The second edition of ASQ has been adopted by thousands of users-early interventionists, pediatricians, public health nurses, home visitors, child welfare workers, Head Start teachers, child care centers, and more-in all 50 states and countries around the world. The NEW edition, ASQ-3, can be used everywhere the second edition was used: in homes as well as clinical, center-based, and other settings that provide services to families with young children.
ASQ-3 can be used in:
Home Settings. ASQ-3 questionnaires were developed to be completed by parents at home or during a home visit. A home visit may be required when parents are unable to read, have other difficulties with independent completion of the questionnaires, or are unwilling or unable to travel to a center. The questionnaires may be a part of a larger home-visiting curriculum. If used in a mail-out system, care must be taken to follow up on parents’ noted concerns with a telephone call or home visit.
Clinical Settings. ASQ-3 questionnaires can be used by primary health care providers to gather screening information on a child prior to a physical examination. Health care providers may save time by sending questionnaires to parents prior to their appointments or by having parents complete the questionnaire while waiting for their appointments. This method helps parents identify concerns prior to their appointment and provides a focus for the examination and subsequent discussion.
Center-Based Settings. ASQ-3 may be used in child care and educational settings. In addition to using the tool for screening purposes, use of ASQ-3 in this type of setting may help to facilitate discussion between teachers and parents about a child’s development across settings. If someone other than a parent completes ASQ-3, he or she should have at least 15-20 hours per week of contact with the child.
Other Settings. ASQ-3 can be used in other programs whose purpose is finding children in need of special services, monitoring a child’s development, or educating parents about the development of their young children. Examples of other settings include health fairs sponsored by Head Start programs, kindergarten round-ups offered by school districts, and child-find screenings conducted by early intervention programs.
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Arizona
Chicanos Por La Causa Inc
Arizona’s Children Association
Arizona State University
California
First Five Alameda County
Region 9 Head Start
L.A. Universal Preschool
Colorado
Denver Health Medical Systems
Colorado Blue Sky Enterprises
Dept of Health & Welfare
Connecticut
United Way
Watch Me Grow
Department of Children and Families
Georgia
Southeast Health Unit
Richmond County Health Department
Smart Start GA
Massachusetts
YMCA
Catholic Charities
N. Adams, Worcester Public School Districts
New Jersey
Healthy Families NJ
Northern NJ Maternal Child
Prevent Child Abuse NJ
New Mexico
Sante Fe Head Start
New Mexico State
Regional Ed Coop 7
New York
Alianza Dominica
NY State Department of Health
Polica Athletic League
Oregon
Oregon Dept of Health Services
Oregon State University
Kaiser Permanente
Pennsylvania
Office of Child Development and Early Learning
Healthy Start
United Way Lancaster
Texas
Plano Independent School District
Early Head Start
Virginia
VA Department of Health
Augusta County School Board
Total Action Against Poverty
