# An Innovative Training Plan for Ensuring Effective

## Community-Wide ASQ Screening

### Webinar Objectives

- Outline the Collaboration for Early Childhood’s Eight-Part Developmental Screening Training Plan  
- Provide tips for effective training sessions  
- Suggest important factors to consider as you plan your own training sessions

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## Context – The Collaboration for Early Childhood

- The Collaboration for Early Childhood is a nonprofit organization located in Oak Park, Illinois.  
- Since 2002, we have embraced the vision that all Oak Park and River Forest children should arrive at kindergarten safe, healthy, ready to succeed and eager to learn.  
- Unique public/private partnership.  
- Behind the work that we do, there is a story, which includes 76 various community partners…

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## Then and Now

- Social-Emotional screening grant work  
- Shared, not dedicated, staff to support this work  
- Increased to 20 Screening Partner Programs  
- Pilot to Incorporate ASQ-3 into screening  
- Developmental Screening Coordinator hired.  
- Training and coaching/mentorship program developed  
- Incorporated Community screening sites (children’s museum and public library)

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## Guidance Considered When Developing the Training Program

- American Academy of Pediatrics Recommendations/ Bright Futures  
- State and Local Early Childhood Quality Recognition  
- State and Local Early Childhood Quality Recognition and Improvement System Requirements  
- ASQ User Guides  
- NAEYC  
- Brookes Publishing’s Developmental Screening in Your Community

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## Importance Points

- “Screening” v. “Testing/Evaluation/Assessment”  
- Training introduces concepts for future reference  
- The “training” process builds/strengthens relationships with audience members  
- Ongoing coaching/mentoring support is invaluable

## Building and Implementing your Developmental Screening Program

- The Phases of the ASQ screening program (2 hrs.)  
- Screening, Conference and Referral Protocol Development (2 hrs.)  
- Getting Started with the ASQ System (2 hrs.)  
- Effective Communication with Families (2 hrs.)  
- Using Formal Screening and Informal Assessment to Inform Practice (2 hrs.)  
- Putting ASQ Online to Work for You (2 hrs.)  
- Putting the Pieces Together (3 hrs.)  
- Developmental Referral and Services (2 hrs.)

## Part I: The Phases of the ASQ screening program

- Phase I ASQ-3, Phases I, Phase III ASQ-3 / Phase II, III and IV ASQ:SE  
- Planning the screening/monitoring  
- Administering and Scoring ASQ-3 and Following Up  
- Phase II ASQ-3 / Phases V  
- Phase IV ASQ-3 and VI ASQ:SE  
- Evaluating the Screening Program  
- Preparing, Organizing, and Managing the Screening Program

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## Part 2: Screening, Conference and Referral Protocol Development

- Purpose of Developmental Screening Program Protocol  
- Developmental Screening Program Goals  
- Create a Developmental Screening Management System  
- Roles and responsibilities – Who does what and how?  
- Activity cycle

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## Part 3: Getting Started with the ASQ System

- Developmental Domains Review  
- Getting Started with ASQ-3 and ASQ:SE-2  
- Questionnaires  
- Information Summary Sheet – Two purposes  
- Support materials  
- Review completed ASQ-3 and ASQ:SE screening questionnaires  
- ASQ-3 and ASQ:SE-2 case studies/examples

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## Part 4: Effective Communication with Families

- Developing a Sense of Community “ideas to keep in mind”  
- Tips for Sharing Screening Results  
- Providing Families with Next Steps  
- Practice  
  - Role Play model  
  - Small group role play

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## Part 5: Using Formal Screening and Informal Assessment to Inform Practice

- Formal Screening and Informal Assessment – What’s the difference?  
- Gathering Strengths and Needs from Formal Screening and Informal Assessment  
- Case Study activities  
- Applying what we know  
- Making adjustments to capitalize on strengths  
- Providing support to areas in need of support  
- Sharing what we have created

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## Part 6: Putting ASQ Online to Work for You

- Introduction to and benefits of the ASQ Online Screening Management System  
- The Program Administrator Role  
- Program Set-up and Navigating ASQ Online  
- Program management / Provider  
- Home  
- My Profile  
- Child Profiles  
- Screening Management  
- Family Access  
- Reports

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## Part 7: Putting the Pieces Together

- Navigating ASQ Online  
- Family Access  
- Complete an online screening  
- Manual screening entry  
- Accept / Reject screenings using instructions  
- Review Screenings  
- Determining Follow-Up as needed  
- Document Follow-up in the child’s profile  
- Sharing results and feedback with families  
- Generate reports

## Key Factors to Consider

- Audience  
- Audience availability  
- Audience’s Chosen Screening Method  
- Quality Rating System credit requirements  
- Possibility for Coaching/Mentoring Support  
- Opportunities for relationship-building

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## Q&A

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## Are you an ASQ Innovator? Would you like to share your program’s story?

## Contact Amy at aclause@brookespublishing.com

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# Thank you!