Assessments

Our team of Psychologists, Occupational Therapists and Speech Pathologists can each support you with various assessments, depending on your needs and goals.  

When it fits with what you’re after, having access to a team of allied health professionals also gives us the opportunity to support you with multidisciplinary assessment. This means we can combine the unique perspectives and expertise of different professions to create a broader picture of the person we’re working with. 

Our assessments are for young children, adolescents and young adults.  The specific assessments that we provide at The Social Learning Studio are described below but, in general, most assessments can help identify: 

• The unique challenges being experienced by a person, with recommendations for how these can be supported or accommodated at home, school, work or in the community.

• The amazing strengths and skills their brain and body gives them, with recommendations for how these can be understood and celebrated

How are we assessing?

The Allied Health Studio Collective takes an investigative approach to assessments. This means we use tools and measures to explore specific questions about what your child is experiencing or needs. The more specific the question you want answered, the more specific our assessment and recommendations can be.  

If you’re not sure what that question is yet, that’s ok! We conduct an intake call at the beginning of your journey and work with you to talk about what might suit your needs. 

A formal assessment process uses evidence-based and validated tools to explore an individual's strengths, challenges and needs.  An assessment process is:

• Comprehensive – assessment should balance collecting enough information to understand what’s happening with the pressure of questionnaires and testing on you and your child

• Collaborative – assessment should bring in the perspective of all people who play a role in understanding and supporting the needs of children. This includes carers, teachers, and the young people themselves

• Transparent – assessment should be focused on the referral question but also open to unexpected information.  Keeping you updated about what is happening in the assessment and where it is going next is important.