Psychological and
Educational Assessments

 
 

What matters most is what you do today, we pride ourselves in helping you develop the insight you need to make today count and live the life you most deserve.

 

Psychologists are often associated with providing specialist treatment services, however they are also highly trained in conducting assessments. Most assessments typically involve a clinical interview with the client, as well as the administering of psychological tests. The psychologist may also interview the client’s family and other relevant parties to obtain additional and collateral information to assist the assessment process.

An assessment report is then written based on the information gathered by the psychologist during the clinical interview, the results of psychological tests administered, and the psychologist’s clinical judgement and expertise.

We offer the following psychological and educational assessments:

 

Clinical Mental Health Assessments

Provide an overview of an individual’s current and general psychological functioning, including screening for psychological disorders and giving an overview of the client’s personality features.

Cognitive Assessments

These assess an individual’s level of cognitive functioning. They can provide a measure of overall IQ but can also assess more specific areas of functioning such as short-term memory, long-term memory, working memory, abstract reasoning, visuo-spatial and visuo-motor skills. They may also screen for any neuropsychological and learning problems associated with traumatic brain injury, acquired brain injury, dementias, developmental disorders and psychiatric/psychological disorders.

Personality Assessments

These assessments purely examine an individual’s personality structure and its specific features. They also screen for any extreme deviations in personality and/or personality disorders. These assessments are useful in both vocational and clinical settings.

Worker’s Compensation Assessments

Assess the impact of a work-related injury on an individual’s psychological functioning, their capacity to return to work, and provide treatment and further recommendations.

Victims of Crime Assistance Tribunal (VOCAT)

These assessments assess the psychological impact that the victim has endured as a result of a crime and provide recommendations for treatment and/or prognosis.

Transport Accident Commission (TAC)

These assessments assess the psychological impact of an accident on an individual with the view of providing recommendations and a treatment plan.

Cognitive (full scale IQ) Assessment for Children/Adolescent Aged 2 to 16 Years

A cognitive assessment includes a:

  • 90-minute consultation with parents (background information/ history)
  • Minimum 90-minute cognitive assessment with child using psychometric tests in which a report is written
  • 50-minute feedback session with parents to discuss results and recommendations

Education/Achievement Assessment

An education/achievement assessment includes a:

  • 90-minute consultation with parents (background information/ history)
  • Minimun 90 minute assessment with child using psychometric tests (multiple sessions may be required)
  • 50-minute feedback session with parents to discuss results and recommendations including a comprehensive report

Adult ADHD Assessment

A comprehensive process conducted only by our most experienced psychologists. They will guide you through each of the steps and are happy to answer any questions or concerns that you may have along the way. Our tailored-approach is designed to reduce unnecessary costs. For testing sessions, clients are required to attend in person (when possible).

The structure of the ADHD assessments:

Session 1 (90-min): Initial clinical interview

Session 2 (90-min): Assessment

Session 3 (60-90-min): Feedback, Discussion, Referrals and Report given

*as each assessment is tailored to the individual, a forth session may be required

Child ADHD Assessment

aims to explore a child’s behaviour, developmental history, and mental health over 3-4 sessions that include clinical interviews and the completion of rating scales by parents, teachers, and/or the child depending on their age.

Our psychologists might also assess the child’s cognitive abilities, memory, and/or other aspects of their learning. The key signs and symptoms of ADHD cover two main areas of difficulty; inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity.

For a diagnosis of ADHD, the child must have several symptoms of either inattention or hyperactivity/impulsivity, or both, across two or more settings such as at home and at school. Symptoms must also have been present before 12 years of age. The ADHD assessment includes:

  • 3-4 x 1-1.5-hour clinical consultations
  • Comprehensive interview regarding background, history, and presenting symptoms
  • Information gathered from parents and teachers
  • Clinical examination to explore any other comorbid or underlying conditions, such as anxiety or specific learning disorders which are common in children/teens with ADHD.
  • Administration of ADHD rating scales and other screening tools
  • Scoring of measures and an Interpretive Report
  • Feedback session with recommendations for home and school environments
 

Please contact us on 9325 4567 or email info@insightpsychology.melbourne for a schedule of our assessment.