Dr. Dana David, C.Psych.

Purpose
 

Psychoeducational assessments help to identify areas of learning and academic challenges alongside a profile of personal strengths and needs. These comprehensive assessments assist in determining underlying areas of processing weakness, which may negatively impact a student's learning and general functioning both in and out of school.   Many factors are accounted for and considered, including: a student's developmental history, different environments in their everyday life (e.g., home, extra-curricular, school, etc.), as well as social and emotional functioning. 

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Outcomes
 

Outcomes from this assessment may lead to diagnoses of learning disorders (e.g., dyslexia), attention and behaviour disorders, and/ or mental health disorders. They may also provide recommendations for further expert assessment and/ or intervention with other regulated health professionals in the fields of optometry, audiology, speech and language, occupational therapy, psychiatry, etc.

Recommendations from the assessment are often used to inform Individual Education Plans (IEPs) in school, which help ensure that a student is receiving appropriate accommodations and/ or modifications such that their learning is optimizes to their needs. They also provide parents with suggestions for supports outside of school/ in the home. 

Dr. David is available to review assessment results and recommendations with a child's school team or other professionals involved in supporting the child. 

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