Psychoeducational Assessment

Psychoeducational assessments can help with understanding and supporting the learning, cognitive, attention, or mental health needs of children and adolescents. When an assessment is administered, interpreted, and summarized in a manner that accurately describes an individual’s strengths and needs, the child can be better understood and supported across home, school, and community environments. Our assessments may include multi-disciplinary clinicians, depending on the specific reason for referral. We work collaboratively as psychologists, occupational therapists, speech and language pathologists, and literacy specialists. We aim to provide clarity of strengths and individual needs as well as a clear path forward with specific individual recommendations for your child.

Our assessments can help to identify:

• Specific Learning Disorders

• Specific Literacy Challenges

• Cognitive Challenges

• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

• Social-Emotional/Behavioural Difficulties

• Adaptive Functioning

• Mental Health Challenges

Information is most often gathered through parent/guardian/teacher interviews, a review of school records, observations, and administration of standardized assessment tools. Each assessment report is unique and will be individualized to the child-specific to the referral reason and assessment measures used.

Assessment reports will usually include:

• The purpose of the assessment

• A summary of historical information

• A list of measures used in the assessment

• A summary of performance, strengths and weaknesses as it relates to referral questions

• Recommendations for the school, home, and community 

• Referral information for potential community based supports

Assessment reports summarize and interpret all of the information collected and may include a formal diagnosis as per the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). Time is spent to ensure that the recommendations provided are comprehensive and relevant in order to best foster personal growth and success.

Our goal is to provide a comprehensive understanding of how your child is doing across multiple areas of functioning. As former teachers and clinicians who have worked in school settings, we understand the classroom contexts and strive to support the child and the helpers in the child's life to feel confident in supporting their unique learning profile. We recognize it can feel overwhelming navigating where to start. The BHC offers assessment and intervention services within the same clinic space, helping you to feel informed of your child's needs, gifts, and challenges.