Psychoeducational Assessment

For Children and Teens

The practice provides psychoeducational testing for both children, teens, and adults. When families and students would like to learn more about a child’s learning profile and their academic strengths and weaknesses, a comprehensive psychoeducational assessment can be a helpful next step. This can also help identify neurodiverse learners. Psychologists in the practice help children feel at ease to engage thoughtfully in the assessments. Kids come away learning important things about themselves, and feeling a sense of accomplishment. The final report can be used for teachers to modify instruction, for testing accommodations on standardized exams, and for practical guidance on how a student learns best. 

Psychoeducational assessments are thorough and complete;we provide exceptional evaluations that are both affordable and timely, often conducted with no wait time. The findings draw from cognitive, behavioral, social, and academic assessment, while also including time with parents, teachers, and often a school observation. The Director of Psychoeducational Testing at the practice will consult with the school, help teachers implement changes, and submit requests for accommodations.  Reports are informative and data-driven, but also useful and practical for teachers to understand what a child needs and, when deemed necessary, can be used for securing necessary accommodations. 

Every report provides a summary that helps parents and teachers use findings from the report in an accessible, practical way for the benefit of the child. 

For Adults

Adults often decide to undertake a psychoeducational assessment because they have always known they learned differently or they have a vague sense that some of their habits may be attributed to something more than procrastination. Adults can benefit from determining if their long-standing procrastination is related to attention deficit disorder or a learning difference. They may also use psychoeducational assessments to understand whether anxiety or an attention-related disorder is interfering with their work. This information can be invaluable and cannot be determined by speaking to a psychiatrist or working with a therapist. Adults use findings from psychoeducational assessments to request accommodations for tests like the LSAT, MCAT, GRE, or GMAT exams. They may also use findings to support their college or graduate studies or, in their professional lives, to make changes in their workflow, environment, or schedule.