Taking care of your mental health

Centacare South West NSW is registered with Medicare Australia to provide services under the Medicare Benefits Scheme. Our professional team of psychologists provide assessments and treatment for people with mental health problems.

Referral by a general practitioner under a Mental Health Plan is required.

Psychological Services are available in Wagga Wagga, Griffith, Albury and Mulwala.

We specialise in areas including:

• Learning difficulties
• Autism spectrum disorders (ASD)
• Anxiety / Depression
• Family issues
• School refusal
• Grief and loss
• Trauma
• Social, emotional or behavioural difficulties.

Therapeutic approach:

Depending on the individual’s needs and preferences, our team use a variety of evidence- based approaches including:

• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Mindfulness
• Acceptance and commitment therapy
• Narrative therapy
• Motivational interviewing
• Positive psychology
• Strengths based approaches

PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENTS

Centacare can provide the following psychological assessments and testing:

• Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS-2)
• WISC-V – IQ test for children between ages 6 and 16
• Vineland-3 – For diagnosis of intellectual and developmental disabilities, autism, and developmental delays
• BASC-3 – Behaviour Assessment System
• SDQ – Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire
• CARS-2 – Childhood Autism Rating Scale
• ASRS 1 – Adult ADHD Reporting Scale
• Conner’s 4 – Assessment of symptoms and impairments associated with ADHD and common co-occurring problems and disorders
• WIAT IV – Academic achievement test (16yrs+)