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Psychological & Psychoeducational Assessment
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Psychological & Psychoeducational Assessment
The goal of a psychological assessment is to better understand an individual’s strengths and current areas of struggle. Assessments can help provide clarity around concerns related to attention, learning, emotional regulation, behaviour, anxiety, development, ADHD, autism, and mental health.
A comprehensive psychological assessment gathers information through a variety of methods including interviews, standardized testing, rating scales, and observations. It brings together information from multiple sources to understand what may be contributing to an individual’s concerns and provide meaningful recommendations and practical next steps. While the assessment process may help clarify whether a diagnosis may be present, more importantly, it provides a pathway toward understanding, practical recommendations, and a plan for intervention to help each individual succeed at home, school, work, and in daily life.
CARE Psychological & Psychoeducational Assessment Services
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A mental health assessment gathers information to better understand an individual’s emotional, behavioural, social, and psychological functioning. These assessments can help provide clarity around concerns such as anxiety, emotional regulation, mood, behaviour, trauma, attention, coping, and overall mental health.
Mental health assessments may include intake interviews, interviews with the individual and caregivers, standardized questionnaires, consultations with important individuals in their lives, behavioural observations, and review of relevant history. The assessment process results in a comprehensive report outlining findings, recommendations, and practical next steps to support functioning and well-being at home, school, work, and in daily life.
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An ADHD assessment gathers information to better understand an individual’s attention, executive functioning, learning, emotional regulation, behavioural, and overall social-emotional functioning. Assessments can help provide clarity around concerns related to focus, impulsivity, organization, emotional regulation, school or work functioning, and daily life skills.
An ADHD assessment may be completed on its own or as part of a broader mental health or psychoeducational assessment. The assessment process may include intake interviews, interviews with the individual and caregivers, standardized questionnaires, behavioural observations, consultations with important individuals in their lives, and review of relevant history. The process results in a comprehensive report including findings, recommendations, and practical next steps to support success at home, school, work, and in daily life.
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A psychoeducational assessment gathers information to better understand an individual’s cognitive, academic, learning, attention, social-emotional, and behavioural functioning. These assessments can help provide clarity around concerns related to learning difficulties, attention, memory, processing, academic achievement, emotional regulation, school functioning, and overall development.
Psychoeducational assessments involve intake interviews, standardized testing, questionnaires, consultations with important individuals in the individual’s life, behavioural observations, and review of relevant history. The assessment process results in a comprehensive report outlining findings, recommendations, and practical next steps to support success at school, home, work, and in daily life.
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An autism assessment helps to better understand an individual’s social communication, behavioural, sensory, emotional, and developmental profile. Autism assessments can help provide clarity around concerns related to social interaction, communication, emotional regulation, sensory differences, routines, flexibility, attention, behaviour, and overall functioning across environments.
Autism assessments are often completed as part of a broader psychoeducational assessment. However, if there are no concerns related to learning or academic functioning, the academic portion may be omitted. The assessment process may include intake interviews, standardized testing, autism-specific questionnaires and assessments, behavioural observations, consultations with important individuals in the person’s life, review of developmental history, and a comprehensive final report. Recommendations are tailored to support the individual’s strengths and needs across home, school, work, and community settings.
What Does A Psychological Assessment Involve?
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We begin by learning about the concerns that brought you to assessment, the questions you are hoping the assessment will answer, and relevant developmental, educational, medical, social, and personal history. Relevant records are reviewed to help provide a more complete understanding of you or your child. This information helps us determine the most appropriate assessment approach for each individual.
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Assessment measures are selected based on the individual’s age, history, strengths, needs, and the questions being explored. We use current, evidence-based assessment tools and up-to-date technology, including iPad-based testing when appropriate. Assessment may include standardized psychological testing, interviews, questionnaires, rating scales, and other measures selected specifically for the individual.
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A comprehensive assessment often includes information from people who know the individual well. With consent, we may consult with parents, caregivers, teachers, school staff, physicians, paediatricians, therapists, or other professionals. For adults, this may also include a partner, parent, family member, or another person who can provide helpful information about current or past functioning.
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Your psychologist carefully considers all of the information gathered throughout the assessment to develop a comprehensive understanding of your or your child’s strengths, needs, and areas of concern.
We then meet with you to review the findings, discuss any diagnoses (when applicable), answer your questions, and talk through individualized recommendations and next steps.
You will also receive a comprehensive written report outlining the findings and practical recommendations to support home, school, work, treatment, and daily life.
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With your consent, your psychologist can meet with school teams or other professionals following the assessment to review the findings, answer questions, and discuss recommendations and next steps. These follow-up consultations can support the implementation of recommendations, accommodations, school support plans, intervention planning, treatment, and ongoing care.
Areas For Assessment May Include:
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Behavioural challenges
Giftedness
Intellectual ability
Learning challenges
Mental health concerns
Mood and Anxiety
Neurodivergence
PDD and AISH applications
Social and emotional concerns
Trauma
Our Assessment Team
Our assessment team includes psychologists and provisional psychologists with graduate and doctoral training in School & Applied Child Psychology and Counselling Psychology. Their experience spans school divisions, private early learning institutions, specialized child and developmental programs, community mental health, and private practice, with extensive experience within Rocky View Schools and the Calgary Board of Education.
Your Assessment
Whether this assessment is for your child, or yourself, we aim to understand, educate, and support you and/or your child on the path forward.
To get your assessment, connect with our team and start the process.
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Children, teens, or adults needing clarity on mental health, learning disabilities, giftedness, emotional functioning, or neurodivergence.
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The number of sessions varies depending on the type of assessment and the individual needs of you or your child.
At the beginning of the assessment, we will discuss what is recommended, the anticipated number of sessions, and the associated fees.
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The fees for an assessment vary depending on the type of assessment requested. Each assessment is billed per hour at $235 per hour. Please talk to your provider for a quote for your specific assessment needs.
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A typical mental health or ADHD assessment ranges from $1410 to $2115 (6 to 9 hours at $235 per hour), including intake, interviews, interpreting results, report writing, and a feedback meeting.
Please note: mental health and ADHD assessments do not include psychoeducational testing.
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A typical psychoeducational assessment ranges from $2585 to $3290 (11-14 hours at $235 per hour), including intake, standardized testing, interviews, scoring and interpreting assessment materials, report writing, and a feedback meeting.
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An autism assessment is typically completed as part of a broader psychoeducational assessment. Autism-specific components typically include the Autism Diagnostic Interview–Revised (ADI-R) and the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS-2).
The combined assessment—including testing, scoring, interpretation, and report writing—typically ranges from $3,760 to $4,700, based on 16–20 hours at a rate of $235 per hour. This includes approximately 11–14 hours for the psychoeducational portion and 5–9 hours for the autism-specific components.
If academic testing is not required, the total number of hours—and therefore the total cost—will be lower. Please speak with your psychologist for more information.