Psycho­educational Assessments

The assessment will involve a review of the client’s personal history including relevant medical or school records. Meeting with families and the completion of skills checklists by the family or others involved in the child’s care are also often part of the assessment process. Time spent with the child will include observations of skills as well as standardized assessments when tolerated.  Testing can take between 2 – 6 hours and often needs to take part over more than one day.

Assessment results may be reviewed with the family after the assessment process is complete and information has been interpreted.  Results will help determine which kind of educational and therapeutic supports can help a child thrive and may include the diagnosis of an underlying issue affecting learning or behavior such as Autism, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Learning Disorder or other developmental disabilities. A written report detailing assessment findings and recommendations will be provided.

Once completing all referral paperwork for the assessment families can expect:

Prompt appointments for evaluations: we strive to begin the evaluation process within 4 – 8 weeks from the completion of intake paperwork.

Review of medical, academic and/or previous evaluation records.

Review of parent and teacher checklists and information including an intake appointment with the child’s parents/caregivers during which the psychologist will pinpoint the family’s concerns and make a testing plan.

In-depth assessment of skills related to the overall referring problem which may include informal or formal evaluation of the following areas:

• • • attention, concentration, and impulsivity
    • memory, cognition, and executive functioning
    • academics skills or intelligence
    • social-emotional skills
    • fine motor skills and visual-motor development
    • emotional/behavioral issues

Montfort Psychological Associates and Doodle Diagnostics have coordinated with The Carruth Center to complete psychoeducational and developmental assessments for our clients.