Holistic, Individualized, Client-Centered
Holistic, Individualized, Client-Centered Support for the the Mind, Heart, Body and Soul
including Santa Barbara's Gifted Support and Resource Center
805-285-2278
Gifted Specialist Kari Van Bebber offers a comprehensive qualitative assessment for your gifted child. A Personalized Assessment process will include gathering extensive background information from the parents/guardians, 1:1 interview with the child, 1:1 interview with the parents/guardians, digging deep into WHO the child is including thinking patterns, strengths, growth areas, creativity, social, emotional and developmental stages/milestones, overexcitabilities, sensitivities, temperament, personality types and more. Predictors and characteristics of giftedness will be measured and a deeper understanding of your child's gifts and needs will be revealed. Parenting recommendations and resources for your individual child and school selection and guidance will be provided and discussed. Screenings for vision, auditory processing, attention deficits, sensory processing, ASD, speech, reading disabilities are embedded in the process and connections to other experts are given where needed.
GQA is not an achievement test. Kari experiences who the child is, analyzing the child’s gifts, thoughts, challenges and learning what they need to have as much ease and happiness in their day to day as they are ready and able!
Gifted Qualitative Assessment
Expert Guidance
Kari Van Bebber will help guide you in the best direction for you child. No child is the same as the next and looking closely at who they are, family values and the most current needs will drive the just right path to be created. Kari is an expert at identifying where to start and helping you sort through and clarify.
Screening For Hidden Obstacles
Often the Gifted child's experience is accompanied by a variety of processing difficulties making life harder than it should be. The GQA will screen for hidden obstacles and identify how to support your child in making the day to day a bit easier!
$800-$1200
The Gifted Qualitative Assessment involves many hours of individualized attention and analyzation of your child. Working with the parents/guardians a selection of steps will be made to ensure full identification of your child. Classroom observations, home visits, second interviews and other supplementary elements may be added. Price varies depending on all elements included.
Gifted Qualitative Assessment (GQA)
provides a deep understanding of WHO your child is. Assessment inlcudes a written report including many of the following pieces and more.
Characteristics of Giftedness
Understanding of Sensitivities
Introvert, Extravert of Mixed Personality Style
Learning Style
Best School Environment Recommendations
Parenting Techniques
Sleep Hygiene
Nutrition Suggestions
Screen Time Guidelines
Peer/Friendship Guidance
Underlying Obstacles Revealed
Interpretation of WISC/WPSSI
Connection to more Gifted Experts
Gifted Resources
Individualized Path Forward