

FSA Psychology Assessments

At FSA Health & Wellbeing, we understand that assessing cognitive abilities and evaluating various aspects of development is crucial for understanding an individual's strengths, weaknesses, and potential areas of improvement. Our comprehensive range of psychometric assessments enables us to provide accurate and insightful evaluations for children, adolescents, and adults. With our team of experienced professionals and access to cutting-edge assessment tools, we are committed to delivering high-quality assessments that can inform personalised interventions and support strategies. We are passionate about delivering assessments that are neuroaffirming and believe that challenges that bring people to assessment are rooted in expectations and demands that are placed on a neurodivergent person functioning within a neurotypical (typically developing) society.

We offer the following assessment packages. If you are seeking a comprehensive assessment (a combination of assessment types) please contact us for an individualised quote.
Cognitive Assessment
Cost: $1480
Explores strengths and challenges relating to thinking, problem solving and understanding information. ​
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Background information gathering
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Cognitive assessment
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Additional screening tools (if applicable)
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School liaison (if applicable)
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Feedback session summarising findings
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Detailed report with recommendations and accommodations
Intellectual Disability Assessment
Cost: $1850
Explores cognitive, learning and daily living skills to determine functioning across environments. An intellectual disability diagnosis will be given if criteria is met.
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Background information gathering
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Cognitive assessment
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Adaptive behaviour assessment
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Additional screening tools (if applicable)
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School liaison (if applicable)
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Feedback session summarising findings
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Detailed report with recommendations and accommodations
Learning Assessment
Cost: $2200
Explores whether challenges relating to english, math or writing may be occurring (also known as dyslexia, dyscalculia and dysgraphia), or whether an individual is gifted in their learning.
Includes:
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Background information gathering
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Cognitive assessment
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Learning assessment
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Additional screening tools (if applicable)
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School liaison (if applicable)
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Feedback session summarising findings
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Detailed report with recommendations and accommodations
Autism Assessment
Cost: $2960
Explores the unique strengths and challenges of each individual seeking to explore whether an autistic profile fits an individual's experience of the world.
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Background information gathering
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Cognitive assessment
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Adaptive behaviour assessment (if applicable)
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Additional screening tools (if applicable)
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School liaison (if applicable)
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Autism assessment with individual and information gathered from parent/carers/third party
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Feedback session summarising findings
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Detailed report with recommendations and accommodations
Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Assessment
Cost: $1850
Explores the unique differences in how an individual's brain processes and manages information and whether an ADHD profile fits an individual's experience of the world.
Includes:
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Background information gathering
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Cognitive assessment
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Adaptive behaviour assessment (if applicable)
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Additional screening tools (if applicable)
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School liaison (if applicable)
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ADHD assessment with individual and information gathered from parent/carers/third party
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Feedback session summarising findings
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Detailed report with recommendations and accommodations
Referral & Enquiry
Alternatively, you can contact us on the below methods for additional information
visit us
1 Lamerton Crescent
Shellharbour City Centre
Assessment Process
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Inquiry & Intake
Following completion of the enquiry form, you will be sent an Intake Assessment Form and Consent Form to complete. We will contact you if we need further information from these forms. Following this, an intake phone call (approximately 1 hour) will be booked. This will allow the clinician to tailor the assessment package to best suit your needs. A collaborative plan will be made with you about undertaking the assessment, and any additional screening forms will be emailed to you for completion.
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Assessment
Our administrative staff will contact you to book your assessment sessions. This may range from one to four sessions depending on how comprehensive your assessment is. For these sessions, you and/or your child will be required to attend our office and complete the chosen assessment tool/s. Some common assessment tools we use can be found in the section below. At this point your clinician may have additional discussions with your child's school to gather further information.
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Feedback & Report
Once your assessment sessions are complete, your clinician will interpret the results and book a 1-hour session with you to discuss their findings. This is an opportunity for you to provide feedback and insights into the findings. Following this, your clinician will write a comprehensive report summarising the findings of the assessment, including any diagnoses given, and note tailored recommendations and accommodations. Our administrative staff will call you and advise when the report is ready for collection.
Our Assessment Team
Assessment Tools
FSA Health & Wellbeing use a wide variety of evidence-based and comprehensive assessment tools. Your clinician will determine what combination of assessment tools will provide the most detailed information regarding your individual circumstances. Please note that this list is not exhaustive, with many other screening tools being utilised.
Cognitive
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Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence, Fourth Edition (WPPSI-IV)
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Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Fifth Edition (WISC-V)
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Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, Fourth Edition (WAIS-IV)
Learning
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Wechsler Individual Achievement Test, Third Edition (WIAT-III)
Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity
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Conners, Fourth Edition (Conners-4)
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Conners Adult ADHD Rating Scales (CAARS)
Autism
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Monteiro Interview Guidelines for Diagnosing Autism Spectrum, Second Edition (MIGDAS-2)
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Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, Second Edition (ADOS-2)
Behaviour & Adaptive Functioning
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Adaptive Behaviour Assessment System (ABAS-3)
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Vinelane Adaptive Behaviour Scales, Third Edition (VABS-3)
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Behaviour Assessment System for Children (BASC-3)
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Behaviour Rating Inventory of Executive Function, Second Edition (BRIEF-2)
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What are the benefits of a psychological assessment?A psychological assessment can help people to better understand their strengths and needs, and provide tailored recommendations to assist their wellbeing across environments. This may include classrooms / workplace modifications and accommodations and suggestions of beneficial follow-up referral support options or interventions. Diagnoses may be provided to help the individual and those around them to better understand their unique experiences.
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Where is the psychological assessment conducted?The majority of assessments we undertake must be completed in-person. Our assessment clinicians are located in our main office at 1 Lamerton Crescent, Shellharbour City Centre. There is ample free parking available nearby. Some assessments may be able to have components, or the entirety completed via telehealth, however please discuss this with us on enquiry.
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Who will complete my psychological assessment? Are they appropriately trained?All of our assessment clinicians are registered psychologists with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). Our autism assessment clinicians have been specifically trained in administration and interpretation of autism assessment tools.
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How do I enquire about a psychological assessment?Contact our friendly reception team at 1800 372 000 (Option 2), or send us an email at triage@familyservices.org.au.
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Do you have payment plans available?Yes. Please discuss this with our administrative staff as part of your enquiry.
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Can I get a rebate from my health fund?This is dependent on your health fund. Please reach out to them to get further information on this.
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What is your cancellation policy for assessments?FSA Psychology is fee based due to lack of external funding to provide ongoing sustainability. As such, we are required to enforce cancellation fees where appointments are not attended or where short notice is provided. Appointment reminders are routinely sent via SMS and Email in the lead up to an appointment booking and allow for a minimum of 2 business days’ notice of cancellation. Cancellation requests can be sent via email to triage@familyservices.org.au; by calling our reception on 1800 372 000 (option 2); or by responding to the SMS reminder message. Cancellation and refunds for booking deposit: If you cancel your assessment at least one week prior to the initial consultation, your deposit will be fully refunded. If you cancel with less than one week’s notice and do not reschedule, the deposit will not be refunded. You may reschedule once without losing your deposit. However, if a second reschedule is required, the deposit will be forfeited. Cancellation and refunds for assessment sessions: Cancellations or rescheduling with less than 2 business days’ notice will incur a fee of 25% of the full session cost for the portion of the assessment being cancelled. If we are able to fill the cancelled appointment slot, you will be notified, and the cancellation fee will be waived. However, due to the nature of our service, this is not always possible. Your securely stored debit or credit card will be charged the relevant fee. You will be emailed a receipt following being charged. If you would prefer to pay over the phone or in person, you are required to contact our office prior to the end of the scheduled appointment to arrange your preferred payment. In some cases, future appointments will not be booked until the fee has been paid.