Evaluation of learning, attention, and developmental concerns in children to help clarify cognitive, academic, and behavioral functioning.
Child and adolescent evaluations address a broad range of concerns involving learning, attention, behavior, development, and cognitive functioning. These comprehensive assessments help clarify a child’s strengths, identify areas of difficulty, and understand the factors that may be influencing school performance, behavior, and day-to-day functioning.
Selection of which specific evaluations may be appropriate is guided by the nature of the presenting concerns, the child’s developmental history, and the clinical questions involved. While many evaluations are initiated through physician referrals, families may also seek assessment directly to better understand academic performance, intellectual functioning, or developmental progress.
At Jefferson Neurobehavioral Group, findings are carefully interpreted to connect test results to real-world functioning and to the child’s individual circumstances.
To provide the most thorough evaluations for children and adolescents, Jefferson Neurobehavioral Group works closely with Family Behavioral Health Center.
The two practices share clinical staff, locations, and evaluation protocols, allowing children and families to receive both psychological and neuropsychological services within a unified clinical system.
Since each practice focuses on distinct areas of assessment, some child and adolescent evaluations are conducted through Jefferson Neurobehavioral Group, while others are provided through Family Behavioral Health Center.
Our coordinated practice structure allows evaluations to be directed internally to the practice best suited for the concerns involved and ensures children receive the type of evaluation most appropriate for their needs.
Neuropsychological evaluations for children and adolescents focus on complex cognitive functioning, particularly when concerns involve neurological factors, medical history, concussion, brain injury, significant cognitive changes, or medically complex clinical presentations.
Psychological, psychoeducational, and developmental evaluations focus on learning, attention, behavioral, emotional, and developmental functioning in children and adolescents.
At Jefferson Neurobehavioral Group, evaluations are designed to provide a clear understanding of a child’s cognitive, developmental, and psychological functioning as it relates to everyday life, school performance, and age-appropriate expectations.
They follow a structured model in which licensed psychologists and neuropsychologists lead clinical review and interpretation, specialty-trained psychometrists administer standardized testing, and our client services team coordinates scheduling, intake, and communication throughout the process.
This model supports thorough, efficient, and well-coordinated evaluations from intake through final report.
Contact Jefferson Neurobehavioral Group with any questions or to request an evaluation. We’re happy to help you understand the evaluation process and guide you through the next steps.
Jefferson Neurobehavioral Group provides comprehensive neuropsychological evaluations for adults, adolescents, and children across Louisiana and the Gulf South.
2901 N I-10 Service Road E
Suite #300
Metairie, Louisiana 70002