Assessments at Kin Clinic

Please obtain a GP referral. Read here about the referral requirements.

Once you have your referral, you can book here or call us to book with one of our psychologists or psychiatrists. You can choose your own clinician and opt for in-person or online options.

You will be sent an intake form & some questionnaires to provide your clinician with some history. In the intake forms you will be asked to provide (if available to you) 2-6 school reports and any previous psychological or mental health assessments.

For under 18s you must please attend with a guardian.

For adults, if possible, please make arrangements to bring a parent, carer, family friend or sibling who knew you in childhood to your appointment.  We also understand that this isn’t possible for many people, in which case you can consider involving someone who knows you well now as an adult. If you are not feeling able to involve someone else in your assessment our clinicians will do their best to work with you individually.

At your face-to-face or online appointment your clinician will conduct an evidence-based assessment of Autism, such as using the MIGDAS, the ADI-R or the ADOS. Depending on the methods used, this typically takes 1.5 to 2 hours. Your clinician may sometimes be able to share their opinion on the day, but often they require to liaise with the multidisciplinary team first. They will then send you the report. The Assessment & Report is included in the fee. You can also book a follow up appointment if you wish to discuss results in person (with additional follow up fees – see fees here).

Please obtain a GP referral. Read here about the referral requirements for ADHD, which include blood tests, weight, height, pulse and blood pressure & for clients in WA only a urine drug screen.

Once you have your referral, you can book here or call us to book with one of our psychologists or psychiatrists. You can choose your own clinician and opt for in-person or online options.

You will be sent an intake form & some questionnaires to provide your clinician with some history. In the intake forms you will be asked to provide (if available to you) 2-6 school reports and any previous psychological or mental health assessments.

• For under 18s you must please attend with a guardian.
• For adults, if possible, please make arrangements to bring a parent, carer, family friend or sibling who knew you in childhood to your appointment.  We also understand that this isn’t possible for many people, in which case you can consider involving someone who knows you well now as an adult. If you are not feeling able to involve someone else in your assessment our clinicians will do their best to work with you individually.

Please kindly note for ADHD, to obtain Pharmaceutical Benefit Rebates for ADHD medication, the PBS require your clinician to have 3^rd party evidence of childhood ADHD features, such as via school reports/ a letter from a family member about ADHD difficulties in childhood, a previous clinical report, or by someone who knew you before age 18 attending the appointment with you. Please kindly note this is an Australian wide regulation and not Kin Clinic clinicians’ decision.

At your face-to-face or online appointment your clinician will conduct an evidence-based assessment of ADHD such as using the DIVA-5 Adult or Youth, the Conners or QB Check. Depending on the methods used, this typically takes 1 hour. Your clinician can sometimes share their opinion on the day, or they may liaise with the MDT, and will then send you the report. You can also book a follow up appointment if you wish to discuss results in person (at follow up fees see fees here).

If you are settled on the first medication trialled, you may be discharged to the GP after 1-2 reviews for onward care and require annual review with Psychiatry. If you don’t respond to the first line of treatment you can continue follow ups to trial different ADHD medications until you feel settled on the optimum dose and type for you.

To access this service and prevent the need for full assessment, you must have a copy of the diagnostic report. The report must show use of an evidence based tool such as DIVA-5 or Conners by a qualified psychologist or psychiatrist and DSM-5 criteria stating the type of ADHD you were diagnosed with (Predominantly Inattentive, Predominantly Hyperactive-Impulsive, or Combined type). Please kindly note that Kin Clinic Reception staff are not able to contact clinics for you, due to confidentiality, the patient must ask for their information on their own behalf.

Obtain a GP referral. Read here about the referral requirements for ADHD, which include blood tests, weight, height, pulse and blood pressure. For clients with cardiac problems, they must attend cardiology first for ECG and clearance to trial ADHD medications.  Clients in WA only must provide a urine drug screen.

Once you have your referral, you can book here or call us to book with one of our psychiatrists or psychologists. You can choose your own clinician and opt for in-person or online options.

You will be sent an intake form.

• For under 18s you must please attend with a guardian.
• For adults, you can attend alone. However, please kindly note for ADHD, to obtain Pharmaceutical Benefit Rebates for ADHD medication, the PBS require your clinician to have 3^rd party evidence of childhood ADHD features, such as via school reports/ a letter from a family member about ADHD difficulties in childhood, a previous clinical report, or by someone who knew you before age 18 attending the appointment with you. Please kindly note this is an Australian wide regulation and not Kin Clinic clinicians’ decision. If 3^rd party collateral is already in your previous report then don’t worry this is already provided.

At your face-to-face or online appointment your clinician will check they agree with the pre-existing diagnosis and check safety to prescribe.  This will typically take 50 mins. You can then in the vast majority of cases be prescribed same day, however, if there is uncertainty in safety to prescribe or diagnosis clinicians reserve the right to suggest a further follow up (at follow up fees – see fees here). Reasons this may happen include, if there is Anorexia, low body weight, untreated Bipolar, Psychosis or a contraindication.

If you are settled on the first medication trialled you may be discharged to the GP for onward care and require annual review with Psychiatry. If you don’t respond to the first line of treatment you can continue follow ups to trial different ADHD medications until you feel settled on the optimum dose and type for you.

Obtain a GP referral. If you are looking for medication we recommend considering psychiatry or Nurse Practitioners as Psychologists cannot prescribe.

Once you have your referral, you can book here or call us to book with one of our psychiatrists or psychologists. You can choose your own clinician and opt for in-person or online options.

You will be sent an intake form.

• For under 18s you must please attend with a guardian.
• For adults, for complex cases, such as psychosis, Bipolar or substance use, we recommend you bring someone who knows you well to the appointment, as this can support the clinician’s diagnostic understanding. If you don’t feel able to do this you can also provide contact details for someone the clinician can reach out to.

At your face-to-face or online appointment your clinician will conduct an evidence-based assessment of your presenting difficulties. Depending on the methods used, this typically takes 1 hour. The general mental health assessment fee is for the first assessment appointment and letter. If the clinician has the correct expertise to help you may then be offered follow up appointments for treatment (at follow up fees – see fees here). Your clinician can sometimes share their opinion on the day, or they may liaise with the MDT, and will then send a letter to the GP and often to the patient also.

Obtain a GP referral and a mental health care plan for rebates.

Once you have your referral, you can book here or call us to book with one of our psychiatrists or psychologists. You can choose your own clinician and opt for in-person or online options.

At your face-to-face or online appointment your clinician will conduct an initial consultation focused on understanding your difficulties over 50 minutes to 1 hour.  Providing the clinician has the right expertise to support you, you will then be offered follow up therapy appointments for 50 minutes (at follow up fees – see fees here). The types of therapy used vary by clinician please see the Clinician pages here.

Obtain a GP referral either an eating disorder mental health care plan, or chronic disease management plan for rebates. It is also helpful to ask for recent blood tests if you suspect nutritional deficiencies.

Once you have your referral, you can book here or call us to book with dietetics.

At your appointment your clinician will conduct an initial consultation focused on understanding your difficulties over 50 minutes to 1 hour.  Providing the clinician has the right expertise to support you, you will then be offered follow up dietetics appointments for 50 minutes (at follow up fees – see fees here).