Step 1 : Intake
We listen to your concerns, functional goals, and history to design a tailored assessment plan.
Raise the Bar Clinic
Preparing your Child for their Assessment
Our Assessment
Raise the Bar’s developmental and learning assessments are able to explore a broad range of learning, developmental, and mental health concerns. This allows for a thorough understanding of an individual’s strengths, differences, and difficulties, as well as identification of the most appropriate supports that are needed moving forward.
Raise the Bar’s assessments are tailored to each individual and when appropriate provide formal diagnoses.
At Raise the Bar Clinic, we recognise the importance of early identification and intervention to support children, adolescents and adults with a range of learning and developmental differences. All our assessments are collaborative, strength-based, and comprehensive.
Preparing for assessment
The Admin
- Complete background information and consent form
- Complete the payment details form
- Pay deposit
- Email copies of any previous assessments to [email protected]
- Email copies of recent school reports to [email protected]
- Email teacher background form to child’s regular classroom teacher, or teacher that knows your child best (school-aged only)
Preparing Your Child
- Allow plenty of time to arrive. We find that children are calmer when than they have 5 to 10 minutes in the waiting room to settle any nerves.
- Pack a drink bottle and a small snack
- Encourage your child to bring something of interest to show the practitioner and help develop rapport
- Show your child a photo of their practitioner (available on the Team Page)
- Show your child photos of the clinic and talk through what to expect using the social story available on the clinic location page (available: Heatherton Location, Clyde North Location, Moonee Ponds Location)
- Take time to talk to your child about the assessment, what to expect, why it is happening, what you hope to get out of it, and how long it will take.
Assessment Process
We often get asked about our assessment process. Whilst each assessment is unique and tailored to the individual, we generally follow a typical process of intake, assessment sessions, consultation, report writing and feedback. Our feedback sessions are generally booked 4 weeks after the last assessment session to allow enough time for our practitioners to consult with others and write a comprehensive report.
At times, particularly for younger children, a school visit and observation is required as part of the assessment. This would be at an additional cost. Should the need for this be indicated your practitioner will discuss this with you and the reasons for it.
What happens next? Ongoing support
We love when our clients stay connected. Here’s a list of services that you may find helpful at the conclusion of your assessment.
- Feedback session with child. These sessions are used to teach the young person about their brain, discuss strengths, differences and challenges, and strategies that can help.
- Feedback session with school/support team.
- Parent sessions to help understand your child’s neurodivergence, child rights, and for support to navigate complex NDIS and education systems.
- Counselling
- Executive functioning, memory and study skills interventions
- Raise the Bar Psychology’s “Now what” group information series which offers clients and families an opportunity to receive key information about important next steps following their own or their child’s diagnosis.
Assessment Process
An assessment can uncover your unique strengths, differences and challenges, how your brain learns best, and whether you require particular support or adjustments at home, school or the workplace.
At a minimum, it provides clear insights to help you overcome barriers, leverage your strengths and identify supports needed to reach your potential.
1
Step 2 : Assessment
Using gold-standard standardised tools, clinical observations, and structured interviews.
2
Step 3 : Report
Providing a comprehensive, evidence-based report with practical, tailored recommendations.
3
Step 4 : Feedback
A dedicated session to guide you through the results, next steps, and ongoing therapeutic support.
4
Step 5: Post-Assessment Supports
Our post-assessment sessions are designed to reduce overwhelm and help guide families and schools on important next steps post assessment.
5
Step 6: Ongoing Home & School Partnership
We love being able to continue supporting clients, families and schools through key milestones such as school transitions, and provide updated recommendations for educational adjustments and exam provisions throughout formal schooling and beyond.
6
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.