Assessments
Togetherness Counseling offers assessments for both children and adults to address a variety of needs. Assessments range in time and may be able to be billed to your insurance company. To confirm your insurance benefits, please contact our office and our staff will be happy to assist.
Togetherness Counseling clinicians provide the following assessments:
- Social Investigations: In the 12th Judicial Circuit, a social investigation and parenting plan recommendation is an investigative process conducted by a mental health professional. Our assessors act as an impartial examiner that will assess each party, the child(ren), and any other necessary collateral sources in order to formulate an opinion as to how parents should share parental responsibility and recommend the best time-sharing arrangement for each parent and the child. After the assessment, the investigator will provide the court with a social investigation report that includes facts regarding all parties and a parenting plan recommendation to assist the court in making decisions that are in the best interest of and consider the special needs of the child involved.
- Mental Health Evaluations: These reports are typically, but not always, court ordered and provide an overall assessment of an individual’s emotional well-being with subsequent recommendations. Depending on the reason and nature of the evaluation, psychometrics can be included in the completion of this evaluation.
- Mental and Emotional Readiness Evaluations: These reports are requested by a client’s physician and speak to the client’s overall readiness to undergo a significant medical procedure from gender reassignment surgery to geriatric bypass.
- Emotional Support Animal (ESA) Letters: ESA letters are provided following a thorough mental health assessment to substantiate that someone meets criteria for an ESA based on the criteria specified in the Fair Housing Act. The Fair Housing Act (FHA) is a federal law that is applicable in Florida and all other states. This law essentially prohibits housing providers from discriminating against and/or refusing to accommodate individuals with disabilities. That means that a landlord can’t refuse to rent to a tenant with a physical or mental impairment.
- Disability Evaluations: A disability evaluation is the assessment of the disability, especially its extent and impact on the quality of life of the individual. We provide these evaluations for multiple situations and scenarios to include, but not limited to, short-term disability, Nexus letters, and social security disability.
If you are interested in scheduling an appointment for a mental health assessment, please see use our contact us page to schedule an appointment.