Psychological Evaluations Services

Frequently Asked Questions:

What is a psycho-educational evaluation ?

A psycho-educational evaluation is a comprehensive assessment of a student's cognitive, academic, and socio-emotional functioning. These evaluations can be used to determine if a student is eligible for special education.

Why do we do psychoeducational assessment?

Psychoeducational testing can provide a full picture of your child's abilities. This results in a unique profile of your child's areas of strength and weakness. Often young people and parents who seek evaluation have several questions or concerns. A comprehensive evaluation can assess each of these concerns.

What does a psychoeducational evaluation test for?

The purpose of psychoeducational assessments is to provide an age-referenced profile of a child's cognitive, learning, and behavioural functioning as well as to elucidate the sources of their academic struggles.

Why would a child need psychoeducational evaluation?

A thorough evaluation should help you uncover the specific skills where your child is struggling, or can benefit from intervention. It is critical to determine why a student is having problems in a given academic area.

What are the benefits of psychoeducational assessment?

A psychoeducational assessment can help parents figure out why their child is facing barriers at home, at school, and in the community. It helps schools take a multidisciplinary approach to your child's education.

Does psychoeducational testing diagnose ADHD?

Psychoeducational assessments are conducted by a registered school psychologist and in addition to showing how a child learns, can provide a diagnosis of a learning disability, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), developmental disability, and identify any other social/emotional/behavioural or psychological ...

What is the best age for psychoeducational assessment?

Most inquiry boards reported they will generally not consider a student for a psychoeducational assessment until Grade 3 (or age eight).

Who conducts psychoeducational testing?

A psychoeducational evaluation can be performed by a licensed psychologist, school psychologist, or a special education professional. At a minimum, a psychoeducational evaluation consists of formal assessment of cognitive/intellectual functioning (IQ) and academic achievement.

How to prepare your child for a psychoeducational assessment?

Explain that the tests will contain a variety of questions, puzzles, drawings, stories, and games; and that the tests are neither painful nor about whether the child is crazy. Most importantly, offer the child hope in that the evaluation should show adults how best to help. Be open and honest as much as possible.

How long is a psychoeducational assessment valid for?

How long are psychoeducational evaluations good for? About 3 years on average. It's really up to the organization that's using your evaluation's results. We've seen some places want an evaluation no older than 1 year and others that accepted an evaluation that was 5 years old.

What is the difference between a psychological assessment and a psychoeducational assessment?

Licensed school psychologists and child clinical psychologists often title their evaluations as psychological evaluations. The main difference between psycho-educational evaluations and psychological evaluations is that licensed professionals can provide medical diagnoses.