The Samaritan ministry is an interfaith health care network of the Samaritan Institute and affiliated Samaritan Centers in the United States and Japan . The mission is to provide team-oriented, cost-efficient counseling and education which emphasize the inter-relatedness of mind, body, spirit, and community.

The Samaritan Institute accredits Centers and provides them with consultative, administrative, and educational services. It assists congregations and organizations in developing and maintaining Samaritan Counseling Centers both nationally and internationally. The Institute is committed to serving Samaritan Counseling Centers and their clients, employees, sponsoring denominations, supporting congregations, corporations, insurers, and contributors.

Other Samaritan Counseling Centers all over the United States can be located by visiting the Samaritan Institute Web Site at http://samaritaninstitute.org/

Special Workshops

The following services are offered for persons who need psychological testing to determine diagnosis, level of functioning in academic or work setting, and or recommendations for academic placement or psychiatric or psychological treatment:

       Estimated 10-20 hours, depending on complexity of case and extent of evaluation request.

     Services include: 
Review of all relevant medical, educational, social service and mental health records.
Phone calls to collaterals (e.g., teachers, medical providers, therapist, daycare providers, etc.)
Interview with child/youth and parents/caregivers
Psychological testing, including scoring and interpretation of results
Feedback session with child/youth, parent, and any relevant service providers (typically at the office) Written report
(optional) Observations in the school setting
(optional) Meeting with school staff, IEP team

                   Cost of evaluation is between $1400 and $3000, depending upon the hours spent in testing and out of office hours in observation and meetings, and the extent of the evaluation.