PSYCHO-EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENTS
Cochrane Psychology Services offers psycho-educational assessments with children who may be experiencing challenges at school due to undiagnosed learning disabilities, attention problems, executive functioning difficulties, giftedness, and/or social-emotional issues.
Our goal with these comprehensive assessments is to understand a child’s unique profile of strengths and challenges, as well as to provide strategies and recommendations for support in order to improve a child's confidence in learning and academic achievement.
A psycho-educational assessment is an integrative process that includes:
Our goal with these comprehensive assessments is to understand a child’s unique profile of strengths and challenges, as well as to provide strategies and recommendations for support in order to improve a child's confidence in learning and academic achievement.
A psycho-educational assessment is an integrative process that includes:
- Clinical interview with parent(s) to gather relevant information, including academic and developmental history
- Direct observation and evaluation with the student (2-3 in-person testing sessions; 4-6 hours total)
- Completion of clinical rating scales by parent(s), teacher(s) and/or child
- Review of documents, including school report cards, Individualized Program Plans [IPP] and/or previous assessments by other professionals (i.e., occupational, speech-language reports)
- Comprehensive written report that integrates results of standardized tests/rating scales, background information gathered, clinical impressions, and specific recommendations to help support and advocate for your child
- Feedback meeting with parent(s) to discuss assessment results and share recommendations
THERAPY SERVICES
At Cochrane Psychology Services, we will tailor our therapeutic approach to address your specific concerns and will work collaboratively with you to find the most effective strategies that will best fit your unique situation and circumstances in order to help you reach your goals. We provide therapy services with adolescents (14-17 years of age), adults, and families who are experiencing difficulties due to the following:
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