Psychological Testing and Assessment
The Truman Group provides remote psychological testing and assessment for children, adolescents and adults designed to identify and diagnose learning challenges, problems with attention, interpersonal difficulty, disrupted mood, and problems at school or work. Our clinical staff has many years of psychological testing experience, and the evaluation we provide will be targeted to guide intervention.
At the conclusion of the testing process you will receive a written report, and the testing psychologist will meet with you to discuss the results and review recommendations.
What is psychological testing and assessment?
Psychological testing involves a series of interviews, structured questionnaires and tests that are designed to answer questions about how and why a person is struggling to function effectively. The purpose is to arrive at a thoughtful, clear evaluation that will guide a plan going forward.
Services we offer
Comprehensive Psychological Assessment
Our Comprehensive Psychological Assessments are able to address a number of areas including:
- Intellectual and academic achievement
- Learning disorders
- Attention dysregulation
- Executive function problems
- Mood disorders
- Autism spectrum disorders
Comprehensive Psychological Assessments are individualized for each client. They begin with an in-depth clinical interview, followed by psychological testing addressing cognitive and academic functioning, attention and executive functioning, social-emotional issues, and possible mood disorders. Collateral information from parents, teachers, and other professionals is utilized when needed. At the conclusion of the assessment, you will receive a written report, and the testing psychologist will meet with you to discuss the results and review recommendations.
Basic Psychoeducational Testing
We are now offering a more basic testing service to assess cognitive and academic skills in students. This includes a brief clinical interview, IQ and achievement testing, a brief summary report, and a short follow up meeting. Basic psychoeducational testing is appropriate if a student is already receiving learning accommodations or learning support based on previous comprehensive psychological assessment and needs to have updated test results in order to continue those services.
Your initial meeting with your assigned psychologist will be used to determine if Basic Psychoeducational Testing could be appropriate for your case or whether a Comprehensive Psychological Assessment is recommended.
Why use Truman Group for your psychological
assessment?
- Access to remote testing services where you are and at your convenience
- No travel costs or vacation time used
- Short waiting times for psychological testing and results
- Psychological evaluations performed by doctoral level psychologists
- All aspects of testing performed or overseen by a licensed psychologist using proven, validated protocols for remote telehealth assessments
- Based on client feedback, our comprehensive psychological assessments are often covered by insurance providers with small copayments. For State Department clients, the SNEA program has been reported to provide excellent coverage. We recommend contacting your insurance provider directly before the evaluation begins to determine your coverage for psychological testing
Getting started
Individuals interested in psychological assessment should send an inquiry to testing@nulltrumangroup.com with your name, location and a brief summary about why you are seeking an assessment. If you are making an inquiry on behalf of your child, please also include the child’s age. We will follow up to connect you with one of our psychologists who will will schedule a planning meeting with you to answer questions about the process and to talk about the challenges that have led to the evaluation. The scope and scale of each evaluation will depend upon what we are working to understand, and the type of difficulties that you or your child are experiencing. During this initial conversation we will discuss the general areas of focus for the evaluation, and the costs associated with the process.
Remote testing
Traditionally, psychological testing has been done in person. Since the Covid pandemic, the publishers of many of the measures we use for evaluation have modified tests so that it is now possible to effectively conduct evaluations remotely.
Connectivity, cameras and testing location
In order for us to conduct the evaluation, we will need to be able to see and hear you or your child clearly. You will need to have good quality connection to the internet so that the live video link works consistently over the course of the evaluation. If there are significant problems with connectivity, we will need to reschedule the evaluation and ensure that you have a strong connection to the internet that will allow us to see and hear you.
Testing sessions need to be located in a quiet, controlled space free from distraction. If the evaluation is for a child, conducting the session in a quiet room at their school is often a good option, as are workspaces and offices. We are happy to talk through what might work best as a testing location.
The amount of time required for testing varies, depending on the extent of the testing and the number of measures that are required. Interviews and testing sessions are generally scheduled over multiple days. Once all of the information is gathered, we will score the testing and interpret the findings. For the Comprehensive Psychological Assessment, the testing clinician will write a clear, comprehensible report that will describe the findings and will include recommendations about how best to address the issues that have emerged from the evaluation. You will receive a copy of the report and we will meet together to review the findings and discuss our recommendations.
Our assessment team
During your evaluation, you will work with a member of our assessment team, a group of talented clinical psychologists led by Director of Clinical Testing Cynthia Tems, PhD, LP. The other members of the team include: Jaime Hopkins, PhD, LP; Marcus Klein, PsyD, LP; Mariana Naldi, PhD, LP; Lauren Christensen, PhD, LP; and Joshua Montrenes, PhD. You can view your psychologist’s bio here.
