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BrightWorks - GM Launch PAD

Resource Name:BrightWorks - GM Launch PAD

Psychological Assessments for Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing and Deafblind Students

Eligibility

To qualify, the child/student must:
  • Live in Greater Minnesota (outside the 7 county metro area)
  • Receive special education services under the categories Deaf/Hard of Hearing and/or DeafBlind
  • Attend a Minnesota Public School
Consent is required from parents or legal guardians for children under 18.

Hours

8:00am - 4:30pm, Monday - Friday

Application process

Referrals are from parents, families, school staff, county social workers or legal guardians. Students ages 18 - 21 can directly request services.

Site Service Area

Greater Minnesota (outside the Twin Cities Metro Area)

Other Information

Specialization

  • Disabilities
  • Deaf or hard-of-hearing
  • Developmental disabilities
  • Children and/or youth with disabilities
  • Mental health

Payment

  • Medicaid (Medical Assistance)
  • Sliding fee scale
  • Private health insurance
The GM Launch PAD program provides psychological assessments to Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deafblind children and youth (ages 0 - 21) in Minnesota public schools.
  • All assessments are available sign language interpreters and affirm Deaf culture or other cultures
  • Psychologists travel to the child's school or county offices to evaluate children
Offers two levels of service to students, schools and families:
  • Full Evaluation - Testing may include clinical observations, diagnostic assessment (Autism Spectrum Disorder, Reactive Attachment Disorder, Intellectual Disabilities, Learning Disorders, Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder, Depressive Disorders, Anxious Disorders etc.) intellectual, memory/learning, social functioning, emotional functioning, behavioral functioning, adaptive functioning, and neuropsychological screenings.
  • Intellectual/Adaptive Only Evaluation - Typically appropriate for older students that have had previous testing, but need updated information for various programs and services (such as transitioning to adult social services or post-secondary programming.)
GM Launch Pad is coordinated by Metropolitan Educational Cooperative Service Unit.

Last Update

04/15/2026

Providing organization

BrightWorks