Assessment Services
About our service...
Our assessment service is flexible and offers virtual parent intake/feedback sessions and child assessment sessions at our Hawthorn East consulting rooms. This approach aims to increase access and reduce wait times for psychological and educational assessments to support children as early as possible.
Our Assessments
Cognitive Assessments
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Measure general intellectual functioning (WPPSI-IV, WISC-V, or WAIS-IV) to better understand each child's cognitive strengths and weaknesses. If required, an assessment of daily living skills is included (Vineland-3). This assessment can be used to evaluate school readiness and school placement in the kinder years, typically recommended by a paediatrician. For school-age children, teachers or other allied health professionals typically recommend cognitive assessments. For assessment fees, please click here.
Educational Assessments
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Measure a child's academic performance (WIAT-III) and provide insight into unique strengths, challenges, and missed areas of learning. A formal educational assessment involves both the academic (WIAT-III) and the cognitive (WISC-V or WAIS-IV) assessments. The findings of this assessment guide future intervention and/or academic accommodations for individual learning differences. If required, the DSM-5 TR diagnostic assessment of specific learning disorders ('dyslexia' or 'dyscalculia') is offered within the report. For assessment fees, please click here.
Psychological Assessments
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Our experience and the clinical research highlight that an early diagnosis helps guide an understanding of differences and needs. This further supports communication of unique differences, strengths, and needs to family members and teaching staff.
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Psychological assessments consider two factors:
1) Emotional and behavioural functioning (CBCL or BASC-3).
2) Neurodevelopmental presentations such as Autism or ADHD.
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Autism
Our DSM-5-TR diagnostic autism assessments involve a comprehensive understanding of a child's history, unique differences, sensory profile, and individual needs. These are available for children and adolescents. For assessment fees, please click here.
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ADHD
Our DSM-5-TR diagnostic ADHD assessments also involve a comprehensive understanding of a child's history, unique strengths, challenges, and ways of best supporting your child's functioning within their school and home environments. These assessments include a cognitive assessment (if required), school observation, and a diagnostic assessment. These are available for children and adolescents. For assessment fees, please click here.
The Process
Assessments typically include the following:
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1. Enquiry - online, school, GP or paediatrician recommendation.
2. A brief phone intake with a member of administrative staff
3. A comprehensive parent session with the psychologist to gather background history.
4. Information obtained from relevant professionals, e.g. teacher or paediatrician
5. Assessment session(s) completed in person with the client.
6. The final report is written.
7. Feedback session explaining findings and answering questions.
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Assessment FAQ's
What is an Educational & Developmental Psychologist?
A registered psychologist is a health professional that has completed six years of university education, training and research specialising in the human experience. Once registered, there is a requirement to continue with ongoing training and skill development. Psychologists must practice in line with current ethical and professional standards and use evidence-based approaches to assess, diagnose and support a wide range of concerns.
Psychologists focus on different areas; our staff have completed an additional two year program post-registration in Educational and Developmental Psychology. This area includes a focus in child and adolescent development, understanding of neurodevelopmental differences and mental health challenges that emerge in childhood, work with families, educational needs and academic assessments.
