Candy Fong
Senior Psychologist
Child and Adult Psychology
Work Days: Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Qualifications and Training
Board Approved Supervisor
Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, 2nd Edition (ADOS-2)
- About Candy
- Candy has worked at Brilliant Minds Psychology since 2015. She works Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the clinic. Candy provides therapeutic intervention and assessments at Brilliant Minds Psychology. Candy has extensive experience in diagnostic assessments and has undergone intensive training in ASD Assessment. Candy has a weatlh of experience and enjoys working with young children, children and adults. Candy is registered as a general psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). Candy is fluent in Cantonese and Mandarin. Candy has worked at Brilliant Minds Psychology since 2015 and is one of our most experienced child psychologists. Candy is highly trained in assessment of autism spectrum conditions and learning disorders.
- Candy works with children of all ages in the areas of general behavioural management including sleep problems and toilet training, social skills training, as well as emotional management (anxiety and anger). Candy also consults with adults in the areas of emotional management and various sleep disorders, providing therapy and counselling based on evidenced based therapy.
- Candy has undergone specific training in Perinatal Psychology and this is an area of interest for her.
- Candy has extensive experience in the area of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), her work in this area has mainly focused on developing individualised behavioural management strategies, parenting support, and working with schools to support children with ASD in the school environment. She has extensive experience in early intervention for young children with an ASD. Candy is also experienced in providing social skills education (individualised or in group) and emotional development training in persons with ASD.
- Candy has a special interest and extensive training in assessment for determining IQ, education assessments, ADHD Assessment, giftedness, intellectual strengths and weaknesses, as well as identifying specific learning disorders i.e. reading, written expression and mathematics impairment. She also provides diagnostic assessment for Autism Spectrum Disorders for children using gold standard measures including the ADOS and ADI-R.
- Services provided by Candy include:
- Supervision to other psychologist
- Adult cognitive assessment
- Intellectual Impairment Assessments
- ADHD Assessment - child and adult
- Child cognitive assessment
- NDIS Assessment Reports for adults and child
- Learning assessments
- Autism Assessment - ADOS-2, training
- Anxiety intervention
- Parent Training for behaviour difficulties
- Sleep issues in children and adults
- Social Skills Training
- Behaviour Management
- Emotional Regulation