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There’s some information if you google it…….. however if you have PTSD or mental health issues because of the abuse, of course it’s going to affect you. I had no concentration while I was being abused and stress will also affect you badly. Do you have support from your local women’s aid?
Cognitive Assessment For Social Services – Some Key Questions Explored
Identifying parents with cognitive limitations is an essential first step for Social Workers interested in the safety and wellbeing of children. A cognitive assessment can help Social Work practitioners answer questions about cognitive abilities and provide them with an account of their referrals’ strengths and potential. Analysis can support parenting assessments, and feed into decision making regarding parental support and development. However, there are limitations to what these assessments can achieve. Any interpretation of psychometric instruments should be treated cautiously and, where possible, further validated with other psychological and/or behavioural evaluations/observations.
Cognitive testing primarily involves the use of pencil and paper tasks to assess a wide range of abilities, including attention, memory, problem-solving, language skills and intellectual functioning. It is the process of determining a persons cognitive strengths and weaknesses through qualitative (approach to tasks and observed behaviour) and quantitative (standardised and scaled measures) approaches. Test scores are interpreted on the basis of normative data. Typical assessments include a focus on attention and level of concentration, working memory (using memory in real time) and speed of processing. In addition, inferences can be made in relation to the performance of short term and long-term memory, visual perception and recall and recognition. A typical report should provide the reader with details of a person’s verbal intellectual quotient, performance skills (i.e. non verbal IQ) and an overall IQ score. The narrative should place the scores within an overall banding of ability and provide summary information as to the impact and implication of the assessed level of ability upon a person’s functional abilities and acquisition of new skills. -
Categorically refuse to pass this assessment! If you give in for one test you will not hear the end of it! Do not let them place you into a position where you have to defend yourself. He is the perpetrator, he should be the one being assessed and placed under the microscope.
You and the children are the victim of abuse and your safety and well-being should be a first priority and protected from this criminal.
What your abuser is doing is exchanging your places at 180 degree, placing you under suspicion of being the perpetrator or incompetent unstable parent and him as the innocent victim.
Gather support around you; WA support worker, GP and change your attorney, s/he seems useless if has come this far.
Contact Family Rights Group to ensure you and your children are treated fairly (detail removed by moderator).
Good luck and keep strong 💪 -
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Women’s aid can support you with this. They have access to legal advice and can fight your corner with you. They are aware of the rights of victims of domestic abuse. (detail removed by moderator) Ring Rights of Women for free legal advice. (detail removed by moderator) You can ring the helpline number on here and they can give you more advice. (detail removed by moderator). Abusers are liars. (detail removed by moderator) x
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