Psychological assessment is designed to determine child’s learning ability, strengths and challenges. Psychological evaluation aids in detecting the moods, feelings, thoughts and behaviors of the individual. Intellectual disability can be caused by any condition which impairs the development of the brain before birth, during birth or in the childhood years. To understand a child’s problem one must detect the early signs of mal- adaptiveness, his strengths, weaknesses & his stages of development.
Types of assessment done :-
Formal Assessment
Projective Test
Social Quotient
Personality Test
Intelligence Test
Learning Disability Test
Aptitude Test
Informal Assessment
Observation
Case History
Checklist
Questionnaire
Emotional support & family interventions are offered to the parents & siblings of the special child. And guidance are provided to prevent a reoccurrence of a special child. The guidance services include :
Acceptance : That their child needs special education.
Action: To help the child achieve a better life through special education.
Association: With the right educators & teachers to achieve goals.