- Establish connectiveness to birth parents, foster parents & siblings.
- Provide the ability to separate and bond to a new family
- Provide an "adoptability" profile and potential for successful placements.
- Provide essential court reports and assist with legal issues.
- Assess actual developmental age.
- Assist in case plan development
- Provide a family reunification assessment
- Determine neurological, emotional and physiological impairments.
- Determine the appropriate educational setting.
- Determine special care needs.
- Determine potential medical problems.
- Determine if a child has been abused sexually, physically or emotionally.
- Identify degrees of subconscious turmoil, depression and other emotional problems.
- Identify and suggest solutions for behavioral problems.
- Identify "fast track" child issues.
Testing can answer important questions like...
What type of placement would best suit this child's needs?
Should these siblings be separated from their birth parents?
Should these siblings be separated from each other?
Do prospective caregivers have the capabilities to provide for this child's needs?
Does the prospective caregiver's schedule and lifestyle best suit this child's needs?
Should this child be placed in a Special Education Program?
Does this child need to be further evaluated for treatment of depression or another serious mental illness?
How much therapy should this child be involved in?
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