Pathways to Potential offers psychological and neuropsychological assessments. These assessments will help you understand more about the particular difficulties you or your child are experiencing and more importantly, determine WHY those difficulties are happening. Areas of assessment include:
Testing begins with the client meeting with a psychologist for an in-depth consultation. If the client is a child, the clinical consultation will always include the parents during which we gather developmental history and discuss current difficulties your child is experiencing.
After this initial meeting, the psychologist will review any pertinent school records, prior assessments, Individualized Education Plans (IEPs), and medical records. This thorough process not only helps in understanding the client’s complete profile but also enables the psychologist to provide tailored and effective care to support their development and overall functioning.
We work alongside other professionals involved in your child’s treatment planning to ensure all aspects of the Client’s situation are taken into account.
In this session, clients will meet with our psychometrist to start the standardized testing. This meeting typically includes measures of cognition and academic achievement. During this session, parents or guardians will be asked to wait in the waiting room to ensure we are getting an accurate representation of how your child behaves in a setting similar to this one without outside influences.
You can expect this appointment to be about 2-hours, but depending on the Client’s age/grade-level, which standardized tests are being administered, and one’s individual pace and concentration, the testing may be completed in less time.
In this session, clients will continue standardized testing. This session typically involves assessing areas of processing including auditory, visual, attention, memory, sensory, language processing and executive functioning. Additional areas include pragmatic language, social perception, and social skills.
Executive functioning is measured extensively to include sustained attention, divided attention, impulse control, task initiation and cognitive flexibility among other executive functions
The last session will be a meeting with the client’s parent, or just the client if the client is an adult, and the psychologist to discuss testing outcomes. This discussion will involve any relevant diagnoses, treatments and educational suggestions. You will receive a list of recommended referrals specific to your child’s needs, whether those services are available in our clinic or in the community. You will receive a comprehensive written report documenting the findings of the assessment. Please note that you will not receive the written report during this session. Rather, you can expect to receive the written report within 1 week after your results session.
Our administrative team and your clinician will be available to you for questions, concerns, and additional treatment recommendations. The best way to reach your clinician after testing has been completed is to call our office and share your needs and / or ask for a phone call from your clinician.
