Steven Korner, PH.D. Licensed Psychologist

Psycho-Educational Testing

An important part of assessing a problem may be psycho-educational testing. As a psychologist who has worked with children, adolescents, and adults for over 25 years, I have evaluated individuals reporting problems with:

underachievement; disinterest in reading; lack of motivation;

learning disabilities (i.e. dyslexia; auditory/visual processing difficulties)

executive functioning, including problems with:

-getting organized and activated;

-focusing, sustaining, or shifting attention;

-processing speed, completing tasks in the time assigned;

-procrastination/sustaining focus/following through;

-emotional regulation; and

-remembering and accessing already learned material.

Each evaluation is done by me personally. I do not farm out work to others. As an experienced psychologist, I know the importance of going beyond the role of tester or technician. In the field of medicine, it is important that an x-ray is read by an experienced practitioner who can bring to bear all of his/her accumulated knowledge and experience in the interpretation of the results. similarly, psycho-educational test data must be brought to life by the active interplay of the psychologist's reservoir of experience and tactful gathering of data from principal informants.

As a university professor, I have taught the entire sequence of diagnostics, supervised interns, and reviewed protocols. I am up-to-date on the research and know the best instruments and their limitations. I have directly performed, supervised, and/or reviewed well over 1,000 test batteries and reports. Since I am also a certified school psychologist, my evaluations may be used by parents who want a second opinion or wish to contest an evaluation done by their school. As a teacher, I know how to talk with other teachers, how to formulate recommendations teachers can implement, and how to navigate the educational process.