DR GILL WALKER - CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST, PSYCHOTHERAPIST & SUPERVISOR

Psychometric assessments in Manly & telehealth

I have over 25 years experience with psychometric assessments, providing reports with evidence and recommendations to support you, through school, university and in the workplace.

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Comprehensive psychometric testing with clinical psychologist, Dr Gill SH Walker

A psychometric test is designed to measure psychological attributes, such as a skill, behaviour or personality feature. Psychologists have to be trained, qualified and registered to use most psychological psychometric tests.

Diagnosis

Psychometric tests are used by psychologists in particularly combinations, to make diagnoses of a person and how they behave, think or feel. Different conditions call for different combinations of assessments.

Behaviour rating scales

These psychometric tests have questions completed by a parent, guardian, carer or teacher who knows the person well. Such scales and checklists help clinicians obtain information from others about an individual's symptoms and functioning in various settings. Symptoms must be present in more than one setting (such as both at home and in school or work) to meet DSM-5 criteria. Behaviour rating scales can be completed online without an in-person appointment.

Personality

Psychometric tests are completed by the individual to identify personality traits, and can determine if you are a good fit to a team, type of organisation, or a way of working. Personality assessments can be completed online without an in-person appointment.

Skills testing

We examine the profile of strengths and weaknesses as a result of brain damage, a psychological disorder, or developmental condition, and these include measuring:

  • General ability, full scale Intelligence Quotient (IQ), cognition, abstract reasoning
  • Academic achievement, literacy, numeracy
  • Language skills
  • Attention
  • Learning and memory
  • Visual perception
  • Executive functioning, i.e. planning and judgement
  • Motor function
  • Adaptive behaviour, Social Skills and communication
  • Affect Regulation

School readiness & giftedness assessments

Psychometric assessments are used to clarify if a child has the strengths and skills to be ready to start school.

The best predictor of school readiness is the child's development of cognitive abilities and social skills. Sometimes a child may be gifted, with intellectual skills and academic knowledge ahead of their chronological age. This assessment using Wechsler ability and attainment batteries produces recommendations for home and school, to support developing their potential.

Neurodevelopmental condition assessments

Psychometric assessments are used by psychologists to assess for the presence of neurodevelopmental disorders, which are usually first diagnosed in infancy, childhood or adolescence and tend to have some kind of delayed development in a particular area of functioning. We offer these assessments for children, teens and adults.

Neurodevelopmental disorders are characterised by developmental deficits or differences in brain processes that produce impairments of personal, social, academic, or occupational functioning.

Some of the conditions we assess for include:
  • Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
  • Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD, ADD)
  • Communication disorders for instance social pragmatic communication disorder
  • Foetal alchohol spectrum disorder (FASD)
  • Intellectual disability
  • Motor disorders including developmental coordination disorder (CDC or Dyspraxia)
  • Specific learning disabilities  (SpLDs, dyslexia, dysgraphia & dyscalculia)
  • Learning disorders in reading, writing & maths
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Assessment process

Psychometric assessments are completed over a number of steps, allowing for a thorough and thoughtful understanding of your needs.

Initial consultation with psychologist

1 hour - We begin with a conversation to understand your concerns, history, and what you’re hoping to gain from the assessment.

Complete & submit rating scales

Parents, teachers or other relevant third parties complete rating scales, offering valuable insight into how things present across home, school, or other environments.

Direct assessment appointment (s)

You can expect two assessment sessions, each running for approximately 3 hours, with assessments typically completed across a maximum of two appointments.

Feedback session

We meet for a one hour feedback session to go through the results together, answering any questions and helping you feel clear on what it all means moving forward.

Report delivered

Assessment scored & report delivered within 6 weeks

Psychometric tools

This selection of psychometric tools available to Dr Walker is not a menu of assessments for clients to select from. There are many psychometric assessments and the choice of assessment depends on the wider context within which the psychometric is completed. The choice of assessment used by the psychologists is entirely at their discretion, and not generally a client choice.

Ability, Attainment and Memory

  • WPPSI - Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence
  • WISC - Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children
  • WAIS - Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale
  • WIAT - Wechsler Individual Achievement Test
  • WMS - Wechsler Memory Scales

Executive Function

  • D-KEFS - Delis- Kaplan Executive function system
  • NEPSY - Assessment of Developmental Neuropsychology

Autism

  • ADOS - Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule
  • ADI-R - Autism Diagnostic Interview Revised

Behaviour Rating Scales

  • Connors 4 - ADHD assessment
  • CAARS - Conners' Adult ADHD Rating Scales
  • CBRS - Conners Comprehensive Behaviour Rating Scales
  • BRIEF - Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function
  • D-REF - Delis-Rating of Executive Function

Adaptive Behaviour

  • VIneland - Adaptive Behaviour Scales
  • ABAS - Adaptive Behaviour Assessment System

Personality

  • MCMI - Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory
  • MACI - Millon Adolescent Clinical Inventory
  • PAI - Personality Assessment Inventory
  • 16PF - 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire
  • MMPI - Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory

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Send an assessment enquiry to discuss your assessment needs with Dr Gill SH Walker.

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