Why consider KIN & KiDS for a psychological evaluation?
In 2012, after failing to find a provider who met her standards to refer her clients to for evaluations, our director Charis Wong decided to set up the her own “psychological testing and evaluations” department at KIN & KiDS.
Thanks to the passion, dedication and careful work of our psychologist team, KIN & KiDS has now become the go-to choice for quality psychological evaluations. Many international schools, psychiatrists, doctors, and care providers in the country trust us as their top referral centre for psychological evaluations. In addition to out-of-state clients, we also have had clients flying in from Maldives, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, China and Singapore for psychological evaluations.
Our evaluation reports have been accepted internationally for migration, exam access accommodation, specialized government-funded services, embassy claims, and selective gifted programs. We are also on the panel of approved psychologists for several international organizations.
At KIN & KiDS, our primary goal of conducting psychological evaluations is to help our clients understand themselves better and find solutions to their persistent challenges so that they can make positive changes. Our team of psychologists are committed to practising according to professional standards for educational and psychological testing. We also keep ourselves updated on the best practice approaches according to the latest research.
We have a wide range of reliable and valid testing instruments/tools at KIN & KiDS. Where possible, we will use the newest test revision based on professional consensus that psychologists should updated to the latest test revision within a year of publication. Many of our questionnaires are administered online for the convenience of our clients.
Our psychological evaluation services are for both children and adults, with clients ranging from the age of 2 right till 70. We use a whole-person approach that identifies a client’s unique strengths and vulnerabilities through carefully selected instruments and evaluation procedures. Instead of just reporting test results in a cookie-cutter report, we will provide you with integrative findings having carefully considered the information obtained.
We aim to make the evaluation process a positive and meaningful experience for our clients. You should not leave an evaluation, feeling clueless and still wondering, “What happens next?”
The enquiry
Upon receiving an enquiry, our friendly clinical assistant will contact you to better understand the referral question and to answer your queries. If you have been referred by your medical provider or school, we will communicate with the referrer to be briefed about the referral. Based on the referral question, we will prepare a tailor-made battery of instruments/evaluation procedures. We will send you an estimate quote to give you an idea of the fees involved.
Clinical Interview and Screening
During our first meeting, our psychologist will clarify the purpose of the evaluation and current concerns. She will gather background information of client’s concerns and relevant family, medical, and educational histories. She may also administer screening tests. At the end of the session, our psychologist will explore options for moving forward, such as whether to proceed with a comprehensive evaluation or other interventions/services to consider. Once you are ready to proceed with the full evaluation, we will schedule dates further interview/testing sessions.
The Evaluation
Our evaluation may include clinical observations, administration of valid and reliable psychometric instruments, and collateral information gathering like telephone interview, questionnaires, reviewing records/reports, and conducting observations. Each session often takes several hours and usually spreads out to two or three days. We will interpret the results thoughtfully in consideration of your context and culture and the rest of the information, and provide a diagnosis, if relevant.
Feedback Session and Report
Within 6 weeks from completion of the evaluation, we will schedule a feedback session to discuss the findings of our evaluation.
We will meet you for feedback session to discuss the findings and tailored recommendations. You may then ask any questions to clarify on the results of the psychological evaluation. We will explore the recommended interventions and what to do next. We also offer child-friendly feedbacks to children whom we have evaluated. Most clients will then be ready to move forward with hope after clearer understanding about their concerns.
Following the feedback, you will get a comprehensive and client–
friendly written report with evidence-based and practical recommendations based on our integrated findings. Rest assured that you will not get a cookie-cutter type report filled with clinical jargon and figures that you do not understand.
Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.
Areas of Evaluation
- Cognitive assessment
- To evaluate cognitive strengths and areas of challenge
- Educational testing
- To assess academic achievement and skills
- Diagnostic testing
- To clarify diagnosis such as ADHD, autism, personality disorders, emotional and behavioural disorders, cognitive disability, learning disorders
- Adaptive Behavioural assessment
- To evaluate adaptive living skills like communication, social skills, and daily living skills
- Mental Health assessments
- To assess for current mental health, screen for psychopathology and document all relevant information for clinical diagnosis and treatment planning.
- Career interest and ability assessments
- To explore career interest and options based on personality, value and strengths.
- Pre-marital and marriage assessment
- To identify the unique strengths and potential growth areas of premarital or married relationship
- Custody and Visitation evaluation (CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE)
- To provide an independent forensic evaluation to assist the court to decide on issues regarding custody and visitation in divorce disputes
- Pre-treatment psychological consultation for oocyte/spermatozoon donor and couple recipient
- To help couples thoroughly explore questions they may have about this treatment as well as consider implications about the treatment so they will be better informed and prepared to take the next step.
- Strength-based(gifted) evaluations
- Admission to MENSA Malaysia
- Consideration for a grade or subject acceleration/advance placement/differentiation in the school
- Admission to selective programs for gifted students
