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The Lawlis Peavey PNP Center

Cognitive Assessments Include:

  • Neurological: QEEG-Brain Functioning
  • Stress: Psychophysiological Assessment
  • Psychological: Individual & Family
  • Cognitive/ Intellectual / Educational
  • Continuous Performance - Variable Attention
  • Behavioral Vision Screening
  • Medical: For Optimal Brain Functioning
  • The Evaluation Process

    The PNP Assessment process is typically requires 2 days and is completed on a: Monday-Tuesday or Wednesday-Thursday. 


    The general approach of converting the various individual assessments into a general integrated treatment plan rests on a process of correlating clinical findings from all inputs to form consistent underlying conclusions. The first step is the medical assessment and identifying possible organic causes for known cognitive problems. Using medical information and the IQS as a basis, several medical hypotheses arrive ranging from food sensitivities, heavy metal exposure, metabolic problems, nutritional insufficiencies, hormonal imbalances, gastrointestinal concerns, and several other possibilities. These findings are followed up with lab tests and other consultations, as is necessary.


    The brain mapping is a QEEG with digital analysis and is also considered independently and noted for consistency with the medical findings, such as high levels of toxicity, hyperarousal or hypoarousal, and other overlapping diagnostic indicators. Further medical tests may be ordered to confirm these possible findings. Visual behavioral screening is considered part of the medical / organic possibilities for poor cognitive problems in learning.


    The Biofeedback Psychophysiological  Assessment gives an objective measurement of stress levels and is investigated for behavioral correlates to the medical and brain scan aspects as well as the behavioral compensation issues that will eventually also relate to the psychological issues.


    Psychological and cognitive functions tests are considered in performance and also in correlation to the brain data and medical issues for identifying possible skills, strengths, and challenges to utilizing what capacities are available as well as to set an intelligence baseline for achievement. Using personality tests, these cognitive aspects can be related to possible stress and other emotional challenges that engage the capacities to utilize the intellectual capacities fairly. If there is brain dysfunction, these can be regarded as compensation approaches that need to be resolved along with the physical issues.


    The family and parental assessments are integrated with the possible psychological and psychophysiological assessments to determine what impact the parenting may have and what remedies might contribute to skill development and rehabilitation. These phases might range from family counseling for stress to training necessary for organic improvement.


    The integration basically considers four levels of integration: The medical and neurological functions of the brain, the behavioral and psychophysiological compensations in coping with challenges, the cognitive and psychological status and functioning, and the family unit with its influences. 

  • The Assessment Process

    The Lawlis Peavey PNP Center assessment is a process that begins with an intensive, multifaceted, full two-day evaluation. At the end of the two-day assessment a Wrap-Up meeting is held in which basic Homework/Self-Work assignments and recommendations are made implementing new behavioral and psychophysiological methods at-home, along with suggested completion of medical lab kits. A PNP Center professional staff member assists in this at-home process as a guide and reference through phone calls and email contact. The PNP Center integration-of-results process continues pivoted on the basis of empirical findings from brain maps, cognitive testing, psychophysiological and psychological assessments. Testing results lead to recommendations and all findings are integrated by the PNP Center professional staff into a Final Report, which includes step-by-step treatment plan. Depending on the complexities, this process may last as long as four months with careful monitoring each step of the way. It is our mission to assure that the action plan contains strategies and relevance to each individual and his/her family. Follow-up, in the form of a Teleconference, is held with patient and relevant family members to patient status, answer questions regarding the Final Report, and to plan future direction to discuss ongoing care opportunities.


    CONTACT:

    Lawlis-Peavey PsychoNeuroPlasticity (PNP) CENTER

    2-Day Assessment $9295.00


    EXPLANATION OF FEES: 


    The PNP Center cost for the 2-Day assessment is $9295.00. When scheduling an appointment (972-434-5454) a non-refundable $600.00 deposit is required with the balance due at time of services. Insurance codes are provided for you to determine if your Insurance Provider will reimburse for our services. Just contact the PNP Center and the codes will be emailed or faxed to you.

Learn More About the PNP 2 Day Assessment
Neurological: QEEG-Brain Functioning
Stress: Psychophysiological Assessment
Psychological: Individual & Family
Cognitive/ Intellectual / Educational
Continuous Performance - Variable Attention
Behavioral Vision Screening
Medical: For Optimal Brain Functioning
  • Neurological: QEEG-Brain       Functioning
  • Stress: Psychophysiological Assessment
  • Psychological: Individual & Family
  • Cognitive/ Intellectual / Educational/Memory
  • Continuous Performance - Variable Attention
  • Behavioral Vision Screening
  • Medical: Potential Tests to Optimize Brain Functioning:
    • Nutritional
    • Gastrointestinal
    • Hormonal
    • Craniosacral
    • Toxicity
    • MTHFR
  • The Evaluation Process

    The PNP Assessment process is typically requires 2 days and is completed on a: Monday-Tuesday or Wednesday-Thursday. 


    The general approach of converting the various individual assessments into a general integrated treatment plan rests on a process of correlating clinical findings from all inputs to form consistent underlying conclusions. The first step is the medical assessment and identifying possible organic causes for known cognitive problems. Using medical information and the IQS as a basis, several medical hypotheses arrive ranging from food sensitivities, heavy metal exposure, metabolic problems, nutritional insufficiencies, hormonal imbalances, gastrointestinal concerns, and several other possibilities. These findings are followed up with lab tests and other consultations, as is necessary.


    The brain mapping is a QEEG with digital analysis and is also considered independently and noted for consistency with the medical findings, such as high levels of toxicity, hyperarousal or hypoarousal, and other overlapping diagnostic indicators. Further medical tests may be ordered to confirm these possible findings. Visual behavioral screening is considered part of the medical / organic possibilities for poor cognitive problems in learning.


    The Biofeedback Psychophysiological  Assessment gives an objective measurement of stress levels and is investigated for behavioral correlates to the medical and brain scan aspects as well as the behavioral compensation issues that will eventually also relate to the psychological issues.


    Psychological and cognitive functions tests are considered in performance and also in correlation to the brain data and medical issues for identifying possible skills, strengths, and challenges to utilizing what capacities are available as well as to set an intelligence baseline for achievement. Using personality tests, these cognitive aspects can be related to possible stress and other emotional challenges that engage the capacities to utilize the intellectual capacities fairly. If there is brain dysfunction, these can be regarded as compensation approaches that need to be resolved along with the physical issues.


    The family and parental assessments are integrated with the possible psychological and psychophysiological assessments to determine what impact the parenting may have and what remedies might contribute to skill development and rehabilitation. These phases might range from family counseling for stress to training necessary for organic improvement.


    The integration basically considers four levels of integration: The medical and neurological functions of the brain, the behavioral and psychophysiological compensations in coping with challenges, the cognitive and psychological status and functioning, and the family unit with its influences. 

  • The Assessment Process

    The Lawlis Peavey PNP Center assessment is a process that begins with an intensive, multifaceted, full two-day evaluation. At the end of the two-day assessment a Wrap-Up meeting is held in which basic Homework/Self-Work assignments and recommendations are made implementing new behavioral and psychophysiological methods at-home, along with suggested completion of medical lab kits. A PNP Center professional staff member assists in this at-home process as a guide and reference through phone calls and email contact. The PNP Center integration-of-results process continues pivoted on the basis of empirical findings from brain maps, cognitive testing, psychophysiological and psychological assessments. Testing results lead to recommendations and all findings are integrated by the PNP Center professional staff into a Final Report, which includes step-by-step treatment plan. Depending on the complexities, this process may last as long as four months with careful monitoring each step of the way. It is our mission to assure that the action plan contains strategies and relevance to each individual and his/her family. Follow-up, in the form of a Teleconference, is held with patient and relevant family members to patient status, answer questions regarding the Final Report, and to plan future direction to discuss ongoing care opportunities.


    CONTACT:

    Lawlis-Peavey PsychoNeuroPlasticity (PNP) CENTER

    2-Day Assessment $8995.00


    EXPLANATION OF FEES: 


    The PNP Center cost for the 2-Day assessment is $8995.00. When scheduling an appointment (972-434-5454) a non-refundable $600.00 deposit is required with the balance due at time of services. Insurance codes are provided for you to determine if your Insurance Provider will reimburse for our services. Just contact the PNP Center and the codes will be emailed or faxed to you.

Learn More About the PNP 2 Day Assessment

PNP Center Types of Assessments:

  • Neurological Assessments:

    Evaluation of key aspects of neurological functioning is at the core of evaluating brain-based disorders such as ADHD, Bipolar, OCD, Anxiety, Depression, and Memory disorders and others. Attention is known to be a complex, multi-faceted brain-based process that can affect and be affected by multiple factors. Brain-based disorders such as ADHD require a brain-based assessment. Key aspects of neurological function are illustrated through evaluation of both neurophysiological and neuropsychological aspects of function. Deficits in attention are also known to be present with other disorders. Beyond these complexities, even disorders with the same behavioral manifestations of ADHD can show very different patterns neurophysiologically, as manifested by preferential responses to strikingly different medications for symptom management. Relying purely on typical symptom assessments can lead to misdiagnosis and resulting mismanagement. It is crucial that a comprehensive brain-based assessment include an understanding of underlying neuropsychophysiologic processes if an accurate diagnosis, which leads to optimal symptom management, is to occur.


    Quantitative EEG (QEEG). QEEG is a digital analysis of the electrical activity of the brain. The QEEG is a non-invasive assessment of brain integrity that is sensitive to both subtle and gross abnormalities in brain function and is independent of cultural and ethnic factors. The test begins with an EEG, a measure of electro-cortical potentials underneath the skull that are the basis for regulation and information processing, during resting and task-related conditions. The EEG is screened for the presence of gross alterations in background frequencies, then edited to remove confusing activity, and subjected to quantitative analysis. The resulting QEEG brain maps demonstrate diagnostic patterns, make comparisons with an age-matched sample, and allow for the development of individualized neurofeedback or medication interventions. Predictive accuracy and error rates depend on the data that make up any given QEEG database and the statistics used in that database.


    Additional neurological tests will be administered on an individualized basis.

  • Biofeedback Psychophysiological Assessment:

    Rationale:


    Biofeedback psychophysiological assessment is fundamental to understanding the dynamics of internal regulatory factors that can critically affect attentional competence in neurological conditions including ADHD, OCD, Anxiety, etc. Heightened physiological arousal can interfere with cognitive performance through unhelpful mind-body interactions to environmental demands. The psychophysiological processes of relaxation, stress response, and stress recovery for an individual are often below the threshold of conscious awareness. The Psychophysiological Profile Assessment (PPA) provides information that directly reflects interactions between the mind and body by recording how the body is functioning and showing how the physical functions relate to behavior. Physiological monitoring in different conditions, including at rest and under simulated stressor conditions, provides an analysis of physiological distractions to attention. It provides a visual and experiential demonstration of the mind-body connection, which can later be used as a nonpharmacological therapeutic tool to aid in learning self-regulation to improve attention, cognitive performance, and develop a sense of competency and a feeling of well-being.

  • Psychological Functioning:

    Rationale:


    Psychological testing is critical to determining the diagnostic pattern for brain-based disorders such as ADHD, OCD, Bipolar, Depression, Anxiety, Insomnia, etc. There are alternative psychological patterns that are identical to the signs and symptoms of neurological disorders with similar behaviors. More often than not, however, psychological patterns are basic adjustment problems that have their origins in how we think and how we have learned to problem solve. Most importantly, people who have neurological problems often develop compensating personality reactions which may actually be more problematic than the original problems. When this occurs, the compensating behaviors need to be assessed and treated alongside the neurological disorder.  Regardless of the existence of behavioral problems, the most positive interventions utilize personality strengths. Therefore, it is critical that all individuals’ strengths and positive assets be known and utilized in a treatment plan, which can also be revealed through personality assessments.

  • Intellectual Educational Assessments:

    Rationale:    


    The primary reason most clients come to see us is because of some problem in intellectual functioning, often seen in school or work environments. In addition to assessing the major limitations on an objective basis for these complaints, strengths are also assessed to compensate for any permanent challenges that stand in the way of accomplishing the goals in a learning or work environment. Moreover, these challenges are also compared with the results from the other assessments, such as neurological or medical findings to create an integrated diagnosis and treatment plan.

  • Physical / Medical Functioning:

    Rationale:    


    The brain is an organic system within a total body concert and interacts to a wide range of biological influences. The brain requires nutrition and, thus, requires a balanced source for its fuel to function. Virtually every system in the body can have a positive or destructive influence on the brain and vice versa. Since a person operates as a whole and complete unit, a general medical evaluation is critical to the assessment to understand which factors are playing major roles in any problems, such as concentration and memory. For example, neurological function depends on proper nutrition and adequate regulation of the gastrointestinal and endocrine systems. Toxicity from environmental contaminants can also interfere with brain function, as can allergies and food sensitivities. Hormones alter the brain's abilities to function for special challenges. Disease has to be examined for all considerations, such as possible tumors, neural damage or viral infections. Laboratory measurement of key physical factors, information gained through a review of systems, and a standard physical examination allows the team to incorporate important information regarding the function of the entire biological system into diagnostic decision making and treatment planning.

  • Visual Functioning:

    Rationale:


    An assessment of visual functioning is critical in the diagnosis of learning challenges.  Nearly one-third of people experiencing difficulties are children with reading and learning difficulties, most of whom have 20/20 sight acuity but who have a primary visual difficulty. A primary visual difficulty is often found to be the cause of the child's learning disability. The most common problems seen in this group are tracking difficulties (inability to keep one's place when reading), eye-teaming difficulties (inability to keep both eyes pointed to the same place in space), and visual focusing difficulties (inability to keep attention on a particular object in space). Vision therapy has been shown to have cure rates in the high 90th percentile for these types of visual difficulties. Once the visual difficulty has been eliminated, the student learns much more easily.

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