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Every individual is unique. Both children and adults can experience difficulties in learning and processing information, which may manifest as emotional or behavioral challenges. When these struggles persist, additional support may be necessary.
Academic and cognitive challenges often require specialized attention to overcome. Through a comprehensive psychoeducational assessment, we can identify unique strengths and pinpoint areas where support is needed.
A psychoeducational assessment is the first step in understanding learning disabilities, processing disabilities, and gifted abilities, ensuring that both children and adults receive the support they need to thrive.
During the assessment, qualitative information is gathered to help us better understand the situation. We will also talk with you, and with teachers, if applicable, to help determine whether or not additional support is needed.
Some of the tools we’ll use during the assessment include the WISC V, WIAT-III and BASC 3, to gain an accurate understanding of what your child may be struggling with, and what the underlying cause may be. In some instances, it may be that your child is gifted.
Remember, a psychoeducational assessment is the first step to getting your child the support they need. Contact us today to arrange a time you’d like to talk, and we’ll do everything we can to accommodate it.
A psychoeducational assessment helps to show how someone learns. It can also lead to the diagnosis of developmental disabilities, learning disabilities, processing disabilities or gifted abilities. An assessment is usually broken down into different parts, starting with the initial consultation.
The assessment is available to both adults and children.
Take a look below to see a breakdown of the process, and what you can expect when you come to us for a psychoeducational assessment.
The person in question will be given various tests, to help assess their academic ability and reasoning skills. This includes their memory and processing skills and may include their attention and executive function skills. The testing duration normally lasts a few hours, but it can be adjusted.
During the assessment, qualitative information is gathered to help us better understand the situation. We will also talk with you, and with teachers, if applicable, to help determine whether or not additional support is needed.
The whole assessment can take several hours and is sometimes done over a few days. Overall, it depends on the individual and their learning ability, as to whether further tests are required.
Some of the tools we’ll use during the assessment include the WISC V, WIAT-III, BASC 3 and, ABAS-3, to gain an accurate understanding of what you or your child may be struggling with, and what the underlying cause may be. For example, we may also look at:
We understand that getting a psychoeducational assessment done can be daunting and you may be concerned about the process. That is why we ensure that our learning environment is both warm and nurturing. We will provide a report at the end of the session and be on hand to answer any questions you may have.
Remember, a psychoeducational assessment is the first step to getting the right support. Contact us today to arrange a time you’d like to talk, and we’ll do everything we can to accommodate it.
As a special education teacher, learning strategist, school counsellor and educational psychologist, Penny understands the importance of a well-developed and thorough assessment as a tool to guide program planning and intervention. Coming from a strengths-based approach, Penny provides practical strategies, resources and recommendations tailored to an individual’s unique learning profile that build upon areas of strengths to support growth.
Penny provides assessment services for children, youth and adults.
Kassie has extensive assessment experience completing psychoeducational assessments, which is a way to find personalized strategies to support a child, youth, or adult. With these assessments, Kassie can explore any difficulties in cognition (problem solving, reasoning), academics (reading, writing, math), or social/emotion/behaviour (anxiety, depression, inattention, social) alongside the DSM-5TR.
Kassie provides assessments for children, youth, and adults.
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