Assessment Packages

RBP Comprehensive Neurodevelopmental Assessment Package

Cost: $3250

The RBP Comprehensive Neurodevelopmental Assessment Package is appropriate for a broad range of learning, developmental, and mental health concerns. This assessment package explores a range of neurodevelopmental disorders/differences and mental health difficulties, which tend to co-occur, in the one assessment. This provides a thorough understanding of an individual’s strengths, differences, and difficulties and supports individuals to access the most appropriate support moving forward. Tailored to each individual, this assessment will explore any/all of the following:

  • Autism
  • Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
  • Specific Learning Disorders (dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia)
  • Developmental intellectual disorders
  • Giftedness and twice exceptionality 
  • Cognitive skills
  • Academic skills 
  • Mental health problems such as anxiety, depression or trauma
  • Adaptive functioning / Daily living skills 
  • Functional capacity assessment for NDIS
  • Strengths and preferences

Medicare rebates may apply.

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A typical assessment will include:

  • Extensive review of prior testing and developmental / academic / vocational history
  • Intake session to discuss assessment goals and relevant background
  • 4 to 6 hours of testing, tailored to individual needs and assessment goals. This usually includes a combination of in clinic appointments, online interviews, and kinder/classroom observation (travel fee not included), if appropriate.
  • Feedback session to discuss results and recommendations
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RBP Standard Assessment Package

Cost: $1950

The RBP Standard Assessment Package is most appropriate for clients who have more specific assessment concerns or goals, or clients who have already had some testing completed. 

Specific concerns or goals may include:

  • Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) only 
  • ADHD plus cognitive skills only
  • Intellectual Development Disorder only
  • School readiness / preparedness 
  • Giftedness / High cognitive and academic ability
  • Functional capacity assessment for NDIS

Medicare rebates may apply.

A typical assessment will include:

  • Extensive review of prior testing and developmental / academic / vocational history
  • Intake session to discuss assessment goals and relevant background
  • 2 to 3 hours of testing, tailored to individual needs and assessment goals. This usually includes a combination of in clinic appointments, online interviews, and kinder/classroom observation (travel fee not included), if appropriate.
  • Feedback session to discuss results and recommendations

RBP Dyslexia Clinic

Cost: $1015 – $2100

Raise the Bar’s Dyslexia Clinic is a specialised assessment and diagnostic service specifically for learning disorders in reading, writing, and mathematics (or dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia). The dyslexia clinic provides a targeted service at an accessible price for families, and does not address other factors such as social, emotional, and developmental concerns with the same level of detail as our regular assessment service. A typical assessment includes

  • Extensive review of prior testing and developmental / academic / vocational history
  • 30-minute intake session to discuss assessment goals and relevant background
  • 2 to 4 hours of testing, tailored to individual needs and assessment goals.
  • 30-minute feedback session to discuss results and recommendations
  • Comprehensive report detailing individual strengths, difficulties, diagnoses (if appropriate), and detailed recommendations
  • Follow up phone call to discuss results with school / workplace
  • Access to RBP’s Post Assessment “Now what” group information sessions

Visit our Dyslexia Clinic page for a detailed price list.

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RBP Review Consultations

Cost: $275 per hour

Raise the Bar Review Consultations provide an opportunity for clients to check in with their psychologist in the years following their comprehensive assessment and receive updated information and recommendations. Review consultations include:
  • Consultation(s) to discuss current goals, challenges or concerns
  • Follow up testing as required
  • Review letter which outlines current situation and updated recommendations
  • Appropriate for VCE / VCAA special provisions applications
  • Support transition to primary school
  • Support transition to secondary school
  • Support transition to tertiary education
  • Request for university / workplace accommodation
  • Access to RBP’s Post Assessment “Now what” group information session

Custom Package

Cost: TBA

For assessment requests that do not fit within the above assessment packages, an individualised quote will be provided. For example:

  • Legal Matters
  • Occupational requirements
  • Requests for a specific assessment instrument to be administered
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RBP Post Assessment “Now what” group information session

Raise the Bar Psychology’s “Now what” group information series offers clients and families an opportunity to receive key information about important next steps following their / their child’s diagnosis.

This will include information about sharing the diagnosis with others, implementing recommendations, advocating at school/workplace, access to funding, and rights under disability law and education standards.

A handout with essential links will be provided so that families can explore in their own time.

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Provisional Psychologist Rate

Assessment packages booked with a provisional psychologist are charged at 15% less than the full fee.

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Comprehensive Neurodevelopmental versus Dyslexia Clinic Assessments

Both assessment packages include:

  • Extensive review of prior testing and developmental/academic/vocational history
  • Incorporation of previous assessment results, such as school-based or previous cognitive or academic testing (if appropriate)
  • Intake, assessment and feedback sessions
  • Comprehensive report detailing individual strengths, difficulties and diagnoses (if appropriate), and detailed recommendations
  • Follow up phone call to discuss results with school/workplace
  • Access to RBP’s Post Assessment “Now What” group information sessions
  • Can be conducted at Heatherton, Clyde North and Moonee Ponds clinic locations
  • Request for university / workplace accommodation
  • Access to RBP’s Post Assessment “Now what” group information session

We’re here to help you identify the most appropriate assessment pathway and to help you through the process and beyond - because everyone deserves a chance to thrive.

We’d love to support you; whether you have a few questions or concerns, want to know your options, or are looking for the best provider for you, book a call with us today.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Assessments

The following table highlights some key differences between Comprehensive Neurodevelopmental
and Dyslexia Clinic assessments, and can be used to help determine the service best suited to your needs.

Please note that our admin team is also available to answer any and all questions you may have.

What are my main reasons for assessment?

Comprehensive Neurodevelopmental Assessments

One (or more) areas of concern, including, but not limited to, the following:

  • Learning/cognitive skills (e.g. thinking, problem-solving, memory, processing)
  • Academic achievement
  • Communication
  • Social skills
  • Daily living skills/independence
  • Executive functioning (e.g. planning, organisation, attention, motivation)
  • Mental health (anxiety, depression, trauma)
  • Functional assessments (i.e. NDIS)
  • School readiness
  • Vocational assessments

Dyslexia Clinic Assessments

One (or more) areas of academic concern, including:

  • Reading
  • Writing
  • Mathematics

Comprehensive Neurodevelopmental Assessments

  • If needed, the areas above are included within the cost of the comprehensive neurodevelopmental assessment.
  • Your psychologist will make an assessment plan following the intake interview, and they will discuss any recommended changes with you where it is applicable and adjust assessment processes accordingly.
  • Additional medical and/or allied health assessments may be recommended as part of a multidisciplinary diagnostic process (e.g., paediatrician, psychiatrist, speech pathologist,
    occupational therapist). Referral options are often available upon request.

Dyslexia Clinic Assessments

  • If it is determined throughout the assessment that other areas (e.g., attention) should be further explored, this will be recommended to you.
  • Additional psychology, medical and/or allied health assessments may be recommended. Referral options are often available upon request.
  • Follow up assessments can be booked through Raise the Bar Psychology and will incur an
    additional cost. You may need
    to wait for future appointment
    times to become available,
    based on your clinician’s
    availability.

Comprehensive Neurodevelopmental Assessments

  • Extensive learning assessment
  • Aims to identify a very comprehensive profile of cognitive and academic strengths and challenges

Dyslexia Clinic Assessments

  • Thorough, but not exhaustive, cognitive assessment
  • Aims to identify overall intelligence and key cognitive processing skills important for literacy and numeracy development

Comprehensive Neurodevelopmental Assessments

  • Global developmental delay
  • Intellectual developmental disorder
  • Giftedness/high cognitive potential
  • Autism spectrum disorder
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity
  • Disorder (ADHD)
  • Various mental health disorders

Dyslexia Clinic Assessments

  • Specific Learning Disorder in Reading (dyslexia), Written Expression (dysgraphia) and/or Mathematics (dyscalculia)

Comprehensive Neurodevelopmental Assessments

  • 60-minute intake and feedback meetings
  • Variable assessment time, based on areas to be assessed (most commonly 4-6 hours)
  • Child feedback session

Dyslexia Clinic Assessments

  • 30-minute intake and feedback meetings
  • Up to 4 hours of assessment time (depending on academic area/s assessed)
  • Child feedback session can be provided at an additional cost

Comprehensive Neurodevelopmental Assessments

  • Typically 6 weeks minimum, from intake to feedback, including up to 3-4 weeks report writing following the completion of assessment sessions

Dyslexia Clinic Assessments

  • Typically 3 weeks from intake to feedback, including 1 week report writing following the completion of assessment sessions

Comprehensive Neurodevelopmental Assessments

  • $3250

Dyslexia Clinic Assessments

  • $1015-2100 (depending on areas assessed)

Comprehensive Neurodevelopmental Assessments

  • Individuals aged 2 – adult
  • Those who would like to explore a range of neurodevelopmental concerns/differences and mental health challenges that tend to co-occur

Dyslexia Clinic Assessments

  • Individuals aged 5 – adult, preferably with at least 6 months of prior intervention targeting their academic area/s of difficulty
  • Those with key difficulties in literacy and/or numeracy, without significant concerns about social, emotional or behavioural development
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