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An Introduction to ASQ®:SE-2
What is ASQ:SE-2?
- Parent-completed questionnaires that reliably 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.
The 7 Key Behavioral Areas
- Self Regulation: The child’s ability to calm or settle down or adjust to physiological or environmental conditions or stimulation.
- Compliance: The child’s ability or willingness to conform to the direction of others and follow rules.
- Adaptive Functioning: The child’s success or ability to cope with physiological needs.
- Autonomy: The child’s ability or willingness to self-initiate or respond without guidance.
- Affect: The child’s ability to demonstrate his or her own feelings and empathy for others.
- Social-Communication: The child’s ability to interact with others by responding or initiating verbal or nonverbal signals.
- Interaction with People: The child’s ability to respond or initiate social responses to parents, other adults, or peers.
How was ASQ:SE-2 developed?
- Developed as a complement to ASQ, developmental screening tool
- Work started in 1995 at University of Oregon
- Authors reviewed other standardized tests and studied the literature extensively
- First edition published in 2001; second edition published in 2015
What’s New for the 2 Edition
- 2 month questionnaire to screen infants as young as 1 month
- Expanded age range so you can screen children from 1–72 months
- New data and cutoffs based on updated research on more than 14,000 diverse children
- Monitoring zone cutoff that clearly identifies children close to the cutoff
- Quick Start Guide to help users implement ASQ:SE-2 accurately and effectively
- New behavior and communication items designed to elicit parent concerns that may point to autism and early communication issues
Why Choose ASQ:SE-2?
- Easy-to-use tool with deep, exclusive focus on children’s social and emotional behavior
- Allows professionals to quickly recognize young children at risk for social or emotional difficulties
- Identifies behaviors of concern to caregivers
- Identifies any need for further assessment
- Cost-effective, parent/caregiver-completed, photocopiable, and culturally sensitive
Features of ASQ:SE-2
- 2-, 6-, 12-, 18-, 24-, 30-, 36-, 48-, and 60-month intervals
- Available in English, Arabic, French, and Spanish
- Competence and problem behaviors targeted
- Externalizing and internalizing behaviors targeted
Screen with ASQ:SE-2
- Step 1: Complete the questionnaire – Each questionnaire has approximately 30 simply worded items – Parents answer “often or always,” “sometimes,” or “rarely or never”
- Step 2: Score the questionnaire – Scoring takes just 2–3 minutes
- Step 3: Share the results – Scores falling above empirically-derived cutoff points mean child should be referred for assessment
Scoring the ASQ:SE-2
| Answer Options |
|---|
| Often or Always |
| Sometimes |
| Rarely or Never |
| Is this a concern? |
| Points | |
|---|---|
| 0 or 10 | |
| 5 | |
| 0 or 10 | |
| Yes=5 |
(Sample scoring code next to answer boxes for the items on the questionnaires: x = 10, v = 5, z = 0)
Scores falling above empirically-derived cutoff points mean the child should be referred for further assessment.
Technical Data
- Investigated with more than 14,074 children; the sample mirrors the U.S. population in terms of race/ethnicity and includes all socio-economic groups
- Reliability – Test-retest: .89 (excellent) – Internal consistency: .84 (excellent)
- Validity – Investigated with more than 2,800 children. – .83 (excellent)
- Sensitivity – .81 (excellent)
- Specificity – .83 (excellent)
ASQ®:SE-2 Starter Kit
Includes
– Box of 9 photocopiable paper masters of the questionnaires and scoring sheets and CD-ROM with printable PDF questionnaires – User’s Guide – Quick Start Guide
Set with Questionnaires in English US $295.00 · 2015 · Stock Number: 79611
Set with Questionnaires in Spanish US $295.00 · 2015 · Stock Number: 79628
ASQ®:SE-2 User’s Guide
- Includes instructions on setting up and using ASQ:SE-2
- Explains validity data
- Provides tips on cultural sensitivity
- Includes case studies and activities
English User’s Guide US $55.00 · 2015 · Stock Number: 79611
ASQ®:SE-2 Questionnaires
• 9 questionnaires and score sheets on CD-ROM and paper
• Questionnaires are written at a 4th to 6th-grade reading level
• Each questionnaire takes 10−15 minutes for parents to complete
• Questionnaires include open-ended questions related to eating, sleeping, and toileting
• Each interval also includes the question, “Is there anything that worries you about your baby (child)? If so, please explain.”
Additional Translations
- Questionnaires on CD-ROM
- Supplemental materials – What is ASQ:SE-2? parent handout
- Parent conference sheet
- Child monitoring sheet
- Arabic US $175.00
- French US $175.00
ASQ®:SE-2 Quick Start Guides
- A convenient, at-a-glance guide
- Provides scoring and administration basics
- Includes clear directions on selecting the correct questionnaire, scoring, and communicating results to parents
English · Pack of 5 · $30.00 · 2015 · Stock Number 76567
Spanish · Pack of 5 · $30.00 · 2015 · Stock Number 79604
ASQ®:SE-2 Learning Activities & More
- More than 90 fun, developmentally appropriate activities to share with parents
- 9 newsletters that explain key social-emotional milestones
- Topic-specific handouts that address parents’ questions about feeding, sleeping, calming, establishing routines and more
- Includes CD-ROM with printable activities
English · Pack of 5 · $49.95 · 2017 · Stock Number 69780
Spanish · Pack of 5 · $49.95 · 2017 · Stock Number: 52735
ASQ®:SE-2 in Practice DVD
$49.95 | 2004, 2017 | 25 minutes | DVD | ISBN 978-1-55766-973-5
ASQ® Online
- Web-based management and questionnaire completion system; available 24/7
- Automated scoring for accuracy
- Efficient reporting to help analyze progress
- Sample letters for communication with parents
- Import/Export functionality
- API functionality to transfer ASQ data to another data management system.
ASQ® Pro and ASQ® Enterprise
- ASQ Pro account for single-site programs
- ASQ Enterprise account for multi-site programs
ASQ-3 & ASQ:SE-2 Training of Trainers Institutes
- Held annually in large U.S. city centers
- 3-day training from ASQ-3 and ASQ:SE-2 experts 👇 http://bit.ly/ASQTOTInstitute
Social-Emotional Assessment/Evaluation Measure (SEAM™) Research Edition
$52.00 | 2014 | 64 pages | 8.5x11 | paperback with CD-ROM | ISBN 978-1-59857-280-3
- Measures social-emotional development and parenting competence
- Children 2−66 months
- Includes forms in English and Spanish
- Follow-up to ASQ:SE-2
Learn more about ASQ:SE-2
- ASQ Resource Library: http://bit.ly/asqse2resources
- ASQ Knowledge Base: http://bit.ly/ASQKnowledgeBase
- Videos and Webinars: http://bit.ly/asqvideos
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