When you are being sent to PMHA CC, it does not immediately mean that you are crazy or that something is wrong with you. It only means that the agency or person who referred you needs your Psychological Evaluation or the assessment of your intellectual and  emotional functioning at present, to aid him/her manage your case (for clinical case), verify if your traits are fitted for the job you are applying (for Neuro-psychiatric cases), ensure that your child be placed in the level which is equivalent to his/her potential/s (for school placement cases), etc.

When referred for Psychological Evaluation, you are simply going to take a battery of paper and pen tests, These tests are designed to measure the current state of your intellectual and emotional functioning. The tests given depend on your case, but basically, a set of tests contain IQ, Personality, and Unstructured tests. No medicines or injections are involved and the staff will not examine your brain.

Depending on your pace, the average duration is three to five hours. For special cases, assessment may last for as long as two days.

The tests are highly valid and reliable. They have undergone a series of intensive research, test-retest, and other test construction processes.

Your examiner is a Psychologist who has undergone a rigorous training in the administration, scoring, and interpretation of Psychological Tests.

All fees are subsidized by the Chapter. The minimal Testing Fee includes the use of Psychological Test materials, and the thorough labor involved in making the report from the delicate administration and scoring & interpretation to the skillful & tedious report-writing process, of which includes pre-writing, editing, re-writing, and finally printing.

The psychological evaluation is not on a pass or fail basis. The evaluation describes the examinee’s current intellectual and emotional state.

As per Standard Operating Procedures of the agency, all sealed Psychological report results will only be given to the referring party. Nonetheless, you may ask a general feedback from the person/agency about your evaluation results. With the exception of school placement cases, reports are addressed and explained to the parents of the referred child.