Psychological Testing Overview | Bay Area Child Evaluations
Psychological Testing Overview
In completing psychological testing, we promise to...
- Have only licensed psychologists with doctoral degrees administer psychological tests
- Complete psychological testing of intelligence, academic skills, attention, anxiety, depression, memory and other areas based on your child's needs
- Provide a psychological testing report that is thorough and practical
- Avoid conflicts of interest and maintain financial independence from schools
- Help school staff to understand your child's needs at SST, 504 and IEP meetings
- Treat personal information about your family with respect and follow all laws regarding confidentiality
- Help you and your child to feel safe and comfortable throughout the psychological testing sessions
- Document your child’s strengths, accomplishments and interests
- Carefully review school records and previous psychological assessments
- Administer only the most current psychological tests that match your child’s needs
- Answer your questions in a thorough, honest and compassionate manner
- Document the educational impact of issues on your child's daily life
- Respect differences including those based on age, gender, gender identity, race, ethnicity, culture, national origin, religion and sexual orientation
- Work only within our scope of competence and refer to other providers when appropriate
- Collaborate with other professionals who work with your child
- Maintain all clinical records for seven years or until your child is twenty-five years old, whichever is later