Assessment Services for Children and Adolescents
Our Assessment Services
At Riverwise Psychological Services, we offer client-centred psychological assessments designed to answer your most important questions about learning, behaviour, development, neurodivergence, mental health, and academic skills. We offer assessments for children starting at age 5, through to post-secondary students. Each assessment includes standardized testing, clinical observation, and synthesizing information from caregivers, educators, and children/adolescents. Our goal is to provide clear, practical insights and recommendations you can use right away.
Every assessment at Riverwise includes:
✔ A collaborative intake interview
✔ Standardized testing tailored to your questions
✔ Comprehensive written report with clear findings and diagnostic information if appropriate
✔ Practical and individualized recommendations
✔ A feedback session to review results with you and plan next steps
Comprehensive Psychoeducational Assessment
A Comprehensive Psychoeducational Assessment evaluates cognitive functioning, academic achievement, attention and executive skills, and social-emotional functioning to understand how an individual learns and performs in at school and in other environments.
This assessment is ideal when clients are experiencing:
difficulties with reading, writing, math, or language
attention or executive functioning challenges
academic struggles despite effort
inconsistent performance across subjects
Includes:
Cognitive / intellectual testing
Academic achievement testing (reading, writing, math)
Measures of processing such as: attention, memory, attention, executive functioning, processing speed, graphomotor skills, phonological processing
Social-emotional assessment
Teacher and caregiver questionnaires
A comprehensive report with strengths, areas of need, and actionable recommendations
Outcomes: diagnosis if appropriate (e.g., Learning Disabilities, Intellectual Disabilities, ADHD, anxiety, mood, etc.), understanding of learning and behavioural profile, and individualized strategies to support success at school and at home.
Comprehensive Psychoeducational + Autism Assessment
This integrated assessment combines a Comprehensive Psychoeducational Assessment with a formal Autism Assessment to provide a full picture of cognitive, academic, and social-communicative functioning.
Recommended when there are:
social communication challenges
restricted or repetitive behaviours
learning difficulties accompanied by differences in social interaction
concerns from caregivers and educators about autism traits
Includes everything in the Comprehensive Psychoeducational Assessment, plus:
Structured observation for autism-related characteristics
Autism-specific standardized measures
Developmental history and Autism specific interviews
Consultation with caregivers and educators
Outcomes: diagnosis if appropriate (e.g., Autism, Learning Disabilities, Intellectual Disabilities, ADHD, anxiety, mood, etc.), understanding of learning and behavioural profile, and tailored recommendations to support both learning and social-communication needs at school and at home.
Gifted Assessment
Gifted Assessment is designed to understand exceptional intellectual potential, and determine eligibility for gifted programming at school.
This assessment is helpful when a child demonstrates:
advanced reasoning or creativity
early reading or math ability
asynchronous development (e.g., social-emotional skills not matching cognitive strength)
frustration in school due to lack of challenge
Includes:
Cognitive / intellectual testing
Academic achievement testing (if desired)
Outcomes: determination of gifted identification if appropriate, information about cognitive strengths and needs, recommendations for learning.
Mental Health Assessment
A Mental Health Assessment explores emotional well-being, behavioural concerns, mood regulation, social functioning, and psychological symptoms that may affect daily life and functioning.
Ideal when there are concerns such as:
persistent sadness, anxiety, or mood changes
behaviour changes at home or school
difficulty coping with stress
Includes:
Clinical interview with client and caregivers
Standardized questionnaires and rating scales
Observation of behaviour and emotional regulation
Analysis of strengths and areas of challenge
Outcomes: understanding of mental health strengths and needs, diagnosis if appropriate (e.g., anxiety disorders, mood disorders, etc.), and a recommendations for follow up support and strategies.