NMT Assessment Services

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The NMT Metric Report is a clinical assessment which examines history of adverse experiences, history of relational health, current functioning and current relational health of a child. 

The NMT assessment includes education about the sequence in which the brain develops as an important part of the consultation process. 

There are four functional areas of the brain which are  assessed by the Metric and a Brain Map is generated.  The four functional areas are:

1. Sensory Integration
2. Self Regulation
3. Relational Functioning
4. Cognitive Functioning

The metric provides information about the level of functioning in each domain area. Should needs be identified in one or more functional areas, recommendations are made in the way of strategies and activities to develop and strengthen functioning in those areas.

Understanding the sequence in which the brain develops is an essential element of understanding the sequencing of therapeutic interventions, strategies, and activities that will assist in the reparative work of developmental trauma.

Understanding the sequence in which the brain develops is also an essential element of understanding the determination of which therapeutic interventions, strategies, and activities are chosen to assist in the reparative work of developmental trauma.   

The NMT Metric can be helpful for children or adults who have experienced:

• Children who have experienced loss and separation from parents/caregivers and display problems with attachment and trust.

• Children who have experienced multiple traumas early in life such as abuse, neglect, exposure to domestic violence, inconsistent caregiving, substance abuse, or abandonment. 

• Children who are in the care of Child Welfare Systems and may be experiencing difficulty managing their behaviors, emotions, relationships, and managing the academic setting.

• Children in foster care placements who are experiencing failed placements as a result of problems with behavioral, emotional, and social functioning.

An NMT clinical assessment will involve the following steps:

1. Initial Assessment Session 

The initial meeting with the parent/caregiver is to address the concerns and reasons for referral. Information about the NMT will be shared.  Meeting with the child during this 1st session will occur, or arranged for another session time. 

2. NMT Assessment Sessions 

Sessions with the family to gain a comprehensive neuro-developmental history and current functioning information about the child.  Contact with collateral resources of information such as teachers, counselor, or other resources can occur with parent/guardian consent for purposes of information gathering. 

3. The Metric Report 

Based on the neuro-developmental history and current functioning information obtained, review of other reports provided, the Metric Report, which includes the Brain Map, is generated. 

A written report will be completed which will include recommendations based on the child’s specific developmental needs.

4. Evaluation Review Session 

Session with parent/guardian and child to address the NMT Metric Report, discussion of the Brain Map, and recommendations based on the Metric Report. Strategies and activities to implement recommendations will be addressed.  

5. One Month Follow Up

One Telehealth or Face to Face meeting with parent/caregiver to assess progress of recommendations and strategies implementation.   

Please contact me for questions, or to set up an initial complimentary thirty minute consultation.