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Assessment
Sussex Children’s Centre provides a multi-disciplinary team of therapists who work jointly together to truly be a team around the child.
The first session with one of our specialist therapists will always involve an assessment. The therapist will need to obtain a complete picture of your child’s needs, whether it is speech and language, sensory and motor development, visual perceptual, social, emotional, learning or independence skills. We can provide assessment in our LightHouse clinic in Newick or where appropriate at home or in school.
This means that the therapist will have a good understanding of your child’s difficulties and needs so that they can agree the best course of action with you.
We want to work with you so we understand that sometimes you may only want an assessment and then want to wait for NHS therapy.
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FLOW CHART First contact – Appointment – Confirmation letter and questionnaires – Assessment with therapist (case history, observation, informal / formal assessment) – Optional school / home / nursery observation – Report – Therapy if appropriate
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If further intervention is required, priorities for treatment will be discussed with you and specific, measurable, achievable, and realistic goals will be agreed upon with you with a predicted timescale.
The types of assessment we offer, include:
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Screening (approx. one hour appointment) |
Observations and discussion of Sensory, Motor and Functional skills, or Speech, Language and Communication levels of children. To help identify potential problems, the need for further formal assessment or the need for referral to therapy |
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Formal Assessment including a short report (approx. two hour appointment plus report time) |
An Occupational or Speech and Language formal, assessment with a detailed summary report outlining the strengths, difficulties and recommendations |
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Tribunal assessment (approx two to three hours appointment plus report time) |
A detailed report supporting parents in their Special Educational Needs appeal, including the above, but with a much more detailed analysis of the impact of needs on learning and the provision required to meet these needs. |
