Psychological Testing
Evaluations For Mental Health Diagnoses/Disorders
Psychological testing is a method of evaluating a person's psychological functioning and personality traits. Standardized tests and assessments are used to measure a person's behavior, cognitive abilities, emotional functioning, and other psychological characteristics. These tests are interpreted providing results to make diagnoses, develop treatment plans, and identify areas of strength and weakness in a person's psychological profile. Psychological testing can be helpful in a variety of settings, such as schools, workplaces, healthcare settings, and legal settings.
Psychological assessments can provide helpful information about an individual's overall functioning. Findings from psychological testing can provide useful information to help educators make informative decisions in the classroom, for prescriber's that are providing medication management, and for parents to better understand their child's strengths and weakness to make decisions that optimize their child's psychological, behavioral and social development.
Psychodiagnostic testing is conducted to clarify, understand, and identify psychological
pathological. Examination involves clarity for differential diagnoses and possible comorbidity that might be present in an individual's presenting profile. Test results can be used to help understand the root cause of presenting problems cognitively, behavioral, socially and emotionally.
Psychoeducational Assessment
The purpose of a psychoeducational assessment is to explore the student’s academic skill development, intellectual functioning (IQ), identify areas of strengths and weaknesses in cognitive/learning processes and social, emotional, behavioral, and adaptive functioning.
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Early Childhood Battery: For pre-k to kindergarten, provides insight into a child's learning style and assess whether their are characteristics of a learning difference.
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Full Psychoeducational Battery: For students age 6-15 who show signs of a learning difference and possible need for accommodations to support their strengths and areas for growth
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Extended Psychoeducational Battery: For individuals 15+, to identify needed accommodations in high school, college, and entrance exams.
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Intelligence tests measure a student’s learning potential and can provide insight into their areas of strengths and identify areas in need for growth. This test is sometimes used for private school admissions or placement in a gifted and talented program. Fee includes the testing appointment and a written report.
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The Process
1
Intake Interview
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First appointment is focused on gathering information of you or your child's history
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From this, I will then determine the appropriate battery that will be conducted.
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Test Administration
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Testing can range from 1 to 8 hours.
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Anything over 3 hours can be broken into two sessions.
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2 to 6+ hours for scoring, interpretation & report writing.
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1-2 week turn around for results & final report
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Feedback Session
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A final meeting to review the report findings and recommendations
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You will be provided with a copy of the full report that includes test results, interpretation, and recommendations.