Dr. Greer-Clark conducts psychological testing or psychological evaluations with adults and children. A psychological evaluation involves being administered a variety of psychological tests, and is a formal situation in that it involves the examiner asking specific questions and the examinee responding. Usually a battery of tests are given, which can take approximately 2 to 5 hours to complete. Most often, specific tests are given to assess cognitive functioning, academic skills, and emotional functioning.
Typically, psychological testing is done to determine a specific diagnosis, to rule out a diagnosis/problem, or for educational placement purposes. Testing may be done to determine the following: a learning disability, cognitive impairment, an autistic spectrum disorder, or an emotional problem/impairment.
Dr. Greer-Clark performs extremely thorough psychological evaluations. Following testing, an “interpretative” session is arranged with the examinee and/or parents, whereby Dr. Greer-Clark explains the test findings in a detailed manner. A thorough report is also given to the examinee or parents.
Dr. Greer-Clark has extensive experience in conducting psychological testing with children for Special Education placement purposes. Thus, she is well versed in the criteria for Special Education services, and she is adept at writing reports that meet the standard for Special Education placement.
