Raise the Bar Psychology
Post-Assessment Support
Our psychologists offer a range of services to support families and schools in the weeks and months following an assessment.
Our post assessment supports are designed to:
1. Increase understanding of a child’s or young person’s diagnosis and support needs from a neuroaffirming perspective.
2. Upskill parents and school staff.
3. Support young people’s self-esteem and self-advocacy skills.
4. Reduce overwhelm by providing emotional and practical guidance.
Common challenges for parents in the post-diagnostic stage include:
Understanding the diagnosis relative to their child
Accepting the diagnosis and processing what it means to them to be a parent of a child with that specific diagnosis
Adjusting expectations and reframing understanding of child behaviour
Sharing the diagnosis with their child and others
Communicating with their child’s school and forming positive school partnerships
Creating and maintaining secure parent-child relationships and calm and nurturing homes
Understanding and implementing key recommendations from the assessment
Getting everyone on child’s support team on the same page
Research reveals that many families feel unsupported following assessment and burdened with the responsibility of seeking out information and advocating for their child on their own.
We have made it our mission to ensure that every client who receives an assessment with us has ongoing access to evidence based care, expert guidance, and practical support.
The Pathway
What will support you to thrive following assessment?
Understanding and accepting your child’s neurotype
Feeling empowered and effective in supporting your child
Being able to adjust expectations and reframe behaviours
A strong support system
Guided by research and developed in consultation with families, we have created a range of post-assessment support options to help guide you as you embark on important next steps post assessment. Post assessment support services have been developed to provide you with:
- Knowledge,
- Confidence,
- Emotional and Practical Support. You do not need to do this on your own.
Raise the Bar signature post assessment supports
Strengths and Strategies Child Feedback
A 50 minute child/young person feedback session which highlights a child’s strengths and skills, and gives hope and clarity about personalised strategies that help them to thrive.
- Neuroaffirming
- Strengths-based
- Personalised
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$275
Next Steps Parent Intensive
A 50 minute parent session dedicated to equipping parents with essential knowledge to effectively navigate next steps with confidence.
- Feel empowered and effective in supporting your child
- Practical advice
- Reduce overwhelm
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$275
School Feedback
A 50 minute school feedback session which provides assessment results and school specific recommendations to support student’s needs.
- Get everyone on the same page
- Empower your child’s key support people at school
- Advocate for a neuroaffirming approach
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$275
We also provide:
Now What online information series
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.
Parent consultations
Single session consultations to address a specific concern or question such as adjusting to your child’s diagnosis, understanding your child’s neurotype, managing meltdowns, managing challenging behaviours, meeting sensory needs, supporting transitions, understanding and supporting inflexibility, energy accounting, and more.
Attendance at Student Support Group / Program Support Group meetings
Review of Individual Education Plan
Single session consultation to review and advise on personalised and neuroaffirming goals and strategies.
School consultations
Single session consultations to address school based concerns or questions such as IEP strategies, understanding neuroaffirming approaches in education, managing challenging behaviours, meeting sensory needs, and more.
Forms and letters
Completion of forms and letters including VCAA medical form, VCAA special provisions or support letter, SEAS supporting statement, letters for university special provisions, statement of support for school application on compassionate grounds, and more.
Student Profile/Snapshots
Collaborative creation of a concise, one-page summary designed specifically for school staff. Recommended to be updated annually.
Summary includes strengths, learning challenges, developmental differences, diagnoses (if any), and key support strategies and educational adjustments.
Review assessments
Raise the Bar Review Assessments provide an opportunity for clients to check in with their psychologist in the years following their comprehensive assessment, complete additional testing and receive updated information and recommendations. Review consultations include:
- Follow up testing as required (e.g., to review possible diagnosis)
- Reassessment of academics to support VCE / VCAA / tertiary exam special provisions
- Includes review letter which outlines current situation and updated recommendations
- Request for university / workplace accommodations
Post assessment support, designed to reduce the overwhelm faced by many families and improve outcomes for young people.
Inspired by director Dr Hayley Anthony’s research and vision, our post assessment supports are guided by the principles of:
Family Centred Care.
Families remain at the heart of how we think about care and support in the post assessment period. We work collaboratively and in partnership with families to build knowledge, empower families, and instil hope and confidence to embark on those important first steps post diagnosis.
Neuroaffirming and trauma informed care.
Our commitment to your family’s wellbeing is anchored in neuroaffirming and trauma-informed care. We recognise neurodivergence, such as Autism and ADHD, as a natural and valuable part of human diversity. Our neuroaffirming approach focuses on supporting your child’s authentic self, prioritising sensory safety and individualised communication over compliance or masking.
Evidence informed.
Our signature post assessment supports have been informed by: (1) key findings about post assessment support needs and (2) factors related to improved family functioning. Research indicates that parents feel unsupported post assessment and burdened by the responsibility to seek information and advocate for their child. The literature further suggests that parents who understand and accept their child’s diagnosis, who feel empowered and effective in supporting their child, are able to adjust expectations and reframe behaviours, and have a positive support network, are most likely to thrive.
A safe space for families to feel heard, validated and supported during the critical post-diagnosis time.
"Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can." — Arthur Ashe
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Post-Assessment Supports
Our psychologists offer a range of services to support families and schools in the weeks and months following an assessment. Please let us know which post-assessment support you would like to book with your psychologist, and our friendly admin team will contact you shortly with some available appointment times.