Diagnostic Evaluation and Assessment Services, Children and Adolescents

A program of Horizon Behavioral Health, the Diagnostic Evaluation services described above are client centered, family focused, strength based, and assist in clarifying the strengths, needs and potential of children, adolescents, and adults. Emphasis is placed on providing consistent, comprehensive recommendations that provide guidance for treatment planning and delivery. This approach supports the philosophy that treatment that is integrated and tailored to meet the needs and utilize the strengths of an individual child and family has the greatest probability of being successful.



Services include:

• Child Assessment including biopsychosocial interview and extensive information gathering and review of history;
• Family Assessment including in-home assessment and behavioral rating scales;
• Parenting Role Assessment which specifically assesses the parents’ comfort with and effectiveness in the parenting role, and their perception of their child;
• Substance Abuse Assessment using the GAIN (SAMHSA preferred tool) for ages twelve to eighteen years;
• Psychological Testing (Child) including Intelligence Quotient and achievement, personality, emotional, behavioral testing;
• Psychiatric Evaluation including an extensive review of previous and current functioning, diagnostic impression and recommendations re the use of psychotropic medications.