Assessments & Counselling

A counseling assessment provides you with a safe and confidential space to begin to talk about the issues that are troubling you and decide whether counseling is right for you. A qualified counselor will ask you questions
about your current difficulties, the impact they are having on your life, and aspects of your personal history. You will also have the opportunity to identify your goals of therapy, essentially what you would like to achieve
from counseling. Assessing risk is an important part of the counseling assessment and you will be asked questions to identify risk factors that could increase the likelihood of you coming to harm. This initial session also provides the opportunity for you to ask any questions or discuss any concerns you may have about counseling.

What counselor to do?

Counselors need to be responsible for the appropriate application, scoring, interpretation, and use of assessment instruments. Counselor administers assessments under the same conditions that were established in their standardization. When assessments are not administered under standard conditions, as may be necessary to put up clients with disabilities or when unusual behavior or irregularities.

Counselors should also be competent in assessments like identifying problems, assessing diverse client information, and assisting clients in choice making, validating client strengths and weaknesses, formal assessments can influence credibility and provide assessment and accountability.

What to expect?

A counseling assessment is a collaborative process and by developing an understanding of your difficulties, the counselor can assess your needs and determine whether Westmeria Counselling Service can provide the psychological support you need. If the counselor thinks a referral to another service is more appropriate, they will discuss this with you.

Assessment the primary purpose of educational, psychological, and career assessment is to provide measurements that are valid and reliable. It helps clients know more about themselves. When considering what you may want in your career, you will want to examine not only your interests but also your personality, your values, and your skills. (Pearson)