All About Assessments with Dr. Ariel Eckfeld [IEP 141]

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We’re so excited to welcome Dr. Ariel Eckfeld, a pediatric neuropsychologist, to the show! Dr. Eckfeld has always been interested in brain-behavior relationships and understanding how the things that happen in our brain and our mind affect the way that we interact with people, both at school and later on in work settings.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today we’re talking about quality assessments, that critical step required in order for us to advocate on behalf of those children who are in need of our services.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We hope you join us!</span></p> <p><strong>Show Highlights:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dr. Eckfeld shares an overview of her educational and professional experience.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">A school psychologist focuses on how a child is doing in the academic setting. A neuropsychologist sees the academic part as a small piece of the puzzle.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">As Dr. Eckfeld explains, she looks at the academic achievements of children across all of the different areas, but she also looks at language skills, how they are able to express themselves and understand other people, their behavior, and the higher-order skills, among other criteria.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">As part of an assessment, it’s important to ask the teachers, the parents, and the child what their own concerns are.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dr. Eckfeld addresses how COVID-19 has changed the evaluation process. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">There is no such thing as waiting for the perfect environment to perform testing.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">No matter if assessments have taken place virtually or in