by Gretchen Britton, Ph.D.
Do you
have any of the following concerns or questions regarding your child?
-Does your child or teen struggle
with reading, writing or math?
-Are you concerned that your child
has more trouble than most with paying attention and maintaining
focus?
-Is your youngster falling behind in
school and you don’t know why?
-Are emotional concerns, worries or
sadness impacting your child’s life at home or school?
-Does your youngster need additional
time or other accommodations for standardized testing?
-Does your child need testing
completed for admission to private school?
-Is your pre-school child ready to
begin kindergarten?
-Could your child’s social,
behavioral and communication concerns be part of a developmental disorder such
as an autism spectrum disorder?
-Would you like a second opinion
regarding a psychoeducational evaluation conducted at your child’s school or would you like
help in navigating the special education process?
-Would you like to know if your
child is eligible for the Mentally Gifted program?
-Would you like to learn more about
your child’s learning style and how he or she learns best?
-Perhaps your child is already doing
well in school and you would like to explore strengths she could build upon to
increase her academic success even more?
Ascend
Psychological Services provides comprehensive psychoeducational evaluations of
school-age children experiencing academic and behavioral difficulties. Our team
of compassionate and committed psychologists specializes in the assessment of
autism spectrum disorders, learning disabilities, attention deficit hyperactivity
disorder (AD/HD), and emotional problems that impact learning. Ascend provides
clients with targeted recommendations individually tailored to meet your
child's needs.
What is a psychoeducational
evaluation?
A psychoeducational evaluation is
a thorough examination of a learner's strengths and needs and includes
assessment of cognitive ability, academic achievement, social / emotional and
behavioral functioning. The evaluation may also include assessments of a
student's sensory-motor skills, attention, memory, language processing,
phonological processing, adaptive skills, and executive functioning. Using all
of the information gained over the course of the assessment – from interviews,
parent, teacher and child rating scales, one-to-one testing results, and
observations of the child –the psychologist provides the child, her family
and (with consent from the family) her teachers, with a clear picture of
her abilities and her needs in the classroom, at home and with peers.
The psychologist will compile her findings into a report, and will discuss
all findings, diagnoses and recommendations with the family at the
end of the assessment process. Referrals to other services may be
made as appropriate, such as to occupational therapy for fine motor
concerns or to speech-language pathology for communication di
About
Us
We are a team of three
psychologists, Dr. Paskiewicz, Dr. Britton and Mr. Mendelsohn. All three of us
are certified school psychologists with extensive experience working in the
public schools and knowledge of the special education process. Between us, we
have advanced training in neuropsychological assessment and the evaluation of
ADHD, behavioral and emotional problems, autism, and learning disabilities. Dr.
Paskiewicz and Dr. Britton are trained in administration of the ADOS (Autism
Diagnostic Observation Schedule).
Timing
is important. If you feel your child may benefit from a psychoeducational
evaluation, consider making an appointment before the school year winds down so
that any resulting recommendations can be put in place as soon as the 2014-15
school year begins. If you’d like to know more about how we can help, please
call us at 215-326-9239, email us at ascendpsych@gmail.com
or visit our website at ascendpsych.com.
No comments:
Post a Comment