Psychological and Psycho-educational Testing Center

Psychological testing has been growing at an increasing pace.  Intelligence cannot be directly observed; therefore, we must understand it from what can be observed or measured--scores on tests designed to assess our mental abilities.  Both heredity and the environment influence IQ scores. 

• Intelligence tests (i.e., WISC-IV, WAIS-IV, SB-5) do a good job predicting academic success.  IQ scores can help educators 1) identify a student's strengths and weaknesses; and 2) offer the curriculum that will best serve that student.  IQ scores tend to be highly correlated with performance on "real-life" tasks such as reading medicine labels, using the telephone book.
•  Aptitutde tests (i.e., SAT) measure a person's potential to learn new knowledge, new skills; often used by schools, colleges, and businesses to determine admission and/or placement of students, selection of new employees.
• Achievement tests measure basic academic skills; measure what a person has already learned.  Accurately detect level of limitations or at-risk performance; highlight discrepancies between what an individual should know and what he actually knows; often used in K-12 schools to plan individual educational programs, businesses.
• Personality tests assess symptoms of social and personal maladjustment.  The tests are often used to assess medical patients and design effective interventions; evaluate participants in substance abuse programs; provide information in child custody disputes, couple/marital therapy, competency hearings, personal injury lawsuits; and criminal hearings.
• Memory tests help assess dementia in geriatric patients; measure brain dysfunction; measure rate of learning and recall abilities; and evaluate strategies and processes used in learning and remembering.
• Emotional and Behavioral tests measure acting-out behavior of children, adolescents, adults (i.e., ADHD, fighting, stealing, truancy, addictions); self-destructive behavior patterns, (i.e., suicidal thinking, cutting); and thoughts found to predispose an individual to violent behavior.
• Neurological Screening tests measure perceptual discrimination ability, fine motor skills, organizatoinal and planning skills, visual-motor integration skills, attentiveness, recall, and behavioral and personality characteristics.
• Pre-bariatric Surgery tests evaluates the client's history of psychiatric treatment, eating behavior, psychosocial influences, ability to maintain weight loss, and any psychopathology that may limit informed consent and post-operative care.   

Dr. Jacqueline S. Williams has been providing psychological services for 14 years to a diverse population of children, adolescents, adults, and senior adults.  I am an active and supportive listener who demonstrates genuineness, warmth, empathy, and sensitivity.  It has been stated that "her genuine, warm, and friendly manner makes her an easy person to be with and contribute to the ease with which she establishes rapport with clients."   

Feel free to contact e-mail me  or contact my office with any psychological testing questions or concerns.  

 jwilliamspsyd@aol.com

 (818) 224-3345

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 www.jswilliamspsyd.com