Now Offering Neuropsychological Assessments
Putting the Pieces Together
Dr. Erin Oksol, Clinical Psychologist. Tenaya Ideker, Licensed Clinical Social Worker
They are experienced in various neuropsychological assessments. They will meet with you during the clinical interview to gather information to understand how best to assist you and recommend treatments for optimizing your life.
Elevate Mental Health Wellness Neuropsychological Assessments Offered.
- Executive Functioning
- Autism Assessment
- Learning Disability Assessment
- Personality Disorder Assessment.
- Fit for Duty Assessment.
- IQ Testing
- Comprehensive Mental Health Assessment.
- Behavioral Disorder Assessment
- Cognitive Processing Assessment
- Academic Assessment
- Cognitive Processing Assessment
- IEP Advocacy
- Parental Capacity
The Testing Process-What to Expect
The clinician will meet with you and the parents of a minor over three to four sessions listed below. The hours specified are for reference and are typical for comprehensive
1.) Clinical Interview: The clinician meets with the client to gather background information about the clients medical history, symptoms, and concerns. The data collected allows the clinician to make an informed recommendation of assessments to the client.
2.) Test Administration: During this meeting, the clinician implements the agreed-upon battery of standardized tests, which may be paper-and-pencil tasks, computer-based tasks, or interactive activities. All tests are clinically proven and tested. In some cases, the assessments can take two or more days due to the length of testing and the child’s disabilities.
3.) Scoring and Interpretation : The clinician Analyzes the test results against the known standards of the type of test conducted. They consolidate and interpret the results, generating a report with recommendations for the client.
4.) Feedback and Recommendations : The clinician meets with the client to discuss the test results, providing feedback to the client and, if applicable, their family, along with recommendations for interpretations, treatment, and accommodations for further evaluation.
Test Batteries
A battery of tests includes two or more assessments and or tests to achieve a comprehensive goal. The following evaluations are the most common areas of evaluation and testing.
Comprehensive Psychological Evaluation: This evaluation is used to assess an individual’s functioning in areas associated with learning, behavior, social skills, mood and anxiety, and cognitive processing. The results provide important information about how an individual best learns, interacts in their current environment, succeeds in their career, academics, and social relationships, and helps guide specific recommendations for treatment and/or accommodations. Types of tests/assessments for this evaluation include:
Pediatric Neuropsychological Evaluation: This evaluation helps children and their families/caregivers understand their behaviors and address the child’s needs. The child’s thinking patterns, emotions, and behaviors across multiple environments are assessed. The results help the clinician design individually tailored, evidence-based recommendations to help the child and their families succeed in school and at home and improve their relationships and overall mental health. Types of tests/Assessments for this evaluation include:
Psycho-educational Evaluation: his evaluation assesses a child’s academic functioning, intellect, and executive functioning. The results help assess specific learning disabilities, including ADHD, dyslexia, dyscalculia, cognitive processing disorders, and learning disorders. These results are often used to create individualized school recommendations for the child, which may include 504/IEP advocacy at the child’s respective school. (any additional IEP meetings and revisions are billed at $250/hour of support)
Autism Assessment: This assessment provides a screening to determine whether the individual meets the diagnostic criteria for autism. It utilizes a series of tests that provide information about one’s intellectual abilities (e.g., language, attention, memory, and motor skills) and performance in critical academic areas (e.g., math, reading, writing, and spelling). This assessment examines the following areas: communication abilities, social interactions, cognitive functioning, and behavioral patterns.
Costs of Assessments
Psychological testing involves administering, scoring, and interpreting tests; it also requires the psychologist to prepare a written report and meet with parents to review the results. The cost for a full assessment is determined by the total number of hours the clinicians require to complete the full evaluation process, from testing time with your child to the results review session with you. Typical costs for a full assessment range from $1,800 to $3,600 based on the number and type of tests involved. Where only a specific assessment is required, the cost can range from $360 to $950. Please call our office to determine the types of assessments needed and an estimate of the cost. The estimate will be refined at the first meeting.
Payment for Services
Elevate Mental Health Wellness policy is payment when services are rendered. We also understand the cost of services are not normally covered by medical insurance. Payment for the initial consultation made on the day of the consultation. Fifty percent of the service cost is due at the time of testing with the remainder due at the Feedback meeting. Any additional services provided are due at the time of service. In some cases we can accommodate a payment plan over a three month period. Elevate Mental Health Wellness does not take insurance. If your insurance plan covers these assessments. we can provide you a super bill to submit to your insurance company as an out-of-network supplier. All of us at Elevate Mental Health Wellness look forward to helping you achieve your goals. Any questions about our service do not hesitate to call.
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