Common Referral Concerns
Mason’s Comprehensive Assessment Services (CAS) provides comprehensive psychological and psychoeducational evaluations to address a child or adolescent’s presenting concerns. The battery of assessments is individualized to the client’s needs. Examiners begin the evaluation process by conducting an intake interview with the child or adolescent’s legal guardian to gather more detailed information about the client and nature of the referral concern. The evaluation takes place over multiple sessions. A comprehensive assessment can include things like interviews, questionnaires, record reviews, and direct testing. At the end of the evaluation process, the examiner will provide an individualized feedback meeting with the parents to review the report, assessment findings, diagnosis, if warranted, and recommendations for home and school.
Frequent reasons families may seek an evaluation for their children include but are not limited to:
- Anxiety
- Mood Disorders (depression)
- Social interaction difficulties
- Behavioral difficulties
- Emotional outbursts
- Learning and attentional difficulties
- ADHD
- Autism