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PODCAST EPISODE 16

Psychological assessments – What’s involved, when to get them and what to do with them

August 28 2026

EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Hayley Jennings ( Chin ) is a psychologist and founder of Step By Step Psychology and one of the sponsors of Melbourne Schools.

In this interview, she guides us through different kinds of psychological assessments available for children and adolescents. We speak about when is the best time to do them, how they are done, what is the benefit and what can be done with the reports.

If you’ve ever considered a learning difficulties assessment of neurodiversity assessment for your child, this interview may help.