Academic concerns and problems are often reflected by poor marks at various exams in school. These might include issues such as learning difficulties or disabilities, underachievement, concentration issues, poor writing work, lack of attention from teachers, and bullying, affect a number of students throughout their academic careers, from elementary school to college.
Academic concerns may influence a student’s performance in the classroom negatively, but they are also likely to have a significant effect on other areas of life. It often leads to a poor development of sense of self. Academic problems often place undue stress on a child and interfere with home, work, social and play dimensions.
A student who experiences some type of academic concern may benefit from speaking to a mental health professional. We at Child guidance and counselling clinic (CGC) are among the best to help such children.
Understanding Academic problems
Concerns of an academic nature can relate to a child’s performance in the classroom, but they might also include a child’s behavior toward teachers or fellow students. Some typical academic concerns include:
- Learning disabilities
- Lack of proper attention from school officials
- Incomplete school or home-work, despite efforts
- Difficulty in understanding concepts
- Bullying at school
- Inability to grasp with traditional learning at school or at tuition
- Disinterest in topic(s) of study
- Confusion about or misunderstanding of topic(s) of study
- Underachievement in studies
- Procrastination and time management issues
- Exam anxiety
- School phobia
- Panic during class tests/ annual or half yearly exam time.
- Refusal to go to school regularly or after holidays
- School drop-outs
Role of parents and teachers in academic problems
Parents and classroom teachers, tuition instructors who maintain an awareness of any difficulties the children may be able to recognize an academic concern early in its development. This extra coaching may benefit a child significantly, as academic concerns, especially those that go unrecognized, may have a lasting impact on a child’s educational outlook. For example, a child who struggles with reading in primary school will be more likely to consistently underachieve in the classroom throughout high school, at which point he or she may find it difficult to prepare for college-level work. Areas of concern in the classroom may also have an effect on a child’s mental health.
Yet, a majority of children with neurodevelopmental conditions such as Learning disability, intellectual issues, Attention deficits hyperactivity disorder etc may not benefit from extra classes at home or at school.
These children need psychological assessments and intervention for academic and learning issues.
Psychological evaluation for children with learning and academic issues
Our child psychologists and psychiatrists are expert at child psychological evaluation. We serve as one of the bests in child mental health in Udaipur. Such children are evaluated for the following issues to screen a variety of academic problems. These including:
- Tests for investigating potential causes : These includes tests for conditions like IQ issues , learning disabilities, vision problems, hearing issues, finger coordination issues, environmental issues and emotional difficulties etc.
- Assessment for Intellectual and Learning difficulties: These include difficulty in grasping course material, reading, writing, subject work, test anxiety, procrastination etc .
- Assessment for Organizational skills: These include difficulty tracking assignments, forgetting materials, and poor planning etc.
- Assessment for Hyperactivity, Inattention, Memory and Impulsivity: These include uncontrollable restlessness, temper outbursts, anger spells, fidgetiness, interrupting, hyperactive, inattentive and blurting out answers.
- Assessment for psychosocial functions : These include evaluation for personality and habits such as emotional instability, anxiety and environmental factors e.g. lack of support, school setup, peer functioning, parental relations, family functioning etc.
- Assessment for Bullying: These include bullying which can affect students throughout their academic careers etc.
- Assessment for other Child Mental health issues: These include depression or anxiety or phobia can cause school problems.
- Assessment of other problems that children can face include: Poor behaviour, Time management woes, Financial struggles, Social isolation, Negligence of habits, health and well-being (weight issues, obesity and eating disorders) and Technology distractions (internet/social media addictions).
Treatments for academic and learning issues
Treatments for academic problems in children can include a variety of psychoeducational interventions. These are planned for child, parents and with tutor at home and at school.
These include individualized education plans with special education services, personalized tutoring, classroom accommodations (helping children get school benefits and guidance in school work), psychotherapy (occupational, speech, or cognitive behavioral), medication for conditions like ADHD. Child counselling is also delivered as it can address underlying emotional issues like anxiety or depression impacting academic performance.
We at CGC Udaipur offer a range of interprofessional collaborative efforts and interventions between children, parents, teachers, and mental health professionals to address underlying learning issues and develop effective coping strategies for every child.
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Further references
- Taking a Closer Look: My Child’s Academic Success. (2008, July 28). Retrieved from http://www.readingrockets.org/article/taking-closer-look-my-childs-academic-success.
- Academic issues in children. Retrieved from https://www.goodtherapy.org/learn-about-therapy/issues/academic-concerns
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