PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
Psychological assessments serve many purposes. Raleigh Psychology takes into account the whole person—assessing the individual’s strengths, areas of opportunity, and crafting a way forward. Following are a few types of assessments Raleigh Psychology offers and their corresponding descriptions:
Psycho-educational Assessments
The purpose of educational evaluations is often to determine if one has a learning disability. The assessment will examine intellectual functioning to learn more specifically about how you or your child learn, seeking to determine the educational accommodations the client may benefit from, and how to maximize learning potential. Accommodations requested may include: requests for a note taker, additional time on tests, tutoring services, or a separate room for test taking
Diagnostic Assessments
The purpose of diagnostic assessments is to evaluate a person's overall personality functioning. Perhaps you wonder why you do the things or do or what is keeping you from reaching your full potential. Maybe you have had received mixed messages or conflicting opinions about possible diagnoses and you want to know for sure. A diagnostic assessment is an opportunity to work with an experienced clinician to get to the bottom of the questions you have. The assessment will be tailored to your specific question, include an in-depth clinical interview, and completion of objective instruments.
autism
ADHD
Anxiety
DEPRESSION
BIPOLAR DISORDER
POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
LEARNING DISABILITIES
TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
How do I know if I need an assessment?
Have you been taking psychiatric medications or attending therapy and feel as though you’re not making the progress that you’d like to be making? Have you been given a diagnosis that you do not think accurately fits? Or perhaps it is outdated?
Are you or a loved one having difficulty preparing for standardized testing, such as the SAT, MCAT, LSAT ( or another similar test) or a licensing exam? It is possible that your scores are lower than your true potential due to an undiagnosed learning disability, autism spectrum disorder, or attentional problem (possibly ADHD).
Are you or a loved one having significant difficulty in school completing exams within the allowable time frames? Being easily distracted and having difficulty remaining focused? Is your child spending twice as long on his homework as his peers? It is possible that there is an undiagnosed psychological component that is contributing to yours or your child's needs for additional time and possibly for instructions to be delivered in a way that is more easily understandable. An assessment can provide valuable insight into the way you or your loved one are functioning right now and provide an opportunity to work together to develop a plan for educational success.