Assessment
Continuous assessments lead to accurate diagnosesThe first step to an effective long-term treatment plan is knowledge of your child’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Observations of your child in school, therapy, activities and a residential environment helps us form a complete picture of their needs and strengths. Learn more about the assessment process in Assessment Director Dr. Rigby’s Whiteboard Wisdom videos>>>
Throughout their time at ViewPoint Center, patients engage in a variety of settings and activities which provides diagnostic insights that could not be gained any other way. Throughout their time at ViewPoint Center, we utilize a variety of diagnostic tools and assessments to gain a full picture of your child and their needs.
At minimum, diagnostic tools and assessments include:
Clarifying Your Child’s Diagnosis Through Assessments
The first step to an effective long-term treatment plan is knowledge of your child’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Observations of your child in school, therapy, activities and a residential environment helps us form a complete picture of their needs and strengths.Learn more about the assessment process for adolescents in Dr. Jordan Rigby’s Whiteboard Wisdom videos.
Throughout their time at ViewPoint Center, patients engage in a variety of settings and activities which provides diagnostic insights that could not be gained any other way. Throughout their time at ViewPoint Center, we utilize a variety of diagnostic tools and assessments to gain a full picture of your child and their needs.
At minimum, diagnostic tools and assessments include:
- Psychiatric Evaluation
- Psychosocial Assessment
- Family System Assessment
- Health and Physical Assessment
- Nutritional Screen Assessment
- Self-Harm Screen Assessment
- Psychological and Neurological Evaluation
- Medication Evaluation
How Do Assessments Help?
Provides A Well Rounded View
Our observations of your child within a variety of settings, helps us form a complete picture of their needs and strengths.
Clarifies Diagnosis
Our team uses a comprehensive range of assessments to build a diagnosis that addresses every area of your child’s life.
Determines Treatment Plan
By reviewing your child’s assessment results, we can determine which treatment options offer the best chance of success.
Gaining A Well-Rounded Perspective
Each piece of the puzzle is critical in capturing the entirety of your child. Once the majority of the mental health assessment process have been completed, we conduct a verbal Interdisciplinary Review (IDR) to discuss our initial findings, and then review the neuropsychological testing and therapeutic experiences. We then recommend treatment options to you.
The verbal IDR is typically scheduled at the conclusion of your son/daughter’s stay, you will also receive a final IDR report which more fully integrates our assessment findings derived from the interdisciplinary team. At the end of the therapeutic assessment each family is provided a comprehensive IDR which captures both a well fleshed out diagnosis as well as clearly defined recommendations for future treatment.
Helping Teens Heal
Research indicates accurate inpatient assessments like those at ViewPoint can lead to a 20% reduction in treatment days. This brings your child’s return to you sooner.
