Question 1

General Psychological

Accepted Answer

A general psychological evaluation helps us understand what personal factors may be contributing to specific life challenges, gathers information about what might be causing your symptoms, and/or helps to clarify whether you could benefit from medication (or understand when current medication may not be as effective as it could).  A general psychological evaluation would be used for:

·       Diagnostic clarification
·       Emotional clarification
·       Return-to-work
·       Fitness-for-duty
·       Trauma

Question 2

Neuropsychological

Accepted Answer

Silvertree Psychology has received and continues to receive consistent continuing education in neuroanatomy, neuroscience, and pathology in order to provide neuropsychological assessments.  These kinds of tests would assess:

·       Memory
·       Brain injury
·       Concussion

*Please understand that there is a difference between medical intervention and neuropsychological assessment.  If you are the victim of an incident resulting in potential brain injury or concussion, please seek treatment with the Emergency Department or concussive specialists prior to seeking a neuropsychological evaluation.

Question 3

Psychoeducational

Accepted Answer

A typical psychoeducational assessment evaluates intelligence and achievement (how a child is performing in areas like mathematics, spelling, reading, etc.) in addition to any other factors that can impact learning.  This can include evaluating how accurately a child sees and hears the world around, how well a child expresses ideas, and other skills that are valuable in the classroom.  This kind of assessment would be used to look for:

·       Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
·       Gifted
·       Learning disorders

*While we can certainly help provide educated information regarding Autism, we do NOT provide the gold-standard assessment of ADOS-2.  We would be happy to provide referrals to other professionals who would have the training necessary and access to the ADOS testing methods.

Question 4

Forensic

Accepted Answer

Forensic psychology can also be described as “psycho-legal” and are typically used by attorneys and may require expert witness testimony.

·       Independent Medical Examination (IME)
·       Criminal
·       Expert Witness Testimony

*We do NOT provide custodial evaluations or parental fitness testing.  This includes performing assessments related to informing the court on visitation or custody decisions.

*Silvertree Psychology does NOT provide letters for Emotional Support Animals (ESA).

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