Lahari Therapy Centre

Clinical Psychology

Professional psychological assessment, counselling, behavioural therapy and emotional support for children, adolescents and families.

Clinical Psychology

What is Clinical Psychology?

Clinical psychology is an integration of science, theory and clinical knowledge for the purpose of understanding, preventing, and relieving psychologically based distress or dysfunction and to promote subjective well-being and personal development.

Psychological Assessment is the process of systematic collection, organization and interpretation of information about a person and his situation and helps to predict the persons behavior in a new situation.

Mental Retardation refers to SIGNIFICANTLY SUB AVERAGE GENERAL INTELLECTUAL FUNCTIONING, resulting in or associated with concurrent IMPAIRMENTS IN ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOUR and manifested during the DEVELOPMENTAL PERIOD.

Psychological Assessment

Comprehensive psychological assessments help us understand each child's strengths, challenges, and individual developmental needs.

Areas of Assessment

There are three important areas of assessment for children with Intellectual Disability (Mental Retardation):

  • Measurement of the overall level of general intellectual functioning (DQ / IQ / PQ).
  • Assessment of Adaptive Behaviour to understand daily living, communication, and social functioning.
  • Detailed analysis of the individual's strengths, abilities, and developmental challenges.

Why Psychological Assessment is Important

Psychological assessment plays a vital role in:

  • Accurate diagnosis of developmental and intellectual conditions.
  • Classification of Intellectual Disability (Mild, Moderate, Severe, etc.).
  • Planning individualized intervention and management programs.
  • Behaviour Modification Therapy.
  • Development of self-help and daily living skills.

Individualized Testing

No single psychological test is suitable for every child with special needs. Since each individual presents unique strengths, developmental levels, and associated conditions, selecting the most appropriate assessment tools is essential. Our psychologists carefully choose the right standardized tests to ensure accurate diagnosis and effective intervention planning.

Psychological Tests for Diagnosis & Therapeutic Intervention

These are the following tests we do for diagnosis and therapeutic intervention:

Cognitive and intelligence tests :
  • Malin's Intelligence scale for India Children (MISIC)
  • Bender Visuo-Motor Gestalt Test (BGT)
  • Raven's Colored Progressive Matrices (CPM)
  • Raven's Standard Progressive Matrices (SPM)
  • Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)
  • Children Apperception Test (CAT)
  • Wechsler Adult Performance Intelligence Scale (WAPIS)
  • P.G.I. Memory Scale (P.G.I. M.S)
  • Children's Personality Questionnaire (C.P.Q)
  • Bhatia's battery of performance scale of performance
  • P.G.I. Brain Dysfunction scale
Cognitive and intelligence tests for special children :
  • Binet Kamat Test of Intelligence (BKT)
  • Developmental Screening Test (DST)
  • Vineland Social Maturity Scale (VSMS)
  • Seguin Form Board.
Personality Tests:
  • 16 Personality Factors (P.F)
  • Medico Psychological Questionnaire (M.P.Q)
  • Children's Personality Questionnaire (C.P.Q)
  • Eysneck Personality Questionnaire (E.P.Q.R)
Aptitude Test:
  • Differential Aptitude Test (D.A.T)