# What is ASQ:SE-2™? - Parent-completed questionnaires that accurately identify young children at risk for social or emotional difficulties. - Screens 7 key behavioral areas—self-regulation, compliance, communication, adaptive functioning, autonomy, affect, and interaction with people. Ages & Stages Questionnaires® is a registered trademark and ASQ:SE-2™ and related logos are trademarks of Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co. --- # What’s New with ASQ:SE-2™? - 2-month ASQ:SE - Extended age range 1 month-6 years. - New data and cutoffs based on over 16,000 screenings. - Addition of a monitoring zone. - New formatting & design to increase utility. - New behavior and communication items indicate early social-communication/relationship delays. # Why Choose ASQ:SE-2™? - Easy-to-use tool with focus on children’s social and emotional behaviors. - Provides a starting point for conversations with caregivers about behavior concerns. - By identifying early concerns, can be used preventatively. - Identifies any need for further assessment. --- # Why Engage Families? - The family is the primary force in preparing children for school and life. - Children benefit when all the adults who care for them work together (Bronfenbrenner, 2004). ## Screening with the ASQ:SE-2 is an information gathering process to ## determine if the child’s social-emotional development is on-schedule. --- ## Sharing information is everyone’s responsibility! Everyone brings their own experiences; observations; perspectives; values; beliefs; curiosity. - Family: mothers, fathers, extended family… - Providers: health, nutrition, childcare, education, mental health, social services…. # Parents and family members bring: - Child’s temperament; health history; behavior. - Family expectations; fears and hopes. - Culturally-rooted beliefs about child-rearing. - Parents' experiences with school. - Parents' beliefs about role with professionals. - Parents' sense of control and authority. **Source: The National Center on Parent, Family and Community Engagement** --- # Providers bring: - Child educational, behavioral or health information. - Personal observations and assessments of child. - Knowledge about resources. - Knowledge about upcoming educational environments. - Personality, family history & culture. - Training, experience, philosophy. - Job mission, policies, supervision. **Source: The National Center on Parent, Family and Community Engagement** ## Family engagement means that family members take the lead in the information ## gathering process and make decisions about what to do with the information. --- Using the ASQ:SE-2: - Creates an expectation that parents will be involved. - Conveys the importance of the parent’s expertise. - Creates a reciprocal experience of information sharing between parents and providers. # Tips for Family Engagement: ## Introducing the ASQ:SE-2 *The ASQ:SE is a tool you can use to provide a quick check of your child’s social emotional development.* *The information on this questionnaire will remain confidential. I will not be sharing the information with anyone without your consent.* *Your answers will show your child’s strengths as well as any behavioral concerns you may have.* # Tips for Family Engagement: *The ASQ:SE-2 asks questions about your child’s social-emotional development.* *Your child’s relationship with you and others.* *Your child’s emotional experience.* *Your child’s well-being and happiness.* *Social-emotional development is very important to your child’s future success in school and lifelong learning.* --- # Tips for Family Engagement: *You know your child best.* *Your answers help me get to know your child better and what questions or concerns you might have.* *Your answers help me know how I can support your child in the classroom setting.* *Your answers help me know if there is information I may be able to gather for you or resources you may be interested in.* --- # Tips for Family Engagement: ## Administering the ASQ:SE-2 --- # Tips for Family Engagement: Describe how to complete the ASQ:SE-2, including response options and concern bubble. Discuss the “Important Points to Remember” at the top of the first page of the questionnaire. --- Tips for Family Engagement: Determine how much support a parent needs to complete ASQ:SE-2 information: - No support - Reading items - Interview/reframing - Practical help - Always be available for questions. Make sure information gathered is from parent’s perspective. # Early Childhood Psychosocial Screening in Diverse Populations **Recommendations using the ASQ:SE-2 with culturally diverse families:** - Administer ASQ:SE-2 with provider highly recommended. Examples: - Provider can reframe questions; discuss the intent of items. - Family, with providers, can make decisions about item adaptations or omissions. --- Tips for Family Engagement: ## Discussing Results of the ASQ:SE-2 - Timeliness: Provide screening follow-up information as soon as possible; set a time that works for the family. - Consider cultural or language issues: Do you need an interpreter? What family members should be at the meeting? What is the family’s home language? --- Tips for Family Engagement: - Begin with parent’s perspective/parent completed ASQ:SE-2. - Start with strengths of child (look for items marked with a Z). - Always review items of concern; ask for more information “Can you tell me more about…..” - Consider the parent’s point of view in interpreting information. Tips for Family Engagement: Discuss follow-up considerations that might influence child’s behavior: - Offer guidance, support. - Parents lead decisions about next steps. --- # Tools in the ASQ:SE-2 User’s Guide ## • Conference Goals ## • Child’s Strengths ## • Follow-up Considerations and Behaviors of Concerns ## • Follow-Up Action --- # Tips for Family Engagement: ## Resources ### Resources: What are Infant Mental Health Interventions? 1. Assess basic needs and provide support to access (i.e., food, housing). 2. Emotional support. 3. Developmental guidance. 4. Parent/Child relationship support. 5. Advocacy. 6. Parenting Strategies. 7. Positive Behavior Supports. 8. Parent-Child Interactional Therapy (Requires a trained mental health professional). **Source: Deborah Weatherston, Michigan Infant Mental Health** --- ### Tips for Family Engagement: Discussing ASQ:SE-2 results and follow-up. #### Be Ready with Resources! - Resources available through ASQ:SE-2 system. - What your program has to offer. - What your community has to offer. - Parenting support/education programs, health care; Early Intervention/ECSE; Behavioral/early childhood mental health. --- # ASQ:SE-2 User’s Guide Tools; # Follow-up handouts --- # ASQ:SE-2 Users Guide Activities - Sing songs to your baby you remember from your childhood. Hold your baby close in your arms or in a baby carrier. Gently dance with your baby. - Play on the floor with your baby every day. Crawl around with her, or just get down and play on her level. - Play Peekaboo and Pat-a-cake with your baby. Be playful, have fun, and laugh with your baby. --- # ASQ:SE-2 Users Guide Activities - Your child loves to have a lot of hugs and kisses. - When doing housework or yard work, allow your child to do a small part on his own. - Play games with your child such as Go Fish, checkers, or Candy Land. --- ## Coming Soon! ### The ASQ:SE-2 Learning Activities - Available late 2015. - Social-emotional development & activities at different ages/stages. --- # Community Resources - Parenting Education/Supports - Head Start/Early Head Start - Home Visiting Programs - Childcare Resource and Referral - Faith-based groups/YMCA - Feeding/Sleeping specialists - Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education - Primary health care - Behavioral/mental health providers --- - National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families: Many free resources for providers and parents. Check out “Behavior and Development” section. - Resources for decision-makers, caregivers, providers. --- #### For More Information: - Office of Head Start’s National Center on Family and Community Engagement: Resources to strengthen families & communities to support the positive growth & development of young children. - National Association for the Education of Young Children: Principles of Effective Practice: Parent Engagement. --- # Brookes On Location Training - On-site seminars from ASQ:SE-2™ experts. - Seminars for all levels of users. - Visit www.brookesonlocation.com --- ASQ-3™ & ASQ:SE-2™ Training of Trainers Institute - Held annually in large U.S. city center. - August 5-7; Pennsylvania. - Visit http://bit.ly/ASQinstitute --- **Special Offer for Webinar Participants!** - Save 20% on the new ASQ:SE-2 print products, plus other Brookes products! --- For questions or more information: Liz Twombly; ltwombly@uoregon.edu Kimberly Murphy; kamurphy@uoregon.edu http://agesandstages.com http://brookespublishing.com