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Counseling College Students with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): A Consensual Qualitative Research (CQR) Study Examining the Experiences of College Counselors

Gibson, Sanda
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1502293771734809

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2017, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Ohio University, Counselor Education (Education).
Despite growing recognition of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) as a common and highly impairing disorder that spans the lifespan from childhood to adulthood, there is a lack of research about the experience of adults, and even less is known about college students. Many remain unidentified and untreated. Increasing numbers of students with unnoticed disabilities such as ADHD are attending college (Weyandt, 2006). Students with disabilities are protected and entitled to educational support services because of legislation such as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the American Rehabilitation Act. But the actual number of students with ADHD symptoms is uncertain because students are not required to report their disability at their respective colleges and others have not been diagnosed (Weyandt & DuPaul, 2013). Approximately 2 to 8% of college students report ADHD symptoms that are clinically significant (DuPaul, Weyandt, O’Dell, & Varejao, 2009). Few empirical studies have examined the outcomes of interventions on the symptoms that cause functional impairments for college students with ADHD (Weyandt & DuPaul, 2013). It is unclear to what degree ADHD college students are impaired and it is also unclear what interventions work. Students with ADHD may be underachieving or failing in college, resulting in negative long-term consequences for several stakeholders. Many of these students, both diagnosed and undiagnosed, will access help from college counseling centers. The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the experience of college counselors at Midwestern universities to understand their experience in working with students with ADHD. This author is unaware of any published studies on this topic. By examining the experiences of these counselors, this preliminary study investigated strengths and gaps in treatment practices so that detection, support, and treatment of college students with ADHD may be improved.
Yegan Pillay, PhD (Advisor)
196 p.
Counseling Education; Education
college students with ADHD

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  • Gibson, S. (2017). Counseling College Students with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): A Consensual Qualitative Research (CQR) Study Examining the Experiences of College Counselors [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1502293771734809

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Gibson, Sanda. Counseling College Students with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): A Consensual Qualitative Research (CQR) Study Examining the Experiences of College Counselors. 2017. Ohio University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1502293771734809.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Gibson, Sanda. "Counseling College Students with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): A Consensual Qualitative Research (CQR) Study Examining the Experiences of College Counselors." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1502293771734809

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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