Parental Assessment

Formal parenting assessments can help to identify your parenting strengths and weaknesses and provide a clearer path forward for your parenting strategies and mental health care. Insight’s trained therapists provide assessments that assist individuals to improve their lives. Parenting assessments are helpful in identifying your levels of mental health symptoms and parenting knowledge objectively.  While assessments can vary from individual to individual, most times they include testing, interviews, observation, and consultation with one of Insight’s trained professionals.

What is a parental assessment?

A parental assessment looks at the dynamics between a parent and their child/ren and typically assess the parent’s mental health, parenting ability and parental capacity.

Why is the assessment used?

Parental assessments can be obtained privately or are commonly requested by Child and Family Services.

Privately, it can be done to evaluate your parenting techniques, parenting philosophy, ability and any mental health or parenting related questions. The information gathered can be useful for self-reflection and personal growth, benefitting you, your child/ren, and your entire family.

Sometimes a parental assessment is ordered privately in preparation for a divorce.

The assessment process

Insight’s parental assessment process may include:

  • Reviewing children services or Court ordered documents (if applicable)
  • Interviewing or consultation with police, teachers, Alberta Children and Family Services, grandparents, other family members and friends.
  • Exploration and review of appropriate parenting techniques
  • Personality and parenting testing
  • Parent-child observations
  • Reference checks
  • Thorough background history gathering on every person involved in the family
  • A home visit with identification of potential for child abuse, violence or alcohol and drug abuse
  • Examination and a concluding report on factors pertinent to the welfare and placement of the child/ren about what risk factors are present.

Typically, these assessments are based on the number of caregivers and the number of children and can take between 10-18 hours to complete per adult.

To learn more about booking a parental assessment, please call 780-461-1717. We recognize that each individual has different needs and our intake and admin specialists will be able to provide you with an estimated quote and timeline for your assessment.

Brooke Hendricks

Edmonton South, Online

Adults, Assessments

Loriann Quinlan

Edmonton South, Edmonton West, Online

Adults, Seniors

Terri Mulveney

Edmonton South, Online

Adults, Children (3-5), Children & Youth (6-12), Adolescents (13-17), LGBTQ community

Nikesha Deenoo

Edmonton South, Online

Adults, Adolescents (13-17), Seniors, Sexuality

Dr. Scott Anderson

Calgary, Online

Adults, Adolescents (13-17), Assessments

Brandi Enns

Edmonton South, Online

Adults, Families, Couples, LGBTQ community, Sexuality, Assessments

Sabrina Brady

Edmonton Central, Edmonton North, Online

Adults, Adolescents (13-17), Seniors, Couples, LGBTQ community, Sexuality, Assessments

Karla Buchholz

Edmonton South, Online

Adults, Adolescents (13-17), Seniors, Families, Couples, LGBTQ community, Sexuality

Nicole Donovan

Edmonton South, Online, Sherwood Park

Adults, Children & Youth (6-12), Adolescents (13-17)

Kathryn Maier

Edmonton North, Online

Adults, Children (3-5), Children & Youth (6-12), Adolescents (13-17), Families, Assessments

Cody Cobler

Edmonton North, Online, Sherwood Park

Adults, Children & Youth (6-12), Adolescents (13-17), Families, LGBTQ community

Dawn Doucet Banting

Edmonton South, Online

Adults, Children (3-5), Children & Youth (6-12), Adolescents (13-17), Seniors, Families, Couples, LGBTQ community

Meghan Odsen

Edmonton South, Online

Adults, Adolescents (13-17), Seniors, Families, Couples, LGBTQ community, Sexuality, Assessments

Bonnie Kelly

Calgary, Online

Adults, Adolescents (13-17), Families, Couples, LGBTQ community, Sexuality

Chantelle Owen

Edmonton Central, Online, Edmonton West

Adults, Adolescents (13-17), Families, Couples, LGBTQ community, Sexuality

Kim Phua

Edmonton North, Online, Edmonton Central

Adults, Adolescents (13-17), Seniors, Families, Couples, LGBTQ community, Sexuality, Assessments

Brilene Wohlgemuth

Edmonton South, Sherwood Park, Online

Adults, Children & Youth (6-12), Adolescents (13-17), Families, LGBTQ community, Assessments

Lauren Chow

Edmonton Central, Edmonton South, Online

Adults, Adolescents (13-17), Couples, LGBTQ community

Dr. Hendriatta Wong

Corporate Services

Shirley Leonard

Corporate Services

Tara-Lee Goerlitz

Corporate Services

Trina Wilson Orieux

Corporate Services

Adults

Leah Cadieux

Spring Perinatal Services

Adults, Families, Couples, Infants

Tracey Howell

Spring Perinatal Services

Adults, Families, Couples

Sonya Duffee

Spring Perinatal Services

Adults, Families, Couples

Julia Braga

Spring Perinatal Services

Adults, Families, Couples

Jennine Fayad

Spring Perinatal Services

Adults, Families, Couples

Jackie Pubantz

Spring Perinatal Services

Adults, Children & Youth (6-12), Adolescents (13-17), Seniors

At this time, Insight Psychological does not have therapists who specialize in this specific area, but that doesn’t mean we can’t help you! Please contact us to talk with our Intake Personnel to find a therapist that is a good fit for you and your unique circumstances.