At times, you may notice patterns in how you approach tasks or respond during difficult moments, yet struggle to put those patterns into words. A developmental assessment creates a structured opportunity to understand how your thinking style influences your daily life.
At Leanie Brits, developmental assessments are used to facilitate insight and growth. These assessments aim to promote personal confidence. It is to clarify how you tend to process information and how that affects your decisions.
What is a developmental assessment?
A developmental assessment explores how you process information and approach challenges. The specific instrument used depends on your current needs.
One of the tools available is the Neethling Brain Instrument, known as the NBI. This screening instrument is recognised internationally and was developed to identify thinking preferences linked to left-brain and right-brain processing. It is grounded in the concept of whole-brain thinking and highlights how you naturally interpret situations.
Once completed, the results are discussed in detail so that you can understand how your thinking preferences show up in everyday contexts.
How can the NBI be relevant to you?
Understanding your thinking preferences can explain why certain environments feel easier to manage while others feel demanding. It can clarify why particular misunderstandings repeat. It can also provide insight into how you make decisions.
The NBI may be useful if you would like to explore:
- Your approach to problem-solving
- Your communication style
- Your response during conflict
- How you prefer to learn
- How you function within group settings
Parents may also find it helpful when trying to understand the differences between their own thinking style and that of their child.
If academic performance is influenced by how you process information, this insight can be integrated with academic support & study methods so that learning strategies align more closely with how you naturally think.
What does the assessment process involve?
The process begins with a consultation to understand your current context and reasons for seeking assessment. You then complete the required instrument under structured conditions. A feedback session follows, during which the results are explained and discussed in practical terms.
The focus of the feedback is on the application. You consider how your thinking preferences influence communication and decision-making in both personal and professional settings. Where deeper exploration feels necessary, these themes can also be unpacked further in one-to-one therapeutic work.
What can you take from this process?
A developmental assessment does not change who you are. It provides language and perspective. With that understanding, you may adjust how you approach challenges or how you communicate your needs.
If you are considering a developmental assessment in the Western Cape, you are welcome to arrange a consultation with Leanie Brits to discuss whether this process would be appropriate for you.