PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES

Who we are

Our staff includes both Psychologists and Psychological Associates who are registered with the College of Psychologists of Ontario. In addition, staff with the necessary academic qualifications that are working toward registration with the College work under supervision as Psychoeducational Consultants. We all  have specialized training in psychology as it applies to educational settings.

What we do

• we are assigned to specific elementary and secondary schools (about 5-7 schools per staff person) and are responsible for providing a range of services

• we provide psychological consultations, psychological assessments and brief counselling

• we function as consultants as members of the school's multi-disciplinary "Support Team. This team attempts to support students who are having difficulty in their classroom in a preventative way

• we use clinical skills to interpret the data and synthesize the results from the psychological assessments

• when a formal referral for a psychological assessment is made we work directly with the student to do an individual psychoeducational assessment, with informed consent from the parent, if more information about the student’s learning profile (i.e., strengths and needs) is necessary in order to help the school make programming decisions and encourage academic success

How we assist students

By working directly with students to do individual psychoeducational assessments,

when a formal referral  has been made with informed consent from the parent, if more information about a student’s learning profile (i.e., strengths and needs) is necessary in order to help the school make programming decisions and encourage academic success.

By providing information and ideas to parents/guardians, teachers and school principals to understand why a student is having difficulty and by making suggestions for changes to a student's program that would enable that student to work more effectively within the classroom. These changes to program can involve either instructional strategies and/or behavioural management techniques.

By being active members of the Central IPRC—Central Identification, Placement, and Review Committee that identifies students requiring Special Education and considers placement options, as well as, providing monitoring for students who have been placed in Special Education.