Synopses & Reviews
From the creators of ASQ and ASQ:SE, this practical guidebook gives non-mental health professionals exactly what they need: a ready-to-use, start-to-finish linked system for identifying concerns and improving young children's social-emotional health. This book walks readers through the five-step intervention process called Activity-Based Intervention: Social Emotional (ABI:SE):
- Screening. Get guidance on the best screening tools available, and evaluate the family environment with Environmental Screening Questionnaire (ESQ), the photocopiable, 30-question caregiver questionnaire included in the book.
- Assessment. Capture detailed information on children's social and emotional competence and caregiver competence using the photocopiable Social Emotional Assessment Measure (SEAM), a more in-depth assessment questionnaire for each of three age ranges—infant, toddler, and preschool.
- Goal development. Review strengths and needs of the child and family, and work with the parent to identify meaningful goals.
- Intervention. Help the family embed learning opportunities into everyday routines and activities.
- Evaluation. Monitor child and family progress and assess the program's overall success.
With this step-by-step process, easily integrated into existing programs, non-mental health experts will go beyond the screening stage and answer the critical question "what do we do next?" Complete with suggested intervention activities and case studies, this book is just what interventionists, educators, and other professionals need to support social-emotional development and improve outcomes for children and families.
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Review
"If you are a practicing ealy childhood educator or are in training to become one, it is very important that you master the material in this book. Its content has everything to do with becoming a successful professional." Hill M. Walker, Ph.D.
Synopsis
From the creators of ASQ and ASQ:SE, this practical guidebook walks non-mental health professionals through the five-step intervention process called Activity-Based Intervention: Social Emotional (ABI:SE).
About the Author
Dr. Bricker is the former director of the Early Intervention Program at the University of Oregon and a key developer of the ASQ and AEPS® systems. She has focused her professional career on the development and study of assessment systems and intervention approaches for young children with disabilities and those at risk for developing disabilities.
Dr. Bricker has been instrumental in the development of graduate-level personnel preparation programs that have produced professionals who are delivering quality services to thousands of young children and their families. She has published extensively in the field of early intervention.
Dr. Squires has served as principal investigator on research studies at the University of Oregon on the ASQ system. She is a professor in special education, focusing on early intervention and early childhood special education. She directs the Early Intervention Program and is associate director of the University of Oregon Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities.
Dr. Squires has directed national outreach training activities related to developmental screening and the involvement of parents in the assessment and monitoring of their child's development. She currently directs research grants related to early childhood mental health and systems change related to early identification and treatment of newborn infants exposed prenatally to drugs and alcohol. In addition to her interests in screening and early identification, Dr. Squires directs the doctoral and master's level early intervention/special education personnel preparation programs and teachers courses in early intervention/special education at the University of Oregon.
Table of Contents
CD-ROM Contents
About the Authors
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction I. The Need for the Activity-Based Intervention: Social Emotional Approach
- Background and Overview
- The Mental Health Status of Young Children
- Conceptual Principles and Framework
II: The Activity-Based Intervention: Social Emotional Approach From Screening to Evaluation
- Overview of the Activity-Based Intervention: Social Emotional Approach
- Screening for Social Emotional Problems
- Assessment to Determine Social Emotional Goals and Intervention Content
- Developing Intervention Goals
- The Intervention Process
- Evaluating Intervention Outcomes
Afterword: Our Closing Perspective
References
Appendices
A: Environmental Screening Questionnaire (ESQ™), Experimental Edition
B: Social Emotional Assessment/Evaluation Measure (SEAM™), Experimental Edition
InfantChild Benchmarks and Assessment Items
Child Benchmarks and Assessment Items (professional version with age intervals)
Adult/Caregiver Benchmarks with Assessment Items
Summary Form
Toddler Child Benchmarks and Assessment Items
Child Benchmarks and Assessment Items (professional version with age intervals)
Adult/Caregiver Benchmarks with Assessment Items
Summary Form
Preschool-Age Child Benchmarks and Assessment Items
Child Benchmarks and Assessment Items (professional version with age intervals)
Adult/Caregiver Benchmarks with Assessment Items
Summary Form C: Resources
Guide to Early Childhood Curricula
Guide to Social Emotional Screening Instruments
Functional Behavioral Assessment and Behavior Support Planning
with Deborah Russell and Robert Horner
Index