Welcome to Psyched4Success
Where psychoeducational assessments provide a roadmap for your child’s success.
If you are looking for a thorough assessment of your child’s abilities to better support their educational development, you are in the right place. At Psyched4Success, together we identify and address the factors hindering your child’s achievement, but also highlight individual strengths to help your child build the confidence and motivation needed to thrive. The ‘4’ in Psyched4Success represents the four key areas-cognitive, academic, social-emotional and behavioral functioning-that are assessed during the psychoeducational evaluation. Psychoeducational assessments typically highlight a child’s weaknesses in these areas and are often sought to determine diagnosis, and guide interventions and accommodations for areas of deficit. However, the philosophy of Psyched4Success is that a child’s strengths are equally, if not more, important for fostering academic success. Therefore, every assessment also focuses on your child’s unique strengths, talents, and interests to guide their educational achievement. Together we will uncover your child’s strengths, help them overcome their challenges, and empower their educational success.
Services
Psychoeducational testing involves the evaluation of your child’s cognitive strengths and weaknesses (IQ), academic achievement, and social, emotional, and behavioral functioning. It is a comprehensive assessment, meaning it evaluates all areas that could impact educational performance, and involves standardized tests, rating scales, observations, interviews, and a review of your child’s educational file. A comprehensive evaluation is necessary for diagnosis such as Learning Disability, ADHD, and Autism.
Parents who need support in understanding their rights and navigating the process of requesting and receiving resources at a student’s school may benefit from this service. Consultation and advocacy can include the following:
- Section 504 Plan Support
When your child’s psychoeducational assessment reveals a diagnosis that impacts their educational access, I will recommend school accommodations to support your child within the general education placement, or within the private school setting. I will help guide your understanding of the 504 process and can attend meetings as an advocate to ensure your child’s rights are met.
- Individualized Education Plan (IEP) Meetings
When your child’s psychoeducational assessment reveals a diagnosis that impacts their educational access, for which special education services are appropriate, I will help guide your understanding of the IEP and special education process. I can support you as an advocate participant in IEP meetings to discuss your child’s unique profile and recommended accommodations/modifications and interventions that are necessary to ensure educational access and success.
- Executive Functioning Coaching
Executive functioning coaching provides weekly 60-minute one-on-one sessions to build skills necessary for planning, organizing, and managing behaviors. Strategies will be taught for effective time management, task initiation and completion, studying and test taking, and self-regulation. Sessions will be tailored to your child’s unique needs.
50 minute weekly individual counseling sessions
Counseling provides a safe space to nurture mental, emotional, and social well-being, and to conquer obstacles in the way of educational success. Areas of improvement could include depression, anxiety, lack of motivation, ADHD, behavioral challenges, bullying and peer conflict, confidence and self-image, and poor social skills.
An IEE is a comprehensive evaluation that is conducted as a second opinion to a school district’s special education evaluation. Under the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) if a parent disagrees with the outcome of a school district’s special education evaluation, they may request that the school district pay for an IEE to be conducted through a private assessor whom they contract with. Parents must initiate the process by making a formal request in writing to the school’s Special Education Coordinator or the district’s Director of Special Education. Alternatively, parents can choose to pay for an IEE on their own, the results of which the school district must consider through an IEP meeting.
What is a Licensed Educational Psychologist?
A Licensed Educational Psychologist (LEP) is a professional who bridges the gap between clinical psychology and education. While both Clinical Psychologists and Neuropsychologists can perform psychoeducational evaluations, an LEP’s focus is distinct: the issues they assess must directly impact a child’s educational experience or vocational goals. LEPs are trained in educational systems, developmental psychology, clinical psychology, and special education, making them uniquely suited to understand the dynamics of learning challenges and the education system.
