When your child, teen, or college student is struggling, you need strong and reliable advice provided in a caring and compassionate manner. Dr. Davenport has 25 years of experience providing this type of assistance.
His assessment involves identifying your child’s or teen’s strengths and needs, then making practical recommendations to improve areas of need while emphasizing his strengths.
This assessment is designed to identify or rule-out anxiety, depression, or other social, emotional-behavioral concerns for all ages: children, teens, college students, and adults.
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Clinical Interview
The assessment process involves a 2-hour structured and thorough clinical interview based on the diagnostic criteria outlined in the current diagnostic manual.
Questionnaires
To provide needed services, schools, universities, physicians, and other professionals require the results of standardized questionnaires in addition to the clinical interview. Dr. Davenport utilizes the following objective instruments to document the severity of your concerns.
Preschool/Kindergarten
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Parents of young children are asked to complete the Child Behavior Checklist appropriate for their age.
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They are also provided the appropriate Teacher or Caregiver Report Form of the Child Behavior Checklist to be completed by preschool or kindergarten teachers.
School-Aged Children and Teens (Ages 6 to 18)
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Parents are asked to complete the Child Behavior Checklist for Ages 6 – 18.
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They are also provided Teacher Report Forms of the Achenbach Child Behavior Checklist to be completed by teachers.
Adults and College Students
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Adults and college students are asked to complete the Achenbach Adult Self Report.
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Parents of college students are asked to complete the Adult Behavior Checklist.
Ratings on each of these instruments are compared to ratings of other individuals of the same gender and age.
Results and Recommendations
During the second appointment, Dr. Davenport will detail the results of the evaluation, including specific diagnoses.
He will provide educational information for the family and individual, as well as, recommendations for addressing all aspects of management of symptoms including the development of coping strategies and accommodations to meet specific needs.
Written Report
Within three weeks after the second appointment, a written report outlining the results, diagnoses, and recommendations is provided. Detailed written recommendations are included to help the individual, family, educators, physicians, and other professionals better address and accommodate specific needs.
Interested in Strong and Reliable Help?
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Also Concerned about Your Child or Teen’s Learning?
Dr. Davenport provides two types of assessments to meet your specific needs.
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Educational Assessments to identify reading, writing, and math learning strengths and needs of children, teens, college students, and adults.
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Dyslexia Assessments to identify or rule-out symptoms of dyslexia, as well as, other related learning strengths and needs of children, teens, and college students.
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