WHAT IS A PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT? A psychological assessment is a process by which a psychologist obtains detailed information about a child’s functioning in order determine whether a diagnosis ...

Clear or strong concern from parents identified as many as 91% of seriously ill children, according to the findings published ...

The assessment of need crisis is part of a wider failure by successive governments to build properly staffed, integrated ...

The Department for Work and Pensions has reported that 12 per cent of children are living with a long-term illness, ...

The delayed assessment of needs for children with disabilities is a "national scandal" and a "breach of their rights", an Oireachtas committee has heard. Under the Disability Act 2005, the provision ...

When parents are concerned about their child’s development, they often seek an assessment to address concerns and identify any conditions, such as autism, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder ...

Prospective multidimensional study by means of: (1) clinical assessment, (2) parental-administered questionnaire for general health (CHQ-PF50), and (3) standardised disability measurements. A total of ...

Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is a highly malignant tumor and the most common soft tissue sarcoma in children. In spite of its clinical significance, less is known about genetic susceptibility to this ...

Investigations of child maltreatment often involve domestic violence, but there is little guidance about how to properly assess risk in such cases. Empirically validated risk assessment tools have ...

The Ombudsman for Children's Office has expressed concern over the high number of children with disabilities still waiting for an assessment of their needs. It comes just over a year since the ...

Syria’s Planning and Statistics Authority and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) signed a memorandum of ...