Psychological Assessments Help with Child ProblemsDr. O'Connor offers psychological assessments to individuals and organizations. This includes her Assessment Based Solution Packages for children.
Dr. O'Connor's psychological assessments and her Assessment Based Solution Packages integrate a 4-step system for "getting to the root" of child problems and finding practical effective solutions to solve them. These steps include: Step 1: Focusing On and Defining the Problem The comprehensiveness, detail and depth of this 4-step process depends on the package you select. Dr. O'Connor offers her Assessment Based Solution Packages as an alternative to the comprehensive psychological assessments she offers at her Toronto Office. You can assess her psychological assessments and her Assessment Based Solution Packages by working directly with Dr. O'Connor at her Toronto office, or On-Line through this website. Dr. O'Connor's psychological assessments and her Assessment Based Solution Packages rest on the belief that “understanding the problem is the key to solving it.”
Dr. O'Connor's psychological assessments and her Assessment Based Solution Packages increase understanding of child problems and how to help. Use these services to:
Dr. O'Connor has adapted the process she uses when conducting full psychological assessments and applied these same effective procedures to her Assessment Based Solution 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,
click here. 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,
click here, 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". To review the tests we offer and to learn more about this solution package,
click here. Psychological problems in parents, like alcoholism, depression and anxiety, can contribute to problems in children. Dr. O’Connor offers psychological assessments and Assessment Based Solution Packages for families who are experiencing increased stress due to psychological problems in a parent. Use this service to assess how a child is coping when a parent suffers from an anxiety or a depressive disorder, or an addiction like alcoholism or drug abuse. These packages lead to practical, effective solutions to help children when a parent suffers from a depressive or anxiety disorder or alcoholism. 1. When a Parent Drinks Too Much: When a parent suffers from alcoholism or drug addiction, this can contribute to stress and upset in the children. Children of alcoholic or drug addicted parents are at risk of developing a range of child problems, including social, emotional and behavioral problems, as well as learning problems. Intervene early and take preventative steps to help these children. Otherwise the child problems they exhibit may escalate and become more difficult to reverse and deal with. Unless we help these children now, the risks they face can follow them into adulthood. This Assessment Based Solution Package can help you assess how a child is doing when a parent suffers from alcoholism or drug addiction. To learn more about this service,
click here. Depression runs in families, and the children of parents who suffer from depression are at increased risk for developing this disorder. They are also at risk of developing a range of other child problems, such as learning and behavioral difficulties. Preventative programs that focus on these children and their families have demonstrated positive, long term results, including reduced levels of depression, positive coping skills and increased resilience. This Assessment Based Solution Package helps you assess how a child is doing when a parent suffers from depression. It also offers practical, effective solutions to help you turn things around for these children and reduce the risks they face. To learn more about this service,
click here. Millions of people (an estimated 15 % of the population) suffer from an anxiety disorder. And many of these are parents raising children who are, in turn, at increased risk for developing an anxiety disorder. We can help children who suffer from a generalized anxiety disorder when we combine interventions with family therapy. This Assessment Based Solution Package helps you assess how a child is doing when a parent suffers from an anxiety disorder. It provides practical, effective solutions to help these children. To learn more about this service,
click here. Psychological problems in parents, like alcoholism, depression and anxiety, rarely exist in isolation. Frequently, these psychological concerns co-exist. When a parent suffers from one of these disorders he or she is likely to suffer from one or more of the others. When you feel that co-existing parent problems are contributing to problems for a child, decide which of these concerns dominates family life and contributes to child problems. If none of these psychological problems dominates in a parent, then choose this Assessment Based Solution package. This package helps you assess “How a Child is Doing” when a parent suffers from several co-existing concerns, like alcoholism, depression or anxiety. To learn more about this service,
click here. Dr. O'Connor's psychological assessments and her Assessment Based Solution Packages increase understanding of child problems and how to help. Psychological assessments are recommended when child problems are difficult to manage and show little improvement. Our Assessment Based Solution packages can also help. Dr. O'Connor works with you to explore whether an Assessment Based Solution Package is an appropriate option to address your concerns or whether the psychological assessments she offers at her Toronto office are a better option. Contact Dr. O'Connor to learn more about her psychological assessments and how they can help.
Copyright 2006 (c) Dianne S. O'Connor, Ed.D.All Rights Reserved. Dr. O'Connor runs her practice, Assessment Based Solutions in Toronto (Yonge & St.Clair) and the Hamilton/Niagara region (403 & Rousseau Rd.) She can be reached at 416-592-0838. You can also contact Dr. O'Connor by
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