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The Center
for Cognitive-Developmental Assessment and Remediation (BGCenter)
is an Internet-based company, composed of independent professionals,
specializing with services to the internationally adopted
children and working in their own offices and in the Center.
BGCenter brings together a unique set of resources
to match individual psychological needs of adopted children.
We specialize in psycho-educational issues of older (preschool
and school age) internationally adopted children.
Our chief
psychologist Dr. Boris Gindis offers initial psychological
screenings of adopted children for proper school placement
and services, developmental cognitive assessments, full psycho-educational
and neuropsychological evaluations, second opinion on your
child's school evaluation, telephone consultations and ongoing
support in obtaining services and programs needed for your
child. Dr. Gindis' concentration and specialty are language/cognitive
disorders and learning disabilities in 4-16 year old internationally
adopted children and their remediation through extensive psychological
assessment and all-inclusive individualized remedial plan
based on school-provided services and remedial programs in
the family and community.
Our Bilingual
Extension team includes various professionals trained
to work with internationally adopted children; all specialists
are bilingual and understand your child's language.
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Initial
Screening
Psychological evaluation in the native
language of your internationally adopted child for
the determination of proper school placement
We
now do initial screenings
in the Chinese language
too!
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Family, Individual,
and Group Therapies
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Psycho-Educational
Assessment
Most
comprehensive psycho-educational evaluation for the
purpose of special education or private school placement
of your internationally adopted child
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Bilingual
Speech and Language
Assessment
This specialized
assessment (in the native language of your
child if necessary) will help to identify the area
of speech and/or language difficulties your child
may have.
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Coordinated
Neuropsychological and Educational Assessment
A
neuropsychological assessment is recommended for a
child, exhibiting symptoms of cognitive impairment
and/or significant developmental delay the nature
of which needs to be understood to develop a comprehensive
remedial program for this child.
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Second
Opinion Service
The
opinion of a specialist on the quality and drawbacks
of your internationally adopted child's previous assessment
and records
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Pre-adoption
Service
Review
of medical records, developmental history, videotapes
and photos of a prospective adoptee of 3 years and older
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