Activity-based Approach to Developing Young Children's Social Emotional Competence

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): 1) Screening, 2) Assessment, 3) Goal development, 4) Intervention, and 5) Evaluation. 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?" The guidebook includes two simple, photocopiable questionnaires for screening and assessment; suggested intervention activities; and case studies. From the creators of ASQ and ASQ: SE, this book is just what interventionists, educators, and other professionals need to support social-emotional development and improve outcomes for children and families.

Diane Bricker is Professor Emerita, Early Intervention Program, Center on Human Development, College of Education, University of Oregon, Eugene.