Diagnostic Assessments Sample Clauses

Diagnostic Assessments. Well established adult ADHD services indicate that around 2.5 to 3 hours of direct clinical time is required to complete a thorough ADHD diagnostic assessment. This could take the form of a single or two session consultation. In both instances, additional time will be required to review previous clinical records, self-report, or informant-completed questionnaires (with scoring), clinical notetaking/ report writing, feeding back the outcome, and discussing management and follow up options. Additional time may be required for liaison or more detailed history taking in cases with complexity, such as those with comorbid mental or neurodevelopmental conditions. 1. Orientation to process 2. General history taking including: 3. Presenting problems. 4. Developmental/personal history. • Pregnancy-related detail, birth and infancy (i.e. birth complications, developmental milestones, early temperament). • Childhood and adolescence (i.e. academic progress, exclusions/expulsions, behaviour in class, peer group relationships, antisocial behaviour, personal/family relationships). Utilising a Childhood Screening Questionnaire. 5. Assessment of ADHD-related impairment and the presence of ADHD in different areas of life (further education, employment, leisure/free time, relationships, self-esteem) – therefore, the presence of many ADHD symptoms are identified here through open-ended questions as opposed to following an 18-symptom list one after the other. • Health related areas (physical health, sleep, appetite) – current/past. • Medication/ allergies – current/ past. • Mental health comorbidities (mood, past/current treatment, coping strategies, etc.). • Neurodevelopmental comorbidities (e.g., ASD, Tourette’s, Dyslexia, DCD). • Addiction/ drug/ alcohol history. • Risk assessment. • Forensic history (if relevant). 6. Review of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM V) symptoms (mainly those not addressed elsewhere in assessment) using a semi- structured interview e.g. the Diagnostic Interview for ADHD in Adults (DIVA). 7. Formulation and sharing of diagnosis (clear explanation what the DSM V criteria is, why diagnosis is given/not given, subtype, level of impairment, informant information/ life- long symptoms, etc.). • Sufficient time for patient to reflect on diagnostic outcome. • Structured post-diagnostic psychoeducation interview according to NICE Guidelines (not optional). • Detailed discussion of all treatment options and key elements of best possi...
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Related to Diagnostic Assessments

  • Diagnostic Assessment 6.3.1 Boards shall provide a list of pre-approved assessment tools consistent with their Board improvement plan for student achievement and which is compliant with Ministry of Education PPM (PPM 155: Diagnostic Assessment in Support of Student Learning, date of issue January 7, 2013). 6.3.2 Teachers shall use their professional judgment to determine which assessment and/or evaluation tool(s) from the Board list of preapproved assessment tools is applicable, for which student(s), as well as the frequency and timing of the tool. In order to inform their instruction, teachers must utilize diagnostic assessment during the school year.

  • Ergonomic Assessments At the request of the employee, the College will ensure that an ergonomic assessment of the employee’s work station is completed by a person trained by the Department of Labor and Industries or comparable trainer to conduct ergonomic assessments. Solutions to identified issues/concerns will be implemented within available resources.

  • Risk Assessments a. Risk Assessment - DST shall, at least annually, perform risk assessments that are designed to identify material threats (both internal and external) against Fund Data, the likelihood of those threats Schedule 10.2 p.2 occurring and the impact of those threats upon DST organization to evaluate and analyze the appropriate level of information security safeguards (“Risk Assessments”). b. Risk Mitigation - DST shall use commercially reasonable efforts to manage, control and remediate threats identified in the Risk Assessments that it believes are likely to result in material unauthorized access, copying, use, processing, disclosure, alteration, transfer, loss or destruction of Fund Data, consistent with the Objective, and commensurate with the sensitivity of the Fund Data and the complexity and scope of the activities of DST pursuant to the Agreement. c. Security Controls Testing - DST shall, on approximately an annual basis, engage an independent external party to conduct a review (including information security) of DST’s systems that are related to the provision of services. DST shall have a process to review and evaluate high risk findings resulting from this testing.

  • Impact Assessments 5.1 The Parties shall: (a) provide all reasonable assistance to the each other to prepare any data protection impact assessment as may be required (including provision of detailed information and assessments in relation to Processing operations, risks and measures); and (b) maintain full and complete records of all Processing carried out in respect of the Personal Data in connection with the contract, in accordance with the terms of Article 30 GDPR.

  • Environmental Assessment and Mitigation Development of a transportation project must comply with applicable environmental laws. The party named in article 1, Responsible Parties, under AGREEMENT is responsible for the following: A. The identification and assessment of any environmental problems associated with the development of a local project governed by this Agreement. B. The cost of any environmental problem’s mitigation and remediation. C. Providing any public meetings or public hearings required for the environmental assessment process. Public hearings will not be held prior to the approval of Project schematic. D. The preparation of the NEPA documents required for the environmental clearance of this Project. If the Local Government is responsible for the environmental assessment and mitigation, before the advertisement for bids, the Local Government shall provide to the State written documentation from the appropriate regulatory agency or agencies that all environmental clearances have been obtained.