Referral
Into Minds receive a referral from a caregiver, educator, General Practitioner, funding scheme or organisation. The directors will contact you to arrange for our intake package and initial screening assessment to be completed.
Psychological assessments
At Into Minds we provide a range of psychological assessment and diagnostic services. A psychological assessment can evaluate thinking, learning and behaviour and assist in identifying ways to support learning and development. An assessment can be used to assist in planning school programs, to identify needs for special services, and to help access resources in the community. A psychological assessment can help identify:
Cognitive, academic and executive functioning strengths and weaknesses. Individual abilities, competencies, and strategies to sup port building capacity and positive functioning. Behavioural, social and/or emotional regulation concerns and competencies. The presentation of a learning and/or neurodevelopmental disorder (e.g. Intellectual Disability, Specific Learning Disorder, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder).
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The assessment process at into minds
Allocation
A suitable psychologist is assigned to complete your assessment. Your individual psychologist will contact you to arrange for the assessment to occur. As a mobile practice, we will arrange for the assessment to occur in a natural and comfortable environment for you (e.g school setting).
Assessment
A thorough assessment occurs with your allocated psychologist. The assessment typically involves a detailed background session, clinical interviews, observations and face-to-face assessment sessions.
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Assessment types
Cognitive Assessments
Cognitive assessments determine general thinking and problem solving abilities, also known as intellectual functioning or IQ. Cognitive assessments help to clarify strengths and weaknesses, explore learning difficulties, develop strategies to assist with learning, and can contribute to the diagnosis of Intellectual Disabilities or Specific Learning Disorders.
Academic Assessments
An academic assessment is a formal test of reading, writing, spelling and maths skills. It can be useful to determine whether an individual is achieving to their cognitive capacity, to determine academic strengths and weaknesses, and can contribute to the diagnosis of learning difficulties, such as Specific Learning Disorders.
functional Assessments
A functional assessment determines an individual's ability to complete the practical, everyday activities required to function, meet environmental demands, care for themselves, and interact with others effectively and independently. A functional assessment can be used to identify the presence of an Intellectual Disability and/or the severity of a neurodevelopmental disorder.
Behavioural Assessments
Behavioural assessments explore whether behaviours represent normal functioning or are more severe, frequent, and enduring such that they impair functioning. Behavioural assessments are useful in the diagnosis of a range of behavioural disorders, including, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder; Oppositional Defiant Disorder; Conduct Disorder, and Autism Spectrum Disorder.