We make use of a battery of standardized intelligence and personality tests to assess our clients’ knowledge, skills, socio-emotional states, and personality. This can be helpful in identifying areas of strengths and weaknesses, difficulties, needs, and coping styles. We conduct individual assessment, usually requested by physicians, teachers, and allied professionals.

We also do group assessment for work-related purposes, determining appropriate placement or needs of individuals who are part of a group. For adolescents and young adults, we offer vocational testing and career counseling. Interviews and observations supplement the assessment process.

Here are some other F.A.Q’s about psychological evaluations:

What is a psychological evaluation?
Psychological evaluation makes use of a battery of standardized intelligence and personality tests to assess a person’s knowledge, skills, present emotional states, and personality.

The set of tests may be helpful in identifying an individual’s learning difficulties, strengths and weaknesses, emotional needs, and coping style. Interviews and observations are also used to complete the assessment procedure. This systematic process is often referred to as psychological evaluation or psychological assessment. Psychological evaluation can be conducted to children and adults.

What are the usual purposes of doing psychological evaluations?
In general, evaluation is done to assess intellectual competencies and emotional difficulties, and to gain insight about a client’s behavior and way of relating with others.  Evaluation results are useful in both determining present needs and charting a client’s progress.

What is the procedure for undergoing the evaluation?
a) A client is referred to the psychologist by their relatives or other professionals. Self-referred clients are also seen.

b) The psychologist interviews the clients themselves or, in the case of children and adolescents, their parents or guardians. If evaluation is considered helpful, a testing date is set.

c) The psychologist discusses the informed consent form with the client. When the client has understood its contents, both parties will sign the agreement.

d) On the testing date, the client is usually asked to arrive at 9:00 a.m. and works with the assessing psychologist immediately. The evaluation normally lasts the whole day with a one-hour lunch break. However, in some cases, clients may need to return on another day to complete the tests.

e) The battery of tests covering the areas of intellectual and socio-emotional functioning is given to the client.

f) After the assessment, the psychologist scores the tests, analyzes the results, and writes up the psychological evaluation report.

g) After a month, the parent/ guardian or adult client returns to the clinic to receive feedback of the test results. In some cases, the feedback of results is given to doctors or allied professionals involved in helping the client. One copy of the report is sent separately to the referring doctor, with the written consent of the client.