Assessments
If you or your child are struggling educationally or in life and attempts to improve the situation have not been effective, a psychological assessment could very well provide the answers you want. Psychological assessments are a means of gathering information from various sources (e.g., observations, interviews, school/college records, and formal testing methods) to gain a comprehensive understanding of you or your child’s strengths and weaknesses and make an accurate diagnosis. The heart of our assessments is our recommendations, which are tailored to you or your child’s unique strengths and needs so that challenges can be overcome.
- Psychological assessments can be used to gain access to proper educational placement, programming, and accommodations through:
- 504 services from elementary school through college
- Gifted and talented programs
- Special education
- For children and adolescents who are struggling at private schools, our assessments can provide specific, effective recommendations that teachers can implement.
- For individuals who meet diagnostic criteria for having a disability, our assessments can help gain access to extended time on standardized tests such as the SAT, ACT, GRE, LSAT, GMAT, and MCAT.
The ApaCenter offers the following assessments:
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Assessments (including Asperger’s Syndrome)
- Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD/ADHD) Assessments
- Dyslexia & Learning Disabilities Assessments
- Giftedness Assessments
- Twice-Exceptional Assessments
- Independent Educational Evaluations
- Personality and Psychological Assessments
- Neuropsychological Assessments
Unlike most practices, ApaCenter assessments are typically conducted by Licensed Psychologists. That means that a Ph.D. with a license in psychology will complete all the testing, write the full report, and personally provide a one hour feedback session. Also, a psychologist who specializes in your area of interest will conduct the assessment.
Our Licensed Psychologists at the ApaCenter are also Licensed Specialists in School Psychology (LSSPs) and are experienced at working within schools and with school staff. So, we will be able to tailor our assessments to meet the specific needs of schools when eligibility for special education and/or 504 services is in question.
Unless otherwise noted, all ApaCenter assessments will include the following:
- Review of developmental, medical, behavioral, and family history
- A clinical interview
- Review of report cards, teacher information, results of school administered standardized tests (for students), and results of any previous psychological evaluations
- Individual testing in areas such as cognitive abilities, memory, attention, academic and language skills, and emotional/behavioral functioning
- A comprehensive report that includes answers to your specific questions, identification of strengths and weaknesses, diagnoses, educational/vocational implications, and recommendations
- A one hour feedback session with the Licensed Psychologist who conducted the assessment to review the findings, recommendations, and answer any remaining questions
For information on how you will receive the assessment results and next steps please see our article, What’s Next .
If you are interested in setting up an appointment for an assessment or would just like to find out more information, please contact us at (512) 891-1500. We are happy to help.