For Schools

Psychological assessment to help schools understand what sits behind a student's difficulties.

Liora Psychology works collaboratively with families, schools and other professionals to understand and support a child’s learning, developmental and emotional needs.

Assessments may assist when a student is experiencing persistent difficulties despite classroom support or intervention.

Assessment may help explore

  • cognitive strengths and learning needs

  • reading, spelling, writing or mathematics difficulties

  • Specific Learning Disorder

  • attention and executive functioning

  • ADHD

  • developmental and adaptive functioning

  • barriers to accessing the curriculum.

Practical recommendations for the classroom

Assessment reports are designed to be useful.

Recommendations may address areas such as:

  • classroom adjustments

  • explicit teaching and intervention

  • working-memory supports

  • processing time

  • literacy or numeracy intervention

  • environmental adjustments

  • executive-function supports

  • monitoring and review.

Recommendations are developed based on the individual student rather than using a standard list of accommodations.

Working together

With parent/caregiver consent, assessment may include:

  • teacher questionnaires

  • teacher consultation

  • review of relevant school information and intervention history

  • school observations where appropriate

  • collaboration with other professionals.

Gathering information from relevant people around the child is an important part of comprehensive child assessment; assessment services commonly include questionnaires, teacher interviews and other stakeholder information as part of the process.

Therapy & school collaboration

Liora Psychology also provides therapy for children and young people aged 8+.

Where appropriate, and with parent/caregiver consent, I can collaborate with schools to support a young person’s therapeutic goals. This may include sharing practical strategies, discussing relevant school-based stressors or helping ensure support is consistent across home, school and therapy.

Therapy is provided directly to the child or young person and is separate from psychological assessment.

Referrals

Parents can contact Liora Psychology directly for assessment or therapy, and a formal school referral is not required.

Schools are also welcome to contact Liora Psychology with general questions about assessment options, school collaboration or whether a particular service may be appropriate.