Excelsis Psychology offers diagnostic assessments for children & adolescents.

An assessment is generally requested to identify a child’s or adolescent’s learning strengths and weaknesses, and to ascertain whether an identifiable difficulty exists. We are passionate about assisting children and young people achieve personal success by helping identify their unique skills, strengths and talents.

Our assessments services include:

• Cognitive assessments

• Executive functioning

• Autism Spectrum Disorder

• Gifted and Talented Testing

• School Readiness

• Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

• Specific Learning Disorders

Early identification of your child’s diagnostic profile may assist them to reach their full potential and to excel in all areas of life.

THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS

A comprehensive clinical and psychoeducational assessment uncovers each child’s unique intellectual, learning & educational, behavioural and social-emotional profile. Our assessment process include the following steps:

1. Parent Initial Consultation – 50 minutes

• We like to meet with both parents / primary caregiver(s) to gain an understanding of concerns and factors impacting your child’s development.

2. Collection of School / Educational Information

• We may discuss with you the benefits of contacting your child’s teacher(s) or other professionals involved in your child’s care. This may involve asking them to complete questionnaires or a phone consult to gain an in-depth understanding of your child’s unique strengths and talents.

3. Cognitive (IQ) Assessment – 90-120 minutes

• We use the WISC-V to evaluate your child’s individual cognitive abilities. For younger children (ages 2 years 6 months to 7 years 7 months) we use the WPPSI-IV.

4. *Functional Assessment – 90-120 minutes

• We use tests to identify your child’s unique learning strengths and weaknesses including; pre-reading and reading readiness abilities, phonological processing, decoding (reading), encoding (spelling), reading comprehension, written language, mathematics, and social-emotional functioning.

• We will discuss with you which assessments we will use and how we will tailor your child’s assessment to suit their unique needs.

5. *Social, Emotional, Personality & Behavioural Assessment

• We use a range of tools to measure social skills, emotional health, personality and behavioural functioning.

6. Report Preparation – 150 minutes

• We provide parents with a comprehensive, detailed report that explains the meaning of all assessment results and findings.

• Please allow two weeks after the assessment date to compile a comprehensive individualised report.

7. Parent Feedback Consultation – 50 minutes

• We invite both parents / primary caregiver(s) to clarify the assessment findings and discuss strategies for intervention. We may make recommendations on well researched programs to assist your child.

• Depending on a child’s maturity and age we may invite the child client to attend the feedback session along with their parents to also provide feedback to them about their assessment results.

 *Steps 2 - 5 will be discussed with you prior to assessment commencement to suit your child’s individual assessment needs*