Assessment
Academic & Developmental
Academic and Developmental Assessments measure the individual’s abilities, knowledge, and skills learned through the academic environment, life experiences, and typical maturation and development. An academic or developmental assessment can be a useful tool in understanding an individual’s areas of strenth and weakness. It can facilitate the formulation of a specifically designed treatment or education plan, as well as guide the parents, teachers and community in how to best meet the unique needs of the individual, in order to support their optimal functioning. Academic and developmental assessments are used to identify a variety of qualities, including (but not limited to): gifted and talented abilities, specific learning disabilities, developmental delays, intellectual disabilities, and communication disorders.
Neuropsychological
Neuropsychological Assessments identify one’s ability to complete tasks associated with specific regions of the brain and/or neurological skills. In so doing, these tests identify specific ways in which the brain is functioning well or is not functioning at its optimal level. Neuropsychological assessments can help in developing a treatment plan for managing the malfunction, and in some cases, implementing repair. Common areas of concern measured by neuropsychological assessments include: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, executive functioning, attention, concentration, distractibility, decision making, organization, memory limitations, memory loss, and sensory processing difficulties.
Psychological
Psychological Assessments measure the individual’s unique qualities, including areas of strength and weakness, interests, preferences, self perceptions, emotional expression and regulation, and mthods of interacting with the world. A psychological assessment can be useful for gaining insight and understanding into an individual’s characteristics and patterns. Psychological assessments are often used for treatment planning or guiding life decisions. Sometimes they are also used for informing agency decisions, including adoption, employment, and religious ministry or missionary work.