care for people with simple mental disabilities and integrated school in the Psychiatry Department of Pediatric Psychiatry in Maadhar Batna. The descriptive approach based on the case study was based on a semi-structured interview with a sample of psychologists (04) cases. After analyzing the content of the interview, we concluded with a set of results: - The tools used to detect mental disabilities were mainly the Columbia Intelligence Test. - The methods of psychosocial support adopted by psychologists to ensure this category, namely the method of behavior modification and methods of reinforcement and play of all kinds in addition to the method of the Cycodrama. - The methods of educational care include: teaching comprehension skills, reading, writing, and arithmetic. Although it has achieved success with some cases, it still needs further development and adoption of programs adapted to ensure comprehensive psychological and educational for this school class