Central Iowa Juvenile Detention Center Evaluation Program
CIJDC provides evaluation services on an inpatient and outpatient basis. Clients will be scheduled for 2-3 all day appointments to complete testing components. After all of the client’s appointments, the final evaluation is sent to the referring party in approximately 2 weeks. Our evaluations are completed by psychologist Dr. Christine Guevara. Dr. Guevara is Spanish speaking and has provided evaluation services since 2008. Licenses School Psychologist, Rick Bagnall, provides IQ and educational testing.
Please email Clinical Client Associate, Madison Campbell (madison.campbell@cijdc.com), with any questions regarding evaluation services.
Referral Process
To refer an evaluation, please email eval@cijdc.com or call 641-858-3852 (ext. 123). State the type of evaluation you are requesting, name of the client, COS Funding Application, and court order for the evaluation. A referral form will be emailed to the referring party to fill out.
CIJDC evaluations are paid for using Court Ordered Services (COS), PSSF and Private Pay. We do not accept insurance or private checks. If paying privately, you will need to pay in cash at the start of your first appointment.
Types of Evaluations:
Testing includes neurological, psychological, medical, educational, and trauma history. Includes a Full-Scale IQ, Parent Interview, Staff/Teacher ratings of the youth.
Psychosexual
Testing includes neurological, psychological, psychosexual, educational, and trauma history. Includes Full Scale IQ, thorough psychosexual history, assessment for problematic internet sexual behavior and risk for re-offense. Testing for paraphilias and sexual disorders are also included.
Competency
Testing Includes neurological, psychological, educational, and trauma history. Includes Full Scale IQ. Further risk assessment is included in terms of additional academic testing, risk the client is malingering, assessment of client’s capacity to understand legal proceeding/charges against him/assist with their defense/identify the difference between right and wrong, etc. Additional tools to weigh out reality testing/personality disorders/trauma that could affect a client’s ability to demonstrate competence in court.
Parenting Assessment
Testing includes: neurological, psychological, educational, and trauma history. Includes a Full-Scale IQ. Evaluations also include occupational testing, and assessment of activities of daily life. The parents’ relationships with their children will be assessed through a one hour observation of a parent with their children, self-rating forms for themselves and their children’s relationship with them, individual child interviews, rating of all collateral information, and co-parent interview information if applicable. Recommendations will include level of liberalization of visits/parent contact.
IQ Assessment
Full Scale IQ Testing and Academic Testing for both adults and youth that can be completed on an inpatient or outpatient basis. This will also include as applicable some general behavior rating scales.
Substance Abuse
Risk assessment for problematic substance use to rule out potential of dependency, thorough history of use, with level of care recommendation.
LPHA Assessment
Completed by a licensed professional to understand the client's needs, review their history and current concerns, and help determine appropriate services, treatment, or support.
Adaptive Functioning Review
An assessment of an individual's everyday living skills, including communication, social interaction, self-care, and independence, to determine strengths, support needs, and overall functioning in daily life.
Mental Status Exams
A structured assessment of a person's current mental and emotional functioning, including appearance, behavior, mood, thinking, perception cognition, insight, and judgement.
Immigration Evaluations
Conducted to document emotional, psychological, or hardship-related factors that may support an immigration case. Provides a clinical report that can be submitted as evidence in immigration proceedings.
Psychosexual addition
Psychosexual testing portion added to an already completed Psychological Evaluation
Evaluation Rates
Psychological - $3,000
Psychosexual - $5,000
Competency - $4,000
Parenting - $3,000 per parent and 1st child, $300 for each additional child being tested
IQ Assessment - $1,000
Adaptive Functioning Review – $1,000
Substance Abuse - $350
LPHA Assessment - $500
Mental Status Exam - $220
Immigration - $750/hr
Psychosexual addition - $2,000
Miscellaneous Evaluation Costs - $150/hr