Sari Dangler, MS, LPC-S, LSSP has experience completing Comprehensive Assessments since 2009:
Dallas County Juvenile Detention Center
DFW area school districts
Correct diagnosis assists with
Focus in counseling
Medical management
Parenting at home
Resources in the community
Accommodations at School, College, Work, etc.
Assess personal strengths and weaknesses
Fulfill ABA therapy requirements
Assessments are completed in areas such as:
Autism,
ADHD
Anxiety Disorders
Depressive Disorders
Learning Disorders
Personality Disorders
Eating Disorders
Substance Disorders
etc.
Typically the evaluations with her consist of the consultation meeting during which the process of the evaluation is discussed, areas of evaluation focus is decided, in-person testing is scheduled. Often other components that are needed are parent and/ or client interview, collecting information from other sources (e.g. teachers, therapists, etc.), as well as me scoring of the forms, interpreting the information, and writing the report. After all components are completed, a feedback meeting will take place to go over the evaluation results.
You will receive a comprehensive evaluation report including the diagnosis and appropriate recommendations when the evaluation is completed that you can share with your doctor, psychiatrists, pediatrician, school, college, work, etc. The length of the evaluation completion depends on availability and the depth and length of the evaluation.
Insurance covers for assessments!