Psychological Testing
Assessing children, teens and young adults using standardized tests to look at behavior, social-emotional skills, academics, and cognitive abilities.
When a child's strengths and needs are clearly identified, parents will have the information and resources to help their child succeed in school and the community.
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Psychological testing can be performed on children as young as two years to help lay the groundwork for later school success. Older children, teenagers and young adults can participate in testing to accurately identify the roots of academic, social or emotional concerns, and provide recommendations for interventions.
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If a child is receiving counseling or other services with limited improvement, psychological testing can shed light on the possible reasons, as well has assist the treating clinicians in developing a more effective treatment plan.
Psychological Evaluations
Goal: To provide information to parents, schools and other professionals regarding a child’s strengths/weaknesses, diagnoses and potential interventions. The evaluations can answer diagnostic questions about ADHD, Learning Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Depression, Anxiety and processing disorders.
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What Do Psychological Tests Identify?​
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD/ADHD)
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Autism Spectrum Disorders/Asperger’s Syndrome
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Processing Disorders (sensory, visual, auditory, memory)
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Learning Disabilities
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Executive Functioning Deficits
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Depression
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Anxiety
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Emotional Problems
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Aggression/Behavior Problems
What Are the Services?
Limited Assessment
Purpose: Identify social-emotional, behavioral and developmental issues of the student.For example, does your child have ADHD?
Assessment includes:
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Interviews with parents and student
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Direct testing of student’s social and emotional functioning
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Behavior forms completed by parents and teachers
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Consultations with other professionals (as needed)
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Review of records (as needed)
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Scoring and interpretation of testing data
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Written summary of testing results
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Feedback session to review results and recommendations
Total time: 6-10 hours
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Comprehensive Psychological Assessment
Purpose: Identify cognitive strengths and weaknesses, social-emotional, behavioral and developmental issues of the student, as well as processing skills.For example, does your child have memory or processing problems that are interfering with learning?
Assessment includes:
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Interviews with parents and student
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Direct testing of student’s cognitive and processing skills
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Direct testing of student’s social and emotional functioning
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Behavior forms completed by parents and teachers
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Consultations with other professionals (as needed)
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Review of records (as needed)
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Scoring and interpretation of testing data
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Written summary of testing results
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Feedback session to review results and recommendations
Total time: 11-14 hours
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Comprehensive Pyscho-Educational Assessment
Purpose: Identify cognitive and academic strengths and weaknesses, social-emotional, behavioral and developmental issues of the student, as well as processing skills. For example, does your child have a learning disability (dyslexia) or need special education services?
Assessment includes all elements of comprehensive psychological assessment plus:
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Direct testing of the student’s academic skills
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Written summary or comprehensive report of testing results
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Feedback session to review results and recommendations
Total time: 14 -20 hours
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