Advanced Assessment Methods
Professionals at Roundway Centre use advanced assessment methods to gain an in-depth individual profile of each child.
Advanced video analysis has improved the accuracy of assessments, contributing to an individual profile, diagnosis, personal plan and intervention.
An advantage of video assessment is observing the child or young person's representative interaction in their natural surroundings with familiar adults. Many children are more comfortable in their surroundings where there is no need to travel to visit a remote clinic or be with a stranger. The professionals will discuss the child's or person's individual profile and recommend the next steps once they have completed the assessment.
We ask parents or carers to send short video clips of child: adult interaction using a secure link. Below is some guidance on making the videos.
Video Guidance
Please sit opposite each other with a small space between you, in a quiet room with no distractions (TV/ music/ siblings). If possible, try to position the camera on a wide-angle (landscape) so that both of you are in full view.
Have two boxes containing a selection of different toys and a pot of bubbles.
Video 1: (4 mins) to have toy box one at one side, introduce a few toys, and play with these. Play and talk naturally. Introduce more toys if required. Just before 4 minutes, remove the toys and tidy them away out of sight.
Video 2: (2 mins) introduce the bubble pot. Both of you can stand up to blow/ pop the bubbles. Tidy the bubbles away just before 2 minutes.
Video 3: (4 mins) sit opposite each other with a space between you and introduce toy box two. Tidy away the toys just before 4 minutes.
Video 4: (2 mins) stand up and introduce bubbles again, then tidy away the bubbles within 2 minutes.
Total 12 minutes of video to be assessed.
