Evaluations and Assessment

At Texas Care, all assessments are provided by a licensed mental health professional and seeks to give a good broad overview of your mental health including screening for depression, anxiety, substance use disorders, PTSD, attention deficit, phobias, and just about anything found in the DSM-5 manual which is used by mental health professionals.  Mental health assessments are generally going to be briefer than psychological evaluations and cost about one third to one fifth as much.  Mental health evaluations are often requested by courts, probation offices, and child protection agencies who are about to close or dismiss a case, but they would like to document the fact that they at least took a look at your mental health as assessed by a licensed mental health professional.

Counselors and social workers usually provide mental health assessments rather than psychological evaluations. Regardless of whether you are using Texas Care for your Mental Health support, we recommend you use a counselor,  social worker or psychologist that has an established track record of working with courts and submitting reports in legal contexts. If a licensed professional wants to do a report for you but they don’t typically work with courts it may be more trouble to you than it is worth since their reports may be obviously lacking in front of a judge, opposing attorney, prosecutor, or probation officer. If your report is lacking, you may be perceived as trying to cut corners and hurt your standing in the courtroom. 

If you are someone you know is in need of an Evaluation or an Assessment, please contact us at 817-796-9622. 

For more information on  Evaluations and Assessments or other Texas Care services, feel free to call 817-796-9622 and we will be happy to take your call and answer any questions you may have. Visit our FAQ page for more information on how Telehealth, Telemedicine, and TeleBehavioral Health can work for you.