Psychology for children and adolescents / Emotional assessment of children
Psychology for children and adolescents
Emotional assessment for children
Understand their difficulties and strengths before deciding how to help.
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Understand what's happening.
The assessment considers the child or teenager's history, what brought you to ADIR and information about their surroundings. We look at what is happening and how it affects daily life so we can share guidance with the family and agree the next steps.
The same difficulty can be expressed differently at home, in school or in relationships. Concrete examples and the perspective of the child or adolescent help to locate when the discomfort appears and how it affects your day-to-day.
A tailor-made plan.
The evaluation starts from the question that motivates the consultation and the relevant information to understand it. It considers the history, the moment of development, the environment and the resources of the child or adolescent; not only the difficulty that concerns adults.
The return and guidance allow you to share what has been understood and the next steps. If you need a report or clarify how the information will be communicated, you can ask it from the beginning to know what the attention includes.
We hear you.
We listen to what brought you to us and ask about personal history and current circumstances.
We understand.
An assessment helps us understand what the person needs and what support and resources are already available to them.
We agreed on a plan.
We agree individual goals and a plan, then review it as things change.
Support that takes your wider needs into account
Areas explain what you may worry about; services specify how we can work with you. Initial guidance helps connect both.
Psychology for children and adolescents
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What information can we provide?
You can explain what concerns you, from when you observe it, in what situations it appears and how your son or daughter lives it. Also what is good for it, what helps it and if it has received previous support or appraisals.
Is emotional assessment the same as cognitive assessment?
They have different starting questions. Emotional assessment focuses on understanding emotional, behavioural and relational difficulties; cognitive examination explores abilities that intervene in learning and everyday life. The reason for consultation guides what should be valued.
How will we know the conclusions?
The return allows you to share what has been understood and guide the following steps. You can ask how it will be organised in your case and comment from the beginning if you need documentation for a specific purpose.
We can start with what you're worried about.
You don't need to know which service to choose. Tell us your situation and we will guide you on how to start.