PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL EVALUATIONS

Is your child struggling at home or school with behavior or academics? A psychoeducational evaluation can get you some of the answers you have been looking for.

What are Psychoeducational Evaluations?

Kinder Konsulting offers psychoeducational testing with School Psychologists, Karen Gayle-Penna, Ed.S., NCSP and Rebecca Dargis Ed.S., NCSP. Psychoeducational Testing at Kinder Konsulting is available for children, teens, and young adults for the suspected exceptionalities of Specific Learning Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Emotional Behavioral Disability, Intellectual Disability, ADHD, Executive Functioning and Gifted.

Evaluations may include assessment of domains including, but not limited to the following: intellectual, academic, cognitive processing, adaptive, and social/emotional development. Parent(s) may share the results with the schools to assist in determining the need for a 504 Plan, Individual Education Plan (IEP), Educational Plan (EP), or College Board exam accommodations.

A comprehensive evaluation gives insight into a student’s personal strengths and weaknesses, which helps determine how your child learns. We will provide concrete strategies and recommendations to help your child become more successful at school and home.

First Step - Schedule an Appointment

Fill out the Referral Form (click the button at the bottom of this page), and indicate you are interested in psychological testing. Our office will call you to schedule an appointment.

Once an appointment is scheduled, an email will be sent to you containing a child history form and any additional questionnaires or rating scales as deemed appropriate to assess your child’s needs.

We request that all forms be completed prior to the first testing session.

Evaluation Day

Evaluations typically are scheduled over the course of one, two or more days depending on the nature of the problem, the individual’s attention, work pace, and number of breaks needed during the testing session(s), additional time and/or meetings may be necessary. In general, gifted testing takes approximately 1 to 1.5 hours of direct assessment. Please make sure your child is in good health and well rested; they may bring a snack in case they get hungry during the session, as well as a jacket in case they get cold.

Test Scoring and Interpretation

The tests and questionnaires are scored, analyzed, and interpreted to determine the student’s academic and/or behavioral strengths and weaknesses.

A comprehensive psychoeducational report is developed.

Feedback Session

An appointment will be scheduled to review the results of the testing. During the feedback session, the comprehensive psychoeducational report is presented and reviewed with the family. Any follow-up questions will be addressed at this time.

Assessment Fees

Fees include the initial parent interview, direct contact hours spent administering the psychoeducational tests, data analysis, comprehensive psychoeducational report with specific recommendations, and feedback meeting.

Fill out the Referral Form to get started today!