Psychological Assessment
The Counseling and Mental Health Center (CMHC) offers psychological assessment services to students through an in-clinic referral model. Students may meet with a mental health counselor at the CMHC. If that counselor determines psychological assessment may be beneficial and appropriate, they will be able to refer students for psychological assessment. If you have any questions, you are welcome to email the CMHC Assessment team at cmhc-assessment@uidaho.edu or call the CMHC at 208-885-6716.
About CMHC Psychological Assessment
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), learning disorders (LD) and neurocognitive disorders are complex disorders that require labor-intensive assessment procedures in order to diagnose, including between approximately 4-10 hours of direct meetings. At CMHC, assessments are primarily provided as part of our doctoral internship training program and by a limited number of our staff members. When performed by trainees, the assessment is performed under the supervision of a licensed psychologist with expertise in the area of psychological assessment. It typically takes between 4-8 weeks to complete the assessment process following completing all tasks, though it may be longer depending on the time of year.
The goal of assessment is to help U of I students clarify if learning issues, ADHD or other areas are having an important impact on their academic, personal or social functioning. While not every student's assessment results will reveal an attention or learning issue, our hope is to help students better understand their functioning. Our major focus of assessment is on ADHD, Learning Issues and ASD. Due to this, it may be suggested that other options are considered (ex. Counseling, medication, academic support services) prior to being put on the assessment waitlist or while you are on the waitlist.
There is a sliding fee for the assessment, ranging from $50 to $500 based on the type of testing, as well as need as determined by the Financial Aid Office. The fee will be charged directly to your student account.
Please use the links under the Psychological Assessment tab to the left side of this page to find more information and community testing resources.
Questions?
Email us at cmhc-assessment@uidaho.edu or call 208-885-6716.