Child Behavior Assessments

"Understanding the Problem is the Key to Solving It."^TM

Child behavior assessments help get to the "root of child problems" and lead to recommendations and strategies to help.

Are you worried about a child? Do you want to learn more about what is contributing to the problem and how to help?

Child behavior problems include emotional concerns like child anxiety and depression, or learning and social problems. They also include acting out behaviors such as aggression and oppositional behaviors.

Child Behavior Assessments

Child behavior assessments rely on information from a variety of sources and usually include a selection of the following assessment tools:

Background Information: gathered from the child's parents, teachers or other significant adults, as well as information contained in school reports, other records or previous assessments.
Questionnaires, Screeners and Projective Measures: (e.g. drawings, sentence completion tasks and thematic picture stories).
Standardized Behavior Rating Scales: These compare a child's behavioral, emotional and social skills to other children his/her age.

How Long Do Child Behavior Assessments Take?

Child Behavior Assessments usually take several hours to complete and may involve more than one session.

Child Behavior Assessment Services

Dr. O'Connor offers several Child Behavior Assessment packages.

1. Our Basic Package: How is Your Child Doing?

Use this option to rate a child’s skills across key developmental domains. This option includes a detailed background questionnaire and The Competent Child Screening. This screening assesses “How a Child is Doing” in four crucial domains of child development – the emotional, social, behavioral and cognitive. Dr O’Connor reviews, scores and interprets the assessment material. She then sends a written summary report, with recommendations, to your private email address. To learn more about this service, contact Dr. O'Connor

2. Our Standard Package: How Does Your Child Compare to Same-Age Peers?

This package extends on the Basic Package. In addition to the Background Questionnaire and The Competent Child Screening, it includes a standardized behavior rating scale. You complete this rating scale on-line through a password protected, confidential process. This test includes information about how a child compares to other children his or her age across a range of child behaviors. Dr. O’Connor will score, interpret and summarize the test results and provide you with a written summary report. To learn more about this service, click here.

3. Our Premium Package: Build Your Own Assessment Based Solution Package

Build your own Assessment Based Solutiuon package. Tailor it to your specific needs and budget. Select the assessment tools that interest you from a list of informal and standardized assessment measures.

You can also consult with Dr. O’Connor. She will help you choose assessment measures to meet your needs and budget. Each test is ordered as a single item. You can choose a single psychological test or informal measure, or several assessment items. The cost of each assessment item you choose is added to determine the total cost of your Assessment Based Solution Package".

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Dr. O'Connor tailors her behavior assessments to the child's specific needs and uses assessment tools and approaches that address the concerns that are at issue with your child.

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Order Dr. O’Connor’s book--"I Can Be Me-A Helping Book for Children of Alcoholic Parents”. Although this book focuses on children of alcoholic parents, you can easily adapt it to help children who are experiencing other family problems. Guidlelines for doing so are included in the introduction.

And remember- the stress of family problems can contribute to behavior problems in children.

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