The Psychoeducational Assessment is designed to understand an individual’s cognitive and academic abilities. At SPOT, we only use the gold standard assessment tools, which are some of the most accurate tools currently available. Our Clinical Psychologists are registered with internationally recognised bodies, including the American Psychological Association (APA), and the British Psychological Society (BPS). Our assessment reports are accepted worldwide, and valid for 2-3 years (depending on the child’s development).
When is this assessment recommended?
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When caregivers want a comprehensive profile of a child’s academic, social, and emotional achievement
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To diagnose possible learning or developmental challenges (i.e., issues with attention or concentration)
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To identify a child’s area of strengths & growth
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To identify which accommodations might benefit the child to thrive at school
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To support the school’s identification process of beneficial accommodations
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To guide future education or career choices
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To support school admissions, or for special academic programs
What’s included?
1. Pre-assessment meeting: 50 mins
- Parent-only meeting, please do not bring your child
- To help determine best course of action
2. In-clinic cognitive test: 2-2.5 hours
- WISC-IV for individuals over the age of 7
- Other tests available at special request (i.e., Stanford-Binet 5)
3. In-clinic academic achievement test: 2-2.5 hours
- WIAT4 (ages 5+)
- Other tests available at special request (i.e., WRAT5)
4. Family Questionnaires: 15-30 mins per questionnaire
- 3-5 online questionnaire forms
- Specific questionnaires decided on a case by case basis to best serve needs of the individual
5. Teacher Questionnaires: 15-30 mins per questionnaire
- 2-4 online questionnaire forms
- Specific questionnaires decided on a case by case basis to best serve needs of the individual
6. School Consult: 30-60 mins
- Either an in-school observation or an online conference call with teacher(s) to better understand needs of the individual
7. Family Debrief: 50 mins
- To walk the family through assessment results, diagnosis, and recommendations
- 50-min session with family & psychologist
- Children over the age of 7 encouraged to attend
8. School Debrief: 30 mins
- To walk the school through assessment results, diagnosis, and recommendations
- 30-min session with teachers & psychologist
9. Report
- Diagnosis (if applicable)
- Tailored recommendations for home and school
- Full set of results & narratives to understand performance across tests
The Psychoeducational Assessments Team
Dr. Amanda Oswalt Visher
Terence Ma
Naina Suri
Jane Murrihy
Good to know:
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In-clinic assessment with the child takes 4-4.5 hours
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Can be broken up into 2 days
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Breaks are provided
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Pack your child water and a snack
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After the psychoeducational assessment, we may invite children over the age of 7 to attend the family debrief.
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Please consider your child’s favoured or strongest language. Some children in Hong Kong are bilingual or trilingual, and equally confident in all of their languages, and as such may need to “switch” languages throughout the assessment in order to perform to the best of their abilities
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If you would like the school involved, please remember to share school contact information in either the background form or directly to the Assessment Coordinator, Sneha Roy using the contact button below
