Schedule of Fees
Comprehensive Mental Health Assessment
An objective measure of mental health with recommendations. Includes:
- Background clinical interview
- Structured Clinical Interview for the DSM-5
- Personality Assessment Inventory
- Other measures to meet needs of referral
This report requires a 2-hour assessment.Recommended addition: A feedback session
Assessment and report: $1500
Feedback session: $250
Autism Spectrum Disorder Assessment
Diagnostic assessment to determine if an individual meets the criteria for autism spectrum disorder. Includes:
- Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule – 2.
- Autism Diagnostic Interview.
- Revised 4-hour assessment.
- A feedback session is included in the price.
Recommended addition: Adaptive behaviour assessment
Diagnostic assessment (includes feedback session): $2300
Adaptive Behaviour Assessment
Assessment of daily living skills to identify required areas of support. Includes:
- Adaptive Behaviour Assessment System – 3
- World Health Organisation Disability Assessment Scale 2.0
- 2-hour assessment
Recommended addition: A feedback session
Assessment: $600
Feedback session: $250
Comprehensive Mental Health Assessment
This is an objective measure of mental health with recommendations.
It includes:
- Background semi-structured interview. This comprises an interview with a psychologist to collect relevant information including family history, developmental and medical background, diagnoses, education, employment, living situation assessments, activities of daily living, interventions, social and formal supports.
- Structured Clinical Interview for the DSM-5 (SCID-5). This is a structured interview using the Diagnostic Statistics Manual -5 as a guide to formulate diagnoses.
- Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI). This is an objective measure of adult personality. The measure assesses psychopathological syndromes and provides information relevant for clinical diagnosis. It can also be used for treatment planning.
- Depending on the referral and the needs of each individual other measures of functioning and psychological wellbeing will be utilised to ensure that requirements are met.
Time: 2-hour assessment
Investment: $1500
Feedback Session – A feedback session is recommended after a mental health assessment. A feedback session provides the opportunity for the client to go through the findings of the report with the clinician who did the assessment, ask questions, and develop an understanding of the results and recommendations.
Time: 50 minutes
Investment: $250
Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnostic Assessment
This is a diagnostic assessment to determine if an individual meets the criteria for autism spectrum disorder plus recommendations for interventions.
The assessment Includes:
- Examination of previous reports, assessments, and referral letters. Examination of existing data and reports are essential to ensure that information is collected from more than one source. Prior to the assessment you will be asked to provide any relevant documentation that may assist in the diagnosis of the individual.
- For a school going pupil, a teacher questionnaire will be given to their teacher for completion to provide further supporting information.
- Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule – 2 (ADOS-2). The ADOS-2 is a semi-structured and standardised observation tool which includes a number of play-based activities. These activities provide opportunities for a clinician to observe behaviours associated with a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder.
- Autism Diagnostic Interview – Revised (ADI-R). This is a structured interview that can be used to diagnose autism and plan treatment and intervention. It explores background information; developmental milestones; skills associated with social interactions; behaviours; and interests associated with autism spectrum disorder.
- Feedback session. A half hour feedback session is included to go over the findings of the assessment and provide some preliminary recommendations. This provides the client an opportunity to ask questions and develop an understanding of the results, diagnosis, and recommendations. Sometimes the feedback session can be given directly after the assessment. However, when results are unclear or complex, the feedback session will take place later.
Time: 4-hour assessment
30 minutes feedback
Investment: $2300
Recommended addition – It is highly recommended that an adaptive behaviour assessment is done as well as the autism spectrum disorder diagnostic report. It is an assessment of daily living skills that clearly identify areas of required support. It provides a complete picture for NDIS applications of the individual’s needs and capabilities.
Time: 2 hours
Investment: $300
Adaptive Behaviour Assessment
An adaptive behaviour assessment assesses daily living skills to identify required areas of support and measures the impact of disability on an individual’s life. Adaptive behaviour assessments are useful to further support diagnostic evidence for individuals with an intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder and other neuropsychological disorders.
Includes:
- Background semi-structured interview. This comprises an interview with a psychologist to collect relevant information including family history, developmental and medical background, diagnoses, education, employment, living situation assessments, activities of daily living, interventions, social and formal supports.
- World Health Organisation Disability Assessment Scale 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0). This is a general measure of disability that can be used across all conditions. It examines domains of cognition, mobility, self-care, getting along with others, life activities and community participation.
- Adaptive Behaviour Assessment System – 3 (ABAS-3). This online questionnaire measures three broad domains of conceptual, social and practical daily living skills. These skills are everyday activities which are required for self-care, social interactions and to meet environmental demands. Scores of the individual are then compared to others of the same age.
- Paediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory computer adaptive test (PEDI-CAT). This online questionnaire may be used as an alternative to the ABAS -3. It measures four domains of daily activities namely, , mobility, social, cognitive and responsibility. It is appropriate for individuals aged one month to 20 years and 11 months.
Time: 2-hour assessment
Investment: $600
Feedback Session – A feedback session is recommended after an adaptive behaviour assessment. A feedback session provides the opportunity for the client to go through the findings of the report with the clinician who did the assessment, ask questions, and develop an understanding of the results and recommendations.
Time: 50 minutes
Investment: $210
FEES DISCLAIMER
In line with our values, Anxiety Solutions CBT Psychology Practice wishes to provide support to those in need. We offer a limited number of discounted slots for people experiencing financial hardship. Please contact us to discuss your needs.
Important information regarding Covid 19 restrictions
It is preferable to do assessments face-to-face. However, if you do not feel well, or are unable to travel, it is feasible and workable to conduct assessments by telehealth.
Please discuss your needs and concerns with us when booking and we will accommodate them as much as possible.