PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING

OUR TESTING APPROACH

Our practice is extremely proficient at providing comprehensive and illuminating psychological evaluations for those in need of greater clarity in their lives. Our well trained psychologists work with you to produce clear, meaningful results stemming from our proven testing processes.

Skilled psychological evaluations can include neuropsychological testing or psychoeducational testing and involve the administration of empirically derived tests aimed at clarifying questions and providing answers about a person’s cognitive, academic, emotional, neuropsychological and interpersonal abilities and functioning. These may include achievement tests, intelligence tests, neuropsychological tests, personality tests, or a combination of methods.

Achievement tests are used to measure the amount of knowledge that a person has acquired in a particular area. Intelligence tests attempt to measure a person’s intellect. Neuropsychological tests measure strengths and weaknesses in various aspects of cognitive functioning (e.g. memory, attention, visual-spatial skills, processing speed, etc.) Personality tests evaluate personality structure and identify strengths and weaknesses in personality functioning.

When a client is evaluated using a neuropsychological or psychoeducational battery, a detailed written report is produced which integrates the testing results, relevant background information, and any other gathered analyses, providing formal feedback to answer the questions raised. Testing also provides specific recommendations for remediation of any identified difficulties.

Both children and adults require psychological testing for a wide variety of reasons. Poor school functioning is one of the most identified reasons why parents request testing for their children. A thorough neuropsychological evaluation or psychoeducational evaluation with an experienced psychologist can be invaluable in helping to identify strengths and weaknesses, possible learning disabilities, or unidentified emotional difficulties in children. We assess their academic performance, adaptive functioning, attention and executive functioning, intellectual/general cognitive functioning, language, learning and memory, motor skills, visual-spatial skills and social emotional functioning, among other areas. Adults often request psychological testing for issues relating to diagnostic clarification, career concerns, personality assessment, or for medical/legal reasons. These have included psychological evaluations in complex Family Law matters.

Professional testing by a psychologist can offer much-needed insight and recommendations for important interventions, accommodations, or remediation.