Post-secondary psychoeducational assessment
For college, university, apprenticeship and licensing, the right documentation supports requests for accommodations and funding. The institution, funding program or testing body makes the decision. A post-secondary psychoeducational assessment identifies learning disabilities and ADHD in adults and produces a report built to meet those requirements.
What is a post-secondary psychoeducational assessment?
It is a comprehensive evaluation of cognitive ability, academic skills and processing such as memory, processing speed and attention. It identifies learning disabilities and ADHD in students and apprentices, and it produces the standardized documentation that accessibility offices, funding programs and certifying bodies ask for.
Who it's for
- College and university students who need academic accommodations.
- Students applying for disability-related funding such as the Bursary for Students with Disabilities.
- Apprentices and trades candidates preparing for Skilled Trades Ontario certifying exams or other licensing exams.
- Adults who suspect a previously unidentified learning disability or ADHD is affecting their studies or training.
What the assessment covers
Intake and clinical interview, standardized cognitive and academic testing, and a review of attention and processing, brought together in an integrated report with a diagnosis where warranted and clear recommendations.
Trades and licensing
Skilled Trades Ontario can provide accommodations for certifying exams when a candidate submits formal supporting documentation, namely a recent signed assessment or letter from a qualified professional describing the disability and the recommended accommodations. Requests are made when the exam is scheduled, not on exam day. This assessment can provide that documentation.
How it connects to accommodations and funding
Ontario colleges and universities generally expect a psychoeducational assessment that is recent, commonly completed within the last three to five years or as an adult, with full scores and accommodation recommendations. Funding through the Bursary for Students with Disabilities has its own documentation requirements, set by your school's accessibility office.
What you receive
- An integrated report with diagnosis where the criteria are met.
- A summary of functional impact on learning and test performance.
- Accommodation and funding recommendations based on the assessment findings.
- A report formatted to the documentation standards of accessibility offices and funding programs.
FAQ
How recent does my assessment need to be?
It depends on the institution or program. Colleges and universities commonly expect an assessment from within the last three to five years, or one completed as an adult. Funding and testing bodies set their own rules. We build the report to meet the standard you need.
I am in a trade, not university. Can this still help?
Yes. Skilled Trades Ontario can provide exam accommodations with supporting documentation from a qualified professional, and this assessment can provide it.
Will this report work for OSAP disability funding?
A psychoeducational assessment is part of the documentation OSAP and your school's accessibility office require for a learning disability. You submit the funding application, such as the Bursary for Students with Disabilities, through your school's accessibility office; the assessment provides the supporting documentation.