Psychological & Educational Assessments

Why Use Assessments?
University Park Counseling & Testing Center, PLLC offers a wide range of assessments that can provide additional information to individuals, parents, teachers, and other professionals. Having an in-depth understanding of how a parson is functioning can be helpful in making academic decisions, understanding relationship dynamics, and clarification of treatment goals. Our personalized and team-oriented approach utilizes individual assessments as well as assessment batteries to assess the following:
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Personality
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Intellectual Functioning
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Learning Processes
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Memory Skills
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Emotional and Behavioral Functioning
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Adaptive Behavior
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Social Skills
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Relationship Stress and Satisfaction
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Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnostic
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Development
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Kindergarten Readiness
Types of Assessments
Psycho-Educational Assessment: Our psycho-educational assessment battery involves a comprehensive set of assessments to help gain a holistic understanding of a child or adolescent's current level of functioning. Each assessment battery is uniquely tailored to your child and typically examines the following areas: intelligence, learning preferences, visual-motor abilities, self-concept, mood, behavior, and relationships.
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Developmental Assessment: We conduct a multi-dimensional assessment that is specifically designed to help parents, educators, and professionals understand characteristics of a child's behavior in relation to typical growth patterns. It encompasses a child's social, emotional, intellectual, and physical development. This information can be helpful in determining whether or not a child is ready to start Kindergarten.
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Other Psychological & Diagnostic Assessments: Psychological and diagnostic assessments are used to create a batter understanding of an individual's current level of functioning. Assessment results can aid in the determination of a correct diagnosis and/or guide the treatment process. Assessments are often used to assess for Autism Spectrum Disorder, anxiety, depression, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and many others.
​Assessment Process
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Request and Schedule an Appointment
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Attend a Parent Interview (child) or Individual Interview (adult): This appointment is for
collecting information about the individual's developmental history.
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Assessment Day: This appointment is for the face-to-face assessment of the individual.
The length of this appointment will depend upon the specific type of assessment(s) being
conducted.
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Attend a Parent or Individual Feedback Session: After completion of assessments an
scoring, a feedback session will be help where the counselor will explain the results, provide an integrated summary of all data collected, give recommendations for home and school as appropriate, and provide a hardcopy of the assessment report.