1 Contact Forest City either via email (fcbd [at] forestcitybehavior [dot] org or use the Contact Us page here on the website) or by phone (815) 289-5196
2 Please leave a message and indicate
- The name of the person who will be making the assessment appointment - e.g. "I'm making a referral for Jim Jones. His mother, Janet Jones, will be calling to make the appointment."
- The types of assessments that are needed - for example, does the person just need a psychological, or does he require a psychiatric and psycho-social evaluation?
- Any special needs or requirements for the evaluation - e.g. will the evaluation need to be done in the person's home, are arrangements being made to schedule multiple assessments out of town, etc.
3 Ask the guardian to contact Forest City to schedule an assessment appointment. They can contact Forest City at via email (at fcbd [at] forestcitybehavior [dot] org or ask them to use the Contact Us page here on the website) or by phone at (815) 289-5196. If contacting by phone please tell them to expect to leave a message.
4 Forward background records and information to Forest City (see below for the types of information needed for each type of assessment). There are three ways to do this:
- Scanned documents (preferred) can be sent to: fcbd [at] forestcitybehavior [dot] org
- Documents can be faxed to (270) 514-8294
- Documents can be mailed to:
Forest City Behavior & Development
6260 East Riverside Blvd #184
Loves Park, IL 61111
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Information Needed for Assessments
Psychological Evaluations - The objective here is to establish whether the person has a disability that presented prior to 22 years of age. For this purpose it is helpful to have:
- The PAS Intake form
- Any available previous psychological evaluations. For adults, it is most helpful to have a previous psychological that dates to before the person reached 22 years of age.
- Formal information (e.g. previous reports from school or medical professionals) indicating when the person’s disability was first recognized.
- Any available information that indicates the person’s educational and/or vocational history.
Psychiatric Evaluations
- As much information as possible regarding previous medications and history of psychiatric hospitalizations (if any).
- Previous psychiatric progress notes or reports.
- A listing of current medications.
Psycho-Social Evaluations
- Information on family and personal history - documents that indicate names of parents and siblings, town of birth and town of current residence, and so on.
- Information on educational and vocational history.
- Income and resource information - what benefits does the person currently receive; What are their current non-income related supports in the community?
Questions on how any of this works? Contact us.