## Social-Emotional Screening Toolkit

### Tips & Tools for Early Childhood Programs

#### Learn how to:

- ✓ Screen with ASQ :SE-2  
- ✓ Engage families  
- ✓ Boost child development

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The trusted social-emotional screening tool, ASQ:SE-2, helps identify potential behaviors of concern for children from 1 month to 6 years. This parent-completed screener is valid, reliable, and family-friendly, enabling early identification of social-emotional challenges. This practical toolkit will help your program get started with social-emotional screening, involve families in the process, and enhance a child's development.

### CONTENTS  
- Screening with ASQ:SE-2  
- Engaging Families with ASQ:SE-2  
- Encouraging Social-Emotional Development  
- All About ASQ:SE-2

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### Screening with ASQ:SE-2

The resources in this section will show you how to use ASQ:SE-2 effectively for social-emotional screening.

#### IN THIS SECTION

- **How ASQ:SE-2 Works:** A step-by-step walkthrough of the screening process.  
- **Behavioral Areas of ASQ:SE-2:** Learn which social-emotional areas are covered.  
- **ASQ Calculators:** Tools for ensuring accurate, age-appropriate ASQ:SE-2 use.  
- **ASQ:SE-2 Scoring Help:** Guidelines for accurate scoring.  
- **Interpreting ASQ:SE-2 Results:** Tips for understanding scores.  
- **ASQ:SE-2 Follow-Up:** Next steps for children in the monitoring zone.  
- **Top Tips for ASQ:SE-2 Success:** Insights from professionals who use ASQ:SE-2.

#### How ASQ:SE-2 Works

Six easy steps to screening success!  
1. Choose the right questionnaire for the child's age.  
2. Give it to the parent to complete.  
3. Score the questionnaire.  
4. Discuss follow-up and referral options if there are potential concerns.  
5. Share results with the parent.  
6. Provide fun learning activities for the parent to help boost social-emotional development.

### Behavioral Areas of ASQ:SE-2

**Behavioral areas include:**  
- **Compliance:** A child’s ability to follow rules.  
- **Autonomy:** Willingness to self-initiate.  
- **Self-Regulation:** Adjusting to conditions or stimulation.  
- **Interaction:** Engaging with others.  
- **Social-Communication:** Interest in surroundings and ability to communicate feelings.

#### Scoring Help

Understanding competence vs. problem behaviors:

| Competence behaviors                       | Problem behaviors                           |
| --------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| Often or Always - 0 points             | Often or Always - 10 points              |
| Sometimes - 5 points                   | Sometimes - 5 points                     |
| Rarely or Never - 10 points            | Rarely or Never - 0 points               |

### Interpreting Results

1. Review overall questions to address any concerns.  
2. Consider factors affecting the child's score, such as health or environmental influences.  
3. Focus on children whose scores are in the monitoring zone.

### Follow-Up Actions

- Provide activities and monitor or rescreen in 2–4 months.  
- Share results with the primary healthcare provider.  
- Offer educational materials to parents.  
- Connect families with community resources for support.

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### Engaging Families with ASQ:SE-2

When families are involved in social-emotional screening, the process becomes more effective. ASQ:SE-2 allows parents to engage actively in their children's development.

#### IN THIS SECTION  
- **What Is ASQ:SE-2?**  
- **ASQ:SE-2 Parent Cover Letter**  
- **Introducing ASQ:SE-2 to Parents**  
- **Helping Parents Complete ASQ**  
- **Sharing Screening Results with Families**

### Encouraging Social-Emotional Development

You can help parents boost their child's social-emotional development with fun activities.

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### Activities

#### FUN & EASY SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES

- **For 2-Month-Olds:** Sing songs and use tissues to engage.
- **For 1-Year-Olds:** Dance and play on the floor together.
- **For 2-Year-Olds:** Play follow-the-leader games.
- **For 3-Year-Olds:** Discuss feelings through stories.
- **For 4-Year-Olds:** Encourage sharing and creativity through role-play.
- **For 5-Year-Olds:** Use games to enhance cooperation and understanding of feelings.

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### All About Social-Emotional Development

Resources for boosting social-emotional development:

- **Fostering Healthy Social and Emotional Development:** Practical guides available online.  
- **Key Development Milestones:** Colorful posters for reference.  
- **Community Resources for Parents:** Access to support and parenting groups.

For more information, contact your early childhood program, or visit [Ages & Stages](/content/site-root.html).