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KMID : 0375920090270020025
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Journal of Rehabilitation Science
2009 Volume.27 No. 2 p.25 ~ p.39
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The Achievement and Limitations of Social Cognition Enhancing Rehabilitation Program Applied to the Mentally Retarded Students
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Cho Kun-Suk
Park Joong-Kyu
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Abstract
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A number of mentally retarded students have a great difficulty interacting with members of the community and performing their roles as an adult. It is estimated that this is not because of the mental retardation but because of the problem with social cognition function they have. Accordingly, the degree of improvement in social cognition ability and social skill was investigated, by applying Social Cognition Enhancing Rehabilitation Program- developed by Kwon Jeong-Hye(2003) and approved by Choi and Kwon(2006) - to the mentally retarded students in a special school. The purpose of this study is to prove the effect of Social Cognition Enhancing Rehabilitation Program on the improvement of social cognition ability and social skill for the mentally retarded students. The specific purposes are as follows.
First, does Social Cognition Enhancing Rehabilitation Program improve the mentally retarded students’ social cognition ability?
Second, does Social Cognition Enhancing Rehabilitation Program improve the mentally retarded students’ social skill?
In this study, Social Cognition Enhancing Rehabilitation Program reorganized by chronological age and social needs was conducted 16 times among the students in mental retardation special school in Sang-ju. The results were as follows.
First, Social Cognition Enhancing Rehabilitation Program has no meaningful effects on the improvement of the mentally retarded students’ social cognition ability.
Second, Social Cognition Enhancing Rehabilitation Program has interactive effects by
groups on the improvement of the mentally retarded students’ social skill in terms of personal relationship skill evaluation. However, there are no significant interactive effects by groups in terms of social life skill scale. This indicates that social cognition ability and social skill cannot improve in a short period and that there is a need for educational approach connected with home and school.
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KEYWORD
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mental retardation, social cognition rehabilitation program
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