Psychological Assessments
children, young people, and adults
Our lead Educational Psychologist, Kate East is experienced in the psychological assessments of children and young adults at schools, colleges, universities and those in care to the local authority.
The assessment of children, young people and adults has become increasingly important in identifying not only intellectual strengths, but also the causes of any underlying difficulties.
These difficulties may be impacting the ability to learn, behaviour, engage in school, and study effectively. We all learn best when we have a good grasp of our own skills and weaknesses and when we can take action or be supported in the most effective techniques and strategies to develop our skills. Attention and axiety can strongly impact on successful learning at school.
Clients say:
‘We really appreciate your advice’
‘You have really understood my daughter, and she commented that no one has really understood how she feels’
‘this report really helps me help my child as now I know what to do’
We can help overcome these obstacles by offering effective interventions. We adopt a strengths based approach to help support in areas of difficulty.
For children and young people, learning difficulties can also affect the ability to develop and maintain friends, have good organisational skills, lead to problems with planning and producing written work, poor revision skills and impact performance at school coursework and examinations.
We work with children in primary, secondary schools and colleges.
We have experience of working with a full range of educational establishments and can offer advice on al special educational needs.
Difficulties with literacy (dyslexia), numeracy (dyscalculia) or broader learning difficulties (social emotional and mental health, cognition and learning, social communication and language difficulties can hinder a young person’s ability to access and respond to the curriculum effectively. It can also severely affect self-confidence or self-esteem and in some cases contribute to behavioural issues, problems with social skills the development of sound friendships. In a small number of cases, it can be the underlying cause for mental health needs.
In the workplace, learning difficulties are often identified through problems with organisation and planning, difficulties dealing with aspects such as report-writing or producing presentations, or in poor interpersonal skills. On many occasions these difficulties impact on working as part of a team. In such cases an assessment can help to identify whether the underlying learning difficulties are a contributing factor and if so, identify strategies that could improve performance, self-esteem and achievement.