Children aged between 6 and 16 are the key clients.
Keelin is accredited as a supervisor with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency, and accordingly offers professional supervision.
Keelin is an ATAPS psychologist working in the Healthy Minds program as a contractor for North Coast NSW Medicare Local, www.ncml.org.au.
Interview
An initial consultation or interview will be arranged to determine the child's issues and to get a thorough medical and psychosocial history. A plan for service including fee structure will be formulated collaboratively at this interview.
Testing
Standardised tools of assessment will be administered to assess different cognitive skills such as attention, memory, etc. Scores can determine 'objectively' if problems in thinking abilities are caused by neurological compromise or 'normal' weaknesses. A profile of cognitive strengths and weaknesses will result. Assessments of attention difficulties, intellectual disability, specific academic skills or memory, for example are offered. Tests are pencil and paper tasks, puzzles and question answer format.
Feedback
An appointment where the results of formal testing are discussed.
Report
A report is a psychological service that is directly requested by the referring agency or client. A report is a structured presentation typically including such components as relevant psychosocial history, history of presenting issues, present condition, test results, opinion and intervention recommendations. Professional letters to medical or other referral agencies concerning treatment needs of the client are not considered to constitute reports. The report is usually at least 6 pages and requires a lot of thorough research.
Focussed Psychological Strategies
Therapy in the form of Focussed Psychological Strategies (Psycho-education, problem solving skills - training and parent management skills) is offered. This will be tailored to the client according to their specific neuropsychological needs.
Fees
The total cost of your child’s work with Keelin will depend on their needs (e.g. school meetings, extent of assessment, type of assessment etc). A plan of what is expected to occur, how many sessions are needed etc, will be discussed at your initial appointment. Each appointment incurs its own charge, as does the report. Please view the fee chart below for exact current charges.
Medicare Rebate
Medicare benefits are available for a range of specified psychology services for people with certain conditions. To receive psychological services under Medicare,
a person must be referred by his/her GP or in some instances by a psychiatrist or a paediatrician. To see if you are eligble please check the fee flow chart (below).
If you have a query please email appointments@nrneuro.com.au to discuss and if relevant, ensure your referral is arranged prior to attending.
You can also check out this link.
Fee Flow Chart
| APS recommended fee | |
| Initial Interview | $238 |
| Testing | $447 for 2 hrs |
| Feedback | $238 |
| Report | $447 |
| Focussed Psychological Strategies | $238 |