Vocational Assessments and Work Functioning Assessments
Our vocational and work functioning assessments are conducted by psychologists with specific training and extensive experience in this area. They aim to provide a positive assessment experience and to provide professional, pragmatic and clear documentation to assist with planning.
Vocational Assessments
A comprehensive Vocational Assessment aligns an individual’s education, experience, skills, preferences, and medical and psychosocial needs with suitable career opportunities. It provides valuable insights for informed career decisions, enhancing satisfaction, well-being, and fulfillment.
Our Vocational Assessments are suitable for:
- Career changes due to injury or illness
- School leavers
- Individuals choosing to change careers
A Vocational Assessment involves:
- Interview
- Brief psychosocial history
- Relevant medical history
- Transferrable work experience and skills
- Education history
- Psychometric Assessment
- Cognitive assessment
- Personality assessment
- Skills, Interests and work Values Inventories
- Labour market review
- Feedback session
- Detailed report
Work Functioning Assessments
Our Work Functioning Assessments are suitable for individuals experiencing performance challenges at work. They can be requested by an individual, medical specialist or employer. The Psychologist will review the performance concerns, identify psychosocial contributors, and make recommendations to promote effective workplace engagement and wellbeing.
A Work Functioning Assessment involves:
- Phone interview with referrer to discuss reason for referral
- Interview with employee
- Brief psychosocial history
- Relevant medical history
- Current work demands and challenges
- Psychometric Assessment is based on presenting challenges and agreed on at time of booking. This may include:
- Cognitive assessment
- Clinical assessment
- Autism/ADHD/specific learning disorder assessment
- Feedback session with the employee
- Detailed report of all findings including recommendations to address concerns cited in referral.