Welcome to PALS
Psychological Assessments, Reports & Intervention Strategies
PALS caters to all age groups, providing psychological assessments, reports and intervention strategies. As qualified and highly experienced educational psychologists, we tailor to the individual needs of each client to identify and secure essential supports to enable them to achieve and realise their full potential.
PALS is a small family business that has been in operation for more than fifteen years. During this period we have provided our services to a wide range of clients. These clients include parents, students, and schools, Vocational Educational Committees (Limerick, Cork, Tipperary, etc.), National Educational Psychology Services (NEPS), and recently the North Tipperary Leadership Partnership. While the majority of our clients are in the Munster area, we do operate a nationwide service. We have established good working relationships with our clients over this period, and we hope that the future will see these relationships continue to grow and strengthen.
At PALS, we are passionate about helping people. We offer a large variety of services to children and adolescents. Our goal is to provide assessments and reports for individuals and offer intervention options based on the results of those assessments with the aim of helping individuals reach their potential. With reasonable waiting lists, affordable prices, and reports accepted by the HSE the Department of Education and Science (DES),
Assessments & Testing
Attainment Testing
Attainment testing is a literacy and numeracy testing only., predominantly used for DARE applications to provide up to date literacy and numeracy scores.
Psycho-Educational Assessment
This is an assessment focusing on the learning ability of an individual and is used to identify whether a learning difficulty or disability may be present, be it a general learning disability or a more specific learning disability (such as Dyslexia or Dyscalculia).
Comprehensive Psychological Assessment
During this assessment, we carry out a full psycho-educational assessment in addition to also examining behavioural, and emotional difficulties. This would include assessing for Emotional/Behavioural Difficulties such as ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder), ODD (Oppositional Defiant Disorder), Conduct Disorder, Anxiety, etc.
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Assessment
While for simplicity sake we refer to this as an ASD assessment, it is actually our most comprehensive assessment incorporating all the previous assessment types and including Gold-Standard ASD diagnostic Tools, to provide a full Educatioanl, Emotional, Bhavioural and Social profile of the individual. If required, a speech and language assessment may also be required as phase 2 of this assessment.
Request an Assessment
PALS works with people of all ages. Our assessments give individuals the chance to create strategic interventions so they can achieve their full potential, whether it is in school, at home, or for life in general.
Our reports are accepted by the HSE, the Department of Education and Science (DES), and for qualification for the Disability Access Route to Education (DARE) when applying for Third Level Education entry.
Requesting an assessment is easy. Simply fill out the necessary details and one of our psychologists will be in touch.
Testimonials
''Over the past ten years PALS has provided a range of psychological services to students of the school. I have found the Greenford family to be totally professional in their dealings with students, parents and staff. They are courteous, efficient and reliable with reports completed and forwarded on to the school without delay. I have no hesitation in recommending this organisation to students, parents, teachers and other interested bodies.''
Frequently Asked Questions
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I'm looking for an educational psychologist near me. Can you help?
The PALS facility is in Castletown, Ballina, Co. Tipperary, V94 YC90. While the majority of our clients are based within the Munster region we do work with people nationwide.
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Do you provide assessments for adults?
Yes, we carry out assessments for individuals of all ages from young children to adolescents and teenagers to adults.
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How can I get an assessment for my child?
Requesting an assessment is very easy. Simply fill out the links above, submit your details, and attach a signed consent form. Once we have reviewed your information, we will be in touch to arrange an assessment.
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Can you carry out multiple assessments for schools?
Yes, PALS works with a large number of schools. For more details on our school-based assessments, you can contact our team directly.