Psycho-educational Assessments

Assessments involve approximately six hours of face-to-face contact with the student, an interview with the parents and a telephone consultation with the student’s teacher. Once the information is gathered, the psychologist will write a report and provide feedback to the parents or student if over the age of eighteen.

Most employers have medical insurance plans that cover the services of a registered psychologist and therefore may cover all or some part of an assessment.

A psycho-educational assessment is a comprehensive diagnostic assessment providing information on a student’s learning strengths and needs. Specifically, information is gathered as to their intellectual and academic functioning. A detailed developmental history is taken and information is gathered as to the student’s personality, behaviour and learning style.

Once gathered, this information can lead to specific recommendations that the school in general, or the teacher more specifically, may implement. The findings may necessitate the diagnosis of a Learning Disability, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder or emotional problems. When this is the case, recommendations are made to address these difficulties.