What To Expect
Purpose of Assessment
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Capture an individual’s strengths, challenges,and current functioning.
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Clarify or confirm diagnoses
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Assist in treatment goal planning
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Ensure post-medical procedure success, medical suitability
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Help establish an educational plan such as IEP or 504 Plan
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Establish base-line level of functioning fordisorders that impact memory or attention
What to Expect of the Assessment & Evaluation Process
The evaluation process is a multi-step process.
Clinical Interview
Lasts up to 90 minutes. Information about your current symptoms, health history, and background is gathered. We will discuss your concerns and clarify your clinical questions so that the evaluation can be customized to meet your needs.
The Evaluation
Testing session. Materials may include use of computer software, pen and paper, interaction and direct observation. Testing can take anywhere from 2-6 hours due factors such as age of the test-taker and the presenting concerns. For some individuals and smaller children testing may take place over two appointments.
Data Analysis
Once the face-to-face testing appointment is complete, the administered materials will be scored, analyzed, and data will be compiled to produce a final report. You will be contacted to receive your report and to participate in a feedback session within 2 weeks for brief evaluations and within 4 weeks of last contact or final documents retuned to WMS (for longer evaluations). Time spent scoring, interpreting, analyzing, and compiling the report is billed as part of the psychological testing process.
Feedback Session
This appointment may be in-person or virtually with a screenshare. We will review description and summary of the tests, scores, their significance, then inform of any diagnoses. You will receive final copy of your report.