What is Psychological Testing?
Psychological testing provides evaluation of behavioral patterns, social and emotional functioning, and intellectual abilities to understand the strengths and capabilities one may have, as well as difficulties or impairments they may face.
Benefits of Psychological Testing to Inform Therapy:
- Helps to clarify mental health diagnoses and provide insight
- Provides insight and understanding of clients’ strengths and weaknesses
- Helps guide therapy, establishing specific goals and provides a marker for progress
- Builds confidence as client’s gain a greater understanding of themselves and are able to identify targeted goals in therapy
Other Benefits Psychological Testing and Assessment:
- Help identify developmental delays
- Helps with identifying cognitive impairments or concerns (ex. memory concerns), and establishing baseline abilities
- Used to assess academic ability and identify or rule out a learning disorder
- Helps provide information that may be helpful to obtain school services, such as an IEP or 504 Plan, early entrance into kindergarten, acceptance in the gifted/talented program
- Used to assess the level of focus and attention issues, and identify or rule out ADHD
- Helps with identifying if criteria are met for an autism spectrum disorder diagnosis
Our team of experienced psychologists offers a wide range of psychological assessments for all ages. We are dedicated to helping individuals and families gain a better understanding of their unique needs.
If you are interested in learning more about our testing services, please call the office to schedule a consultation with one of our psychologists.
631-335-3584
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