When It Is Used
Use it when a young child's social-emotional or regulatory functioning needs structured screening during CPP or early childhood assessment.
ASQ:SE-2 Social-Emotional Screening Demo
ASQ:SE-2 is an age-interval, parent/caregiver-completed social-emotional screening system for young children. Early childhood and CPP practitioners use it to produce a total score and supported interpretation category for monitoring, further assessment, or follow-up decisions.
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Tool guide
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Use this background section to understand when the tool fits, how practitioners use it, and what to consider before sharing it with clients.
Relevant Limits
The tool does not invent ASQ:SE-2 items, scoring rules, cutoffs, diagnosis, or follow-up recommendations.
Who completes ASQ
SE-2?: The caregiver completes the age-appropriate questionnaire, and the practitioner scores and interprets the result.
Does the caregiver choose the age interval?
No. The practitioner or configured age-routing rules determine the age interval whenever possible.
What does the result show?
It shows the age interval/form, total score, supported interpretation category, caregiver concerns, missingness, and practitioner notes.