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Referrals may be submitted from a child or young person’s 6th birthday up to, but not including, their 18th birthday. Submitting an Assessment Suitability Form is the first step in the referral process. The information provided will be reviewed by the Clinical Psychologist to consider whether the requested assessment is a good fit for the child or young person and falls within the Scope of Practice. If appropriate to proceed, the family will be invited to complete the relevant Intake and Consent Forms, after which the child or young person can be added to the appropriate assessment wait list. Submitting a Suitability Form does not, by itself, confirm acceptance onto a wait list.
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All Kinds of Minds Assessments uses two separate Assessment Suitability Forms because the referral and booking arrangements differ across assessment pathways.
Cognitive and S.L.D. Assessment Suitability Form
This form should be used where the enquiry concerns:
a standalone Cognitive Assessment
a standalone S.L.D. Assessment for dyslexia, dyscalculia, or both
These pathways may proceed directly to assessment booking once the referral has been accepted as suitable. They do not require a preceding Parent Consultation.
Autism, A.D.H.D. and Combined Assessment Suitability Form
This form should be used where the enquiry concerns:
an Autism Assessment
an Autism and Cognitive Assessment
an A.D.H.D. Assessment
a Combined Autism and A.D.H.D. Assessment
a Combined Autism and S.L.D. Assessment
a Combined A.D.H.D. and S.L.D. Assessment
Where Autism or A.D.H.D. forms any part of the assessment question, this is the appropriate form. These pathways require a separately booked Parent Consultation before a full assessment is agreed.
Both forms are intended for private assessment enquiries concerning children and young people aged 6 to under 18 at the time of referral. They should not be submitted for a child who has not yet reached their sixth birthday or a young person who has already turned 18.
H.S.E.-commissioneded referrals are received and managed through separate H.S.E. commissioning arrangements. They do not use the private Assessment Suitability Forms or join the practice’s private assessment wait lists.
Purpose of the Assessment Suitability Forms
The forms gather preliminary information to help the Clinical Psychologist consider whether All Kinds of Minds Assessments is likely to be an appropriate service for the child or young person. This includes information about the assessment question, age, legal guardianship and consent, developmental and educational context, previous assessments, current support needs, and any circumstances that may affect the suitability or timing of an assessment.
The suitability review is not itself a psychological assessment and does not provide a diagnostic opinion. Submitting a form does not mean that the referral has been accepted, create an assessment agreement, or place the child or young person on a wait list.
What Happens After a Form Is Submitted
The Clinical Psychologist will review the information provided. Additional information may be requested where this is needed to understand the assessment question or determine whether the practice can appropriately provide the service being sought.
Where the practice appears likely to be suitable, the family or young person will be invited to complete the relevant Intake Form and Consent Form. The applicable legal-guardianship and consent requirements must be satisfied before an assessment can be accepted.
The referral is accepted only after the required information and forms have been reviewed and the Clinical Psychologist has confirmed that the proposed pathway is clinically appropriate and falls within the practice’s Scope of Practice. Once accepted, the child or young person will be added to the relevant private assessment wait list.
When capacity becomes available, children and young people accepted for a standalone Cognitive or S.L.D. Assessment may proceed to assessment booking.
For Autism, A.D.H.D., and combined assessment pathways, the family will receive a booking link for the required Parent Consultation. The Parent Consultation is a separately booked professional service. Completing it does not commit the family or young person to proceed with a full assessment. The appropriate assessment pathway, scope, fee, and booking arrangements will be confirmed separately where a full assessment is subsequently agreed.
When a Referral May Not Proceed
A referral may not proceed where the assessment question falls outside the practice’s Scope of Practice, the age requirements are not met, the required legal consent cannot be established, or another professional or service is better placed to respond to the child or young person’s needs.
This may include circumstances involving significant current mental-health or safety concerns, possible Intellectual Disability or significant global learning and adaptive needs, complex disability-related needs requiring coordinated multidisciplinary assessment and support, or a need for psychiatric assessment, medication consultation, crisis intervention, or another service that All Kinds of Minds Assessments does not provide.
Where a referral does not proceed, the family or young person will be informed and given a brief explanation. Appropriate services or G.P.-led referral pathways may also be identified where useful.
Information Handling and Confidentiality
Information submitted through either Assessment Suitability Form is transmitted securely and reviewed by the Clinical Psychologist. Where the enquiry does not proceed, the submitted information is securely deleted in accordance with the practice’s retention arrangements. Where a referral is accepted, relevant information may be retained as part of the referral and subsequent professional record.
Further information is available in the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.
Important Safety and Welfare Information
The Assessment Suitability Forms include questions about safety and welfare because this information may be relevant to clinical suitability and assessment planning. Online forms and emails are not monitored in real time, and All Kinds of Minds Assessments does not provide emergency or crisis-response services.
Where there is an immediate or urgent concern about a child or young person’s safety, call 112 or 999 or attend the nearest Emergency Department.
For non-urgent mental-health concerns, contact the child or young person’s G.P., who can advise on appropriate H.S.E. services and referral pathways, including C.A.M.H.S. where indicated.
Concerns relating to child welfare or protection should be reported directly to Tusla. Clinical Psychologists are mandated persons under the Children First Act 2015. Any child-welfare or protection concern identified through an enquiry or assessment will be managed in accordance with the practice’s safeguarding responsibilities and applicable law.
