# 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.

## 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, Vietnamese, 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 the child should be referred for assessment.

## Sample 24 Month – cover sheet

## Sample 24 Month – questions page

## Sample 24 Month – overall questions

## Sample 24 Month – Information Summary

## Scoring the ASQ:SE-2

| Answer Options | Points |
| --- | --- |
| Often or Always | 0 or 10 |
| Sometimes | 5 |
| Rarely or Never | 0 or 10 |
| Is this a concern? | Yes=5 |

(Discreet 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 Family of Products

## 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.
- All intervals include the question, “Is there anything that worries you about your baby (child)? If so, please explain.”
- Each interval also includes the question, “What things do you enjoy most about your baby (child)?”

### Ages & Stages Questionnaires: Social-Emotional
A Parent-Completed Child Monitoring System for Social-Emotional Behaviors SECOND EDITION
Jane Squires, Diane Bricker, & Elizabeth Twomby with assistance from Robert Hueston, Kimberly Murphy, JD Dolita, Susan Vickeyleen, Mia Schroemer, & Youngren Kim

### Ages & Stages Questionnaires: Social-Emotional in Spanish

English US $240.00 · 2015 · Stock Number: 76567

## 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
Vietnamese 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
French · Pack of 5 · $30.00 · 2019 · Stock Number 53282

## 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® Family Access

- Online completion for parents via a secure, customizable URL.
- Mobile-optimized.

## Brookes on Location Training

- Virtual and on-site seminars from ASQ:SE-2 experts.
- Seminars for all levels of users – Introductory seminar (provided in Spanish) – Comprehensive seminar – Training of Trainers seminar – Combo trainings for ASQ-3 and ASQ:SE-2 also available.

## ASQ-3 & ASQ:SE-2 Training of Trainers Institutes

- Held virtually multiple times a year.
- 3-day training from ASQ-3 and ASQ:SE-2 experts.

## 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 [https://bpub.fyi/ASQSE-2-resources](https://bpub.fyi/ASQSE-2-resources)

### ASQ Knowledge Base [http://bit.ly/ASQKnowledgeBase](http://bit.ly/ASQKnowledgeBase)

### Videos and Webinars [http://bit.ly/asqvideos](http://bit.ly/asqvideos)

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