Programs
Screening
Evaluations
Documentation Review
Accommodation Memos
Clinical Consultations and Walk-in Service Hours
Reading Program
Peer Notetaking Program
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services
Consultation and Outreach:
Consultation with Prospective and Incoming
Students
Faculty Consultation
Screening
Evaluations
The LNEC assists in the identification of students with learning
disabilities, attentional disorders, and other factors affecting
academic functioning. The LNEC screening process begins with an
initial intake interview, during which individual students meet
with one of the LNEC clinicians to review relevant history and current
difficulties and to make appropriate referrals. All students are
eligible for these appointments, which are covered by their student
fees. If it is determined through the initial interview that further
assessment is warranted, student may be referred on for a screening
evaluation (i.e., short test battery), which is designed to better
assess their strengths and weaknesses and determine the likelihood
of a learning disability or attentional disorder diagnosis. This
evaluation is not diagnostic and is also covered by student fees.
All students who participate in the screening evaluation are given
feedback about the results. If a learning or attentional disorder
diagnosis appears to be present, the student is referred into the
community for a more comprehensive and diagnostic assessment. These
evaluations are at the students' expense. For those students for
whom a learning disability or attentional disorder diagnosis does
not seem likely, other appropriate services or resources are offered.
These may include, but are not limited to, referrals to study skills
workshops and/or groups, the Office of Academic Support, CAPS individual
therapy or groups, and/or other referrals within the community.
To
schedule an initial appointment, please call the LNEC front desk
at 243-5180.
Documentation
Review
Students arriving at the University with a previously identified
learning disability, attentional disorder, and/or other disability
diagnosis (e.g., medical, physical, or psychiatric) reports are
subject to review to determine eligibility for academic accommodations.
All documentation is reviewed by one of LNEC's senior clinical staff.
Students who disagree with these evaluations can request that their
documentation be reviewed by a second reviewer, generally one of
the members of the Testing Advisory Committee, which is composed
of other psychologists on-Grounds. Following documentation review,
students are given feedback about whether: (a) their documentation
is appropriate; (b) what accommodations they are eligible for; and
(c) LNEC procedures and policies. If students' documentation is
not determined to be sufficient for accommodations, they are given
recommendations for additional testing or other resources. In some
instances, provisional accommodations may be provided on a short-term
(i.e., one semester) basis to allow time for further testing.
Accommodation
Memos
Accommodation memos are prepared each semester in response to students'
requests for accommodations. Students who are eligible for accommodations
are asked to first complete a "green sheet," which details
their course schedule and what accommodations, if any, they are
requesting within each of their classes. Based on this green sheet,
memos are prepared for each of their professors, detailing the accommodations
recommended. Students are asked to deliver these memos to the faculty.
Faculty members are asked to sign that they have reviewed and understand
the accommodations listed and return the memos to LNEC.
Clinical
Consultations and Walk-in Service Hours
LNEC staff are available for clinical consultations with students
receiving accommodations and/or seeking assistance with academic
difficulty. These consultations may take the form of study skills
sessions, feedback about how to deal with a professor, academic
advice, or referrals to other agencies. For those students who are
unable to schedule a regular appointment time, walk-in office hours
with senior LNEC clinical staff are also provided each week. Generally,
four hour-long appointments are available each week for students
on a walk-in basis during the course of the semester; however, this
number is regularly reviewed and subject to revision in line with
student use. Questions can be directed to the LNEC receptionist
at 243-5180.
Reading
Program
The Reading Program works collaboratively with Recording for the
Blind & Dyslexic (RFB&D) to provide books on tape for students
with visual impairments and reading disabilities. Students receiving
this services are asked to become members of RFB&D and are assisted
with ordering any available readings through them. Readings unavailable
through this agency (including journal articles and web-based readings)
are read to tape by the LNEC Reading Program Coordinator and/or
community volunteers. Anywhere between 30 and 60 readers volunteer
for the Reading Program each term. For further information, please
contact Genevieve Grosbaum,
Reading Program Coordinator, at 243-5180.
Peer
Notetaking Program
The Peer Notetaking Program is provided for students with physical
and/or cognitive disabilities who are unable to efficiently take
notes in class. It may also be provided on a short-term basis for
students with medical conditions that warrant hospitalization or
class absences and/or students with temporary medical conditions
(e.g., broken wrists). Student volunteers, who are recruited each
semester by faculty, staff the Peer Notetaking Program. The program
is managed by the LNEC Notetaking Coordinator, who is responsible
for picking up and copying notes, keeping track of volunteers and
the classes in which notes are coming in, problem-solving with faculty,
volunteers, and students, and copying and distributing the notes
to the students who are receiving them. For questions, please contact Julia Rowe,
at 243-6547.
Deaf
and Hard of Hearing Services
Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (HH) are managed by LNEC's
Deaf and HH Services Coordinator. Services available for these students,
faculty, and staff involve American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreting,
Computer-Assisted Real Time Transcription (CART), the use of Assistive
Listening Devices (ALDs), preferential seating, and other services
as appropriate (e.g., Cued-Speech interpreting, individual assistance
in foreign language classes, etc.). ASL interpreting is also provided
by the LNEC for general University events, such as commencement
and University symposia. This interpreting is generally provided
by the Deaf and HH Services Coordinator; however, outside interpreters
are used as needed. For questions, please contact Kate O'Regan at 243-5180.
Consultation
and Outreach Services
Consultation
with Prospective and Incoming Students
The LNEC staff are available to meet with prospective students and
their families regarding disability accommodations and support services
available through LNEC. The LNEC regularly acts as a liaison between
these students and other University offices, including Housing,
Parking & Transportation, and the Registrar. LNEC staff frequently
present at local high schools on the transition from high school
to college for students with disabilities and hold an orientation
program each fall for incoming students with disabilities. Staff
are also available at the University Summer Orientation programs
to answer questions and provide information as needed.
Faculty
Consultation
The LNEC staff is available to consult with faculty about the provision
of specific accommodations in their classrooms. Students receiving
accommodations are asked to sign a release prior to the provision
of services to allow this consultation. However, information that
is shared is limited to that pertaining to academic support and
generally does not include a student's diagnosis. LNEC staff also
meet and contribute materials to the Teaching Resource Center (TRC),
which provides information to University faculty and teaching assistants.
Plans are being reviewed to begin providing materials for new faculty
orientation, which is sponsored by the TRC and the Provost's Office
each fall.
Contact
and Staff Information for LNEC
Maintained
by: studenthealth@virginia.edu
Last Modified:
Monday, 11-Feb-2008 13:55:19 EST
© 2002 by the Rector
and Visitors of the University of Virginia
|
|
