Services
TW Psychology offers different types of assessment and consultation services to children, adolescents, and young adults.
Assessments vary based on the needs of the child and questions from family and educators. There is no “one-size fits all.” The goal of all assessments is to help parents and their children better understand the child’s profile of strengths and areas of deficits and provide evidence-based recommendations for educational and personal support.
Our team’s extensive experience and neuropsychological training means that every assessment is guided by knowledge of brain-behaviour principles. The results of the assessment are thoughtfully presented in a report that explains the child’s strengths and areas of need in understandable terms to parents and educators.
Psychoeducational Assessments
Psychoeducational assessments provide an understanding of a child’s learning strengths and challenges. These assessments focus on academic abilities and learning-related challenges. Psychoeducational assessments are best when there is a single concern (e.g., your child’s reading or attention).
A psychoeducational assessment:
Neuropsychological Assessments
Neuropsychological assessments offer a broader picture of a child’s cognitive, behavioural and socio-emotional profile. While psychoeducational assessment seeks to identify if a child has a problem with academic skills, neuropsychological assessments focus on understanding why those problems exist.
These types of assessments evaluate academic skills as well as the thinking skills needed to perform well in and outside of school - skills like memory, attention, and problem-solving.
Neuropsychological assessments are helpful for:
Developmental Assessments
Developmental assessments are typically offered to children younger than 5 years of age and can help to identify developmental delays or issues that may require further evaluation or intervention services. A developmental assessment provides a broad understanding of a child in order to identify programs or therapies that may help enhance their development.
These assessments profile a child’s:
Post-Secondary Transition Assessments
Post-secondary transition assessments are specific to the needs of graduating high school students who need continued learning support in college or university. We use an evidence-based approach to the diagnosis of learning disability (required by post-secondary institutions) that provides support for students' post-secondary accommodation requests.
Gifted Assessments
Gifted assessments specifically include tests used to identify a child’s intellectual profile. These assessments can be helpful in considering academic placement needs. They also include academic and psychosocial screening similar to those typically used in school-based assessments.
Concussion Consultation & Assessment
Dr. Williams and her team are experienced in assessment and consultation following concussion of children, youth and adults. This may include interview, testing and recommendations regarding cognitive status and recovery.
Parenting Support & Coaching
Parents are active ingredients in their child’s development and success. Our team has extensive experience working with parents to support concerns, such as:
General Consultation Services
TW Psychology also provide individuals and families with support through the following hourly services:
TW Psychology offers different types of assessment and consultation services to children, adolescents, and young adults.
Assessments vary based on the needs of the child and questions from family and educators. There is no “one-size fits all.” The goal of all assessments is to help parents and their children better understand the child’s profile of strengths and areas of deficits and provide evidence-based recommendations for educational and personal support.
Our team’s extensive experience and neuropsychological training means that every assessment is guided by knowledge of brain-behaviour principles. The results of the assessment are thoughtfully presented in a report that explains the child’s strengths and areas of need in understandable terms to parents and educators.
Psychoeducational Assessments
Psychoeducational assessments provide an understanding of a child’s learning strengths and challenges. These assessments focus on academic abilities and learning-related challenges. Psychoeducational assessments are best when there is a single concern (e.g., your child’s reading or attention).
A psychoeducational assessment:
- Evaluates academic skills of reading, writing, and math and compares them to the child’s actual school performance
- Profiles cognitive development in areas critical for school success
- Assesses cognitive skills (thinking skills), language and visual-spatial skills, attention, memory, and social adjustment
- Assists in recommending school-based interventions, formal accommodations, or specialized program placements
- Provides a variety of individualized recommendations for specific supportive strategies to help the child succeed
Neuropsychological Assessments
Neuropsychological assessments offer a broader picture of a child’s cognitive, behavioural and socio-emotional profile. While psychoeducational assessment seeks to identify if a child has a problem with academic skills, neuropsychological assessments focus on understanding why those problems exist.
These types of assessments evaluate academic skills as well as the thinking skills needed to perform well in and outside of school - skills like memory, attention, and problem-solving.
Neuropsychological assessments are helpful for:
- Evaluating children with brain disorders, involving injury, medical disease, or developmental problems
- Assessing children with multiple concerns (e.g., your child's academic functioning, attention and/or mental health)
- Providing additional help when prior psychoeducational assessments have not been successful at understanding a child’s strengths and needs or informing directions for intervention
Developmental Assessments
Developmental assessments are typically offered to children younger than 5 years of age and can help to identify developmental delays or issues that may require further evaluation or intervention services. A developmental assessment provides a broad understanding of a child in order to identify programs or therapies that may help enhance their development.
These assessments profile a child’s:
- Motor skills
- Communication skills
- Socialization skills
- Academic readiness
- Daily living skills
- Domains of personal strength
Post-Secondary Transition Assessments
Post-secondary transition assessments are specific to the needs of graduating high school students who need continued learning support in college or university. We use an evidence-based approach to the diagnosis of learning disability (required by post-secondary institutions) that provides support for students' post-secondary accommodation requests.
Gifted Assessments
Gifted assessments specifically include tests used to identify a child’s intellectual profile. These assessments can be helpful in considering academic placement needs. They also include academic and psychosocial screening similar to those typically used in school-based assessments.
Concussion Consultation & Assessment
Dr. Williams and her team are experienced in assessment and consultation following concussion of children, youth and adults. This may include interview, testing and recommendations regarding cognitive status and recovery.
Parenting Support & Coaching
Parents are active ingredients in their child’s development and success. Our team has extensive experience working with parents to support concerns, such as:
- Child behaviour
- Child mental health
- Parent-child interactions
- Parenting stress
General Consultation Services
TW Psychology also provide individuals and families with support through the following hourly services:
- Consultation to deal with ongoing learning, attention and mental health issues.
- Second opinions regarding prior assessments with file review.
- Re-assessments, as needed, to monitor specific aspects of development over time (e.g., response to reading intervention).
- Consultation to help select appropriate schools and academic programs throughout an individual’s educational career.
- Guidance regarding school and community resources to best support an individual.