Psychodiagnostic Assessments
PSYCHODIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT is an assessment that clients might ask for:
- to determine a psychological diagnosis (ruling ‘in’ or ruling ‘out’ a particular psychological or psychiatric disorder or diagnosis)
- to understand themselves and their personality more fully
- to help to give a focus for their own reading, personal development or to be assistive in their counselling process
- to help them to appreciate their own strengths and
The Psychodiagnostic Assessment’s purpose is to answer questions and define issues that affect a client’s: academics, mental health status, life satisfaction & relationships. When a focus of the assessment is to determine whether a psychological diagnosis is appropriate, clients might be seeking to discover whether their profile meets the criteria for one or more of the following:
ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder / attention deficit disorder)
anxiety, depression
PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder)
OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder)
etc
And can provide ‘workarounds’, remediation, and future treatment or growth options. For example:
Whether medication is an option
What psychological treatment options are available
Whether Accommodations are available and recommended at school / university / occupational environments
When appropriate, what readings, courses, podcasts, etc they might want to access to further their own knowledge or personal growth
- 75-90-min ‘Intake’ Session
- Completion of self-report symptom and (and sometimes an observer report is completed when there is a close family member, co-worker or partner who can speak to what they observe with regard to your patterns and symptoms)
- Scoring and tabulation of results
- 1:1 Feedback session to discuss results
- Summary report with the findings & recommendations