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| Therapy Associates has
always been proud to provide psychoeducational assessments that are
complete and comprehensive. Our comprehensive assessments identify
critical issues that assist parents and teachers in addressing the
needs of children. It is our belief that an evaluation should include
measures of general cognitive ability, measures of specific cognitive
strengths and weaknesses, measures of behavioral and emotional factors,
measures of academic achievement, a review of relevant history, significant
and helpful conclusions explaining the results of the tests, and recommendations
to parents and teachers that are specific, useful and practical.
It is sometimes difficult to assess Chinese-speaking children in Hong Kong 's bilingual culture. Often, they have been educated in English while their first language is Chinese. In these cases, adherence to one language or the other will underestimate the child's ability. It is vital that testing be performed bilingually in order to assess the children's cognitive and academic functioning apart from their language proficiency. At Therapy Associates, bilingual testing is performed using the appropriate assessment tools by a bilingual child psychologist. If the child speaks only or primarily Chinese, the assessment is conducted entirely in that language. While the specific assessment protocol will differ depending on the age and needs of each child, a typical assessment (in Chinese) from Therapy Associates includes:
Upon completion of the testing, a report is prepared and a debriefing session is held in which the psychologist presents the assessment results to the child, the parents, and the teacher (upon parents' request). In this meeting, cognitive strengths and weaknesses are defined and any special needs related to cognitive, educational, social or emotional functioning are addressed. Parents and teachers are encouraged to consult with the psychologist as needed in the implementation of specific strategies. Reports are generated in English. At Therapy Associates, psychoeducational testing and the preparation of reports and recommendations are supervised by Dr. Jadis Blurton. Dr. Blurton has a Master's Degree and Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology, as well as a Master's Degree in Special Education. She is also licensed as a Clinical Psychologist in the United States . Prior to coming to Hong Kong nine years ago, she worked in a number of settings. She taught classes in child development, cognitive development and educational psychology at the University of California and California State University for several years. Later, she practiced clinically and directed a children's diagnostic clinic for learning and attentional disorders in West Virginia . She also has several years' experience as a classroom teacher and is the parent of six children. As a graduate student, Dr. Blurton worked with highly gifted students at the Project for the Study of Academic Precocity and was director of the project's assessment clinic. Dr. Blurton serves on the Executive Committee of F.O.C.U.S. (Focus on Children's Understanding in Schools) and is the Vice-President of the Hong Kong Psychotherapy Society. |
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