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Assesment Training

Lighthouse Child & Adolescent Clinical Training Institute provides research-informed assessment training designed to help psychologists, provisional psychologists, and graduate students develop strong foundations in ethical, competent, and defensible assessment practice.

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Assessment Trainings

Sep 26-27

In Person

Cognitive Assessment Practicum (WISC-V)

  • This course has limited enrolment and is conducted in-person to ensure that all participants have the opportunity for hands-on learning and feedback.
  • Cost: : $700 + GST
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Sep 26-27

In Person

Academic Assessment (WIAT-centered)

  • This course has limited enrolment and is conducted in-person to ensure that all participants have the opportunity for hands-on learning and feedback.
  • Cost: : $735 + GST
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Sep 26-27

In Person

Behavioural & Adaptive Assessment (BASC/ABAS)

  • This course has limited enrolment and is conducted in-person to ensure that all participants have the opportunity for hands-on learning and feedback.
  • Cost: : $735 + GST
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Sep 26-27

In Person

DSM-5-TR for School-Age Clinical Decision-Making

  • This course has limited enrolment and is conducted in-person to ensure that all participants have the opportunity for hands-on learning and feedback.
  • Cost: : $735 + GST
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Short course, ~3 hours

OPEN (no test-level requirement)

Foundations of Formal Assessment

  • The measurement foundations behind formal assessment — standardized testing, the normal/bell curve, standard and scaled scores, T-scores, percentiles, standard deviation, measurement error (SEM), confidence intervals, and base rates — plus scope, test levels (A/B/C), and the guardrails of defensible practice. The bedrock every tool-specific course builds on. Open enrollment.
  • Cost: :$175–195 + tax
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Short course, ~3 hours

OPEN (concept-level; uses no secure test content)

Cognitive Assessment Foundations (WISC-V–centered)

  • A concept-first orientation to cognitive assessment, taught with the WISC-V as the primary example: what cognitive ability tests measure, what the WISC-V's index structure represents, and where cognitive testing fits in a psych-ed assessment. Not administration or interpretation training. Builds on Foundations of Formal Assessment.
  • Cost: :$175–195 + tax
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Full day, 6–7 hours

Level C — prerequisites required

from Data to Psychoeducational Assessment Report

  • The integrative capstone of Level 1 Core: pull together cognitive, academic, and behavioural/adaptive findings into a complete, defensible psychoeducational assessment and report. Prerequisites: the Cognitive, Academic, and Behavioural & Adaptive Foundations courses.
  • Cost: : $350 + GST
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2 days, in-person

Level B–C

Academic Assessment (WIAT-4–centered)

  • An introduction to academic achievement assessment, taught using the WIAT-4 as the primary instrument (other academic measures are acknowledged). Day 1: administration. Day 2: scoring, defensible interpretation, and beginning to write up the results.
  • Cost: : $700 + GST
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Half-day (3 hr), virtual

Level B

Behavioural and Adaptive Foundations (BASC-3/ABAS-3)

  • Using behaviour (BASC-3) and adaptive (ABAS-3) measures as part of a defensible, multi-source plan: what each tool measures, interpreting scores and behavioural trends with response-style and context cautions, and reconciling findings across informants (parent, teacher, self-report).
  • Cost: :$175 + GST
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Half-day (3 hr), virtual

OPEN (concept-level)

DSM Basics for Straightforward School-Age Cases

  • Practical diagnostic reasoning with explicit scope boundaries, differential “red flags,” and report-ready wording safeguards.
  • Cost: :$175 + GST
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Short/half-day

OPEN

From Data to Defensible Report

  • How to write clear, integrated, defensible reports (not score summaries), with planning structure and bounded language.
  • Cost: : $175–275 + tax
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Short course, ~1 hour

OPEN

Feedback Meeting Basics (Sharing Results Clearly)

  • A practical structure for sharing results clearly, handling common reactions, and closing with prioritized next steps.
  • Cost: : $65–75 + tax
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Short course, ~3 hours

OPEN

From Findings to Recommendations

  • Recommendations that are individualized, feasible, and supported by findings (finding → implication → action → owner).
  • Cost: : $175–195 + tax
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4 × 90-min small-group sessions

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Consultation Lab

  • Small-group applied consultation to translate course learning into defensible real-world decisions; bring one de-identified case per session.
  • Cost: : $349–449 + tax
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One report submission + optional debrief

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Capstone — Report Review

  • Structured written feedback on one submitted, de-identified report against a standard rubric, with an optional short debrief.
  • Cost: : $395–650 + tax
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Full day

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ADHD Assessment: Tools, Differential Diagnosis, and Integration

  • Differential diagnosis, multi-source integration, and defensible documentation; avoids single-instrument conclusions.
  • Cost: :$350 + GST
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Full day, 1 day virtual

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Differential Diagnosis & Comorbidity in School-Age Assessment

  • Structured multi-diagnosis thinking and defensible reasoning in “messy” school-age presentations.
  • Cost: :$350 + GST
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1 day, virtual

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Identifying Specific Learning Disorders (Virtual, Fall 2026)

  • A one-day virtual course on SLD decision-making: planning, achievement-pattern interpretation with error/base rates, multi-source integration, and school-useful wording/recommendations.
  • Cost: :$350 + GST
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