Psychological therapy is a psychological service that focuses on helping individuals learn skills and techniques to facilitate coping and to make improvements in their lives.
Psychological therapy uses a holistic approach for improving psychological well-being by helping individuals understand their actions and how to control them. That is, the individual is living with thoughts, feelings and/or behaviours which may be associated with negative experiences in life.
A person comes to therapy in order to talk through their experiences with an objective, non-judgmental, and empathic person who can assist him or her in identifying unhelpful thoughts or behaviours in a supportive, safe, and accepting environment.
2. Psychometric Assessments
Career assessments
Career assessments focus on providing guidance and information that can be used to make informed career decisions.
These assessments can assist an individual in deciding which subjects to choose in Grade 10 and which field of study is best suited for them following Grade 12.
Areas that are assessed include ability or general aptitude, personality, interests, and values.
Results are carefully integrated to form a unique individual profile that can aid decisions regarding future and present career possibilities.
Educational Assessments
An educational assessment may be used to analyse the mental processes underlying a child’s educational performance. Cognitive processes that may be explored include concentration, reasoning, memory, language, and spatial abilities.
These assessments may help to identify potential barriers to learning that may be hindering the individual from reaching his or her potential.
These assessments can inform interventions and/or treatment plans in dealing with the difficulty.
Special school placements can also be made following an educational assessment.
Concessions or teaching accommodations can be proposed in order for the individual to reach their full academic potential.
Individuals aged 4 years to adulthood can be assessed.
Psychologists at K. Els and Associate Inc. assess children or individuals following a CAPS, IEB or home-school learning programs.
Diagnostic Assessments
These assessments are used to identify symptoms and/or behaviours which may be affecting the individual’s functioning in various environments.
Disorders such as Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Specific Learning Disorder (SLD), Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), and others are explored.
Diagnoses are essential for treatments plans, resources, redirection, or school placement.
3. Psychoeducation/ Workshops
Providing information to learners, parents, individuals, or schools about various topics of interest. Topics are aimed at promoting mental health and psychological well-being.
Workshops can be presented in the form of small group discussions.
