Clinical psychologists: child assessments with parents

A child assessment is a sequence: a first interview with the parents, one or more testing sessions with the child, time to score and write, then a feedback meeting. If parents have to book each step themselves, the order breaks down. With Book, parents book the first interview on your own booking page, and you book the testing and feedback sessions from your list, in the right order and at the right times of day.

On Book, each service has a name, a price and an optional description, all shown on your public page. Each slot belongs to one service, sits within one day and has its own capacity.

Durations are examples: set your own according to your practice and the rules that apply to you. Only the parent interview needs public slots; you can book the other steps yourself.

Say in the description that the assessment starts with a meeting with the parents, without the child, and what documents to bring, such as school reports or previous assessments. Parents book in their own name. The booking form takes first name, last name, email and phone, plus an optional note: ask only for the child's first name and age.

The note reaches you in the new booking email and appears in the parent's calendar file. Ask parents not to describe the child's difficulties there; you'll discuss everything in the interview. Use neutral service names, such as "Appointment".

Children test best when they're fresh. At the end of the parent interview, book the testing sessions yourself from your bookings list, for example on Wednesday mornings or school-holiday mornings. First and last name are enough; use the parent's email so they get a confirmation with a calendar file for each session.

Leave enough days between the last testing session and the feedback meeting for scoring and the report. Book the feedback meeting from your list once you know when the report will be ready. Book doesn't send reminders, so the calendar files keep every step in the family's calendar.

Holidays are useful for testing during the day. Slots repeat weekly on the weekdays you choose until an end date; if you open public slots for parent interviews, set end dates around your own breaks.

Families can't move or cancel online: they contact you, and you move the session from your list. Book doesn't email families about changes, so tell them yourself.

Book has one booking page per business and no staff field. In a shared practice, create services per psychologist, so the whole assessment stays with one person.

Book doesn't store test results, reports or records, take payments or send reminders. Book costs €5/month, everything included: unlimited services and bookings, no commission, no contract.