Children are often unable to say what they feel, but they are able to express themselves through play. The toys they choose and the manner in which they play can indicate what a child is experiencing and offer relief in terms of their feelings, such as anxiety and aggression. They are also afforded the experience to learn that they can contain their own feelings and adopt more appropriate coping strategies.

Sand tray therapy is a form of expressive educational play therapy that allows a person to construct their own microcosm (his/her life as he/she sees it) using miniature toys and sand. Sand tray therapy is commonly practised together with talk therapy.

Cognitive behavioural therapy, (also commonly referred to as CBT therapy), is a psycho-social intervention that focuses on challenging and changing unhelpful cognitive distortions and behaviours, improving emotional regulation, and developing personal coping strategies that target solving current problems. This therapy approach assists a child in recognising negative thought and behaviour patterns.

Theraplay is a child and family therapy for building and enhancing attachment, self-esteem, trust in others, and joyful engagement. It is based on the natural patterns of playful, healthy interaction between parent and child and is personal, physical, and fun.

A child’s cognitive and emotional school readiness (learning readiness) is assessed as these two factors both play important roles in a child’s scholastic performance in Grade 1 and even later. These tests are very helpful in identifying any problems and or areas of development in the child.

Psycho-Educational assessments are the formal, systematic process of evaluating a child’s strengths and areas of concern in order to provide a strategic action plan of how to improve a child’s student learning. The psycho-educational assessment will vary based on a child’s age and will focus on measuring the complete aptitude and academic achievements of a child.

Subject Choice Assessments are formal assessments conducted utilising psychometric testing to determine which school subjects would be best suited to the specific child/student. As each individual will have their own combination of interests, abilities, scholastic history and background, these aspects will have to be interpreted to produce a complete, unique, suggested guideline for subject choices.

This type of assessment is often required by schools, the department of education (IEB) and other scholastic bodies when a learner applies for certain concessions or accommodations to help them achieve their potential, including difficulties with reading, spelling, writing and work speed.

Medico-legal assessments are an intersection between neuropsychology/psychology and the justice system. Both educational and neuropsychological assessments are done, often concurrently, when such information is needed by the court to make rulings on cases where persons may have been negatively impacted by external events, such as motor vehicle- and pedestrian-vehicle accidents.

These assessments, tests and comprehensive evaluations are conducted to provide additional information about a variety of developmental disorders. By addressing brain functions and environmental influences inherent in human behaviours, our educational psychologists specialising in neuropsychology, assist in providing the most appropriate service to children with various difficulties.