I believe in putting your child at the center of focus and with strong collaboration with the family and school, I will apply the most effective testing and treatment strategy to ensure the best outcome for your child.
Consultation / Coaching
- Joint problem solving with parents to share and discuss about your child’s development and strategic issues
- Understanding your child’s needs, prioritizing instructions and support services both in school and at home
- Related concerns can be development, literacy/ English, Numeracy/ Mathematics, Attention, Social, Behaviours and Emotional
- Is the Starting point and the Beginning of an Assessment Process
- Consultation is also to review the recommendations/ Interventions for Impact and Progress of child
- Coaching for your child’s sleep difficulties from 6 month onwards to facilitate better sleep for the family
- Coaching for better executive function, learning skills, attention and behavioural difficulties for the child
Assessment
- This is the process involving information gathering from a variety of sources and across multiple settings, possibly over a period of time
- Brief, specific or comprehensive testing may also take place in the clinic
- Testing in clinic is personalized to the needs of the child and holistic to address all possible concerns
- Breadth of evaluation consists of cognitive, academic, social, emotional, attention or behavioural battery of tests
- The main aim is to identify lagging skills and unique strengths to booster their ability
- The results of the assessments are used to identify and inform future supports and interventions necessary for the child
- The results will confirm the diagnosis if necessary
- My report and involvement contributes directly to the IEP/ Educational plan for the child in the school
Feedback
- Verbal feedback is initially given to parents about results, diagnosis and recommendations
- Purpose is to facilitate the follow up care in school and referrals to other professionals/ best intervention approach if needed
- Psychological report as part of the assessment will be provided
- Psychological report meets the requirements for school accommodations, school applications and placement and exam boards
Collaborations
- Emphasis is on evidence-based approaches
- Purpose is to maximise the child’s potential to overcome his or her barriers to learning
- School partnership to ensure the needs of the child are met
- Progress is reviewed every six-month