04.22.24
Parent & Caregiver April Fireside Chat
The Family Leadership Team, in alignment with the All In For Kansas Kids Strategic Plan, with support from the University of Kansas Center for Public Partnerships and Research (KU-CPPR) and Orange Sparkle Ball (OSB), hosted its monthly virtual Parent-Caregiver Fireside Chat, a space created to foster connection for parents and caregivers, learn about early childhood topics, and spark engaging conversation.
A small but mighty group learned about developmental health screenings from co-hosts, Stacy Clarke (KSDE) and Heather Staab (KDHE). The hosts described both the Ages and Stages Questionnaire-3 (ASQ-3) which focuses on cognitive growth, and the Ages and Stages Questionnaire: Social-Emotional-2 (ASQ:SE-2) which focuses on social-emotional development. They also discussed the importance of each screener, and the differences between the two. Attendees asked questions about screenings, including why you should have your child screened, how often to have a child(ren) screened, who administers the screenings and what is the process, where does the child information go, should someone follow up with me about the screening, and what steps they should be taken if there are concerns.
Parent-Caregiver Fireside Chats are held monthly. Check All in For Kansas Kids for more information. If you are interested in being a part of the Family Leadership Team, please contact Cora Ungerer at cora.ungerer@ks.gov
The visual notes drawn by Sara O’Keeffe is all about ASQ’s, an individualized tool, developed by Brookes Publishing that is twenty years old, completed by a parent with assistance from a professional and takes about 15 minutes. The first stretch of a child’s life is full of rapid change and the ASQ screening tool is used to tell a family about their child’s development by screening for speech, social skills, physical ability, problem solving and more. The ASQ:SE-2 screens for social emotional abilities. The questionnaire is then scored, and reviewed with the family to learn about the child, identify strengths and necessary supports. Intervening early is powerful. We all do better when we understand each child’s developmental successes and challenges. The state of Kansas aggregates this data from children across the state, and also offers free evaluations if a parent has a child zero to three and would like to learn more about their child, beyond ASQ screening.
04.22.24
Parent & Caregiver April Fireside Chat
The Family Leadership Team, in alignment with the All In For Kansas Kids Strategic Plan, with support from the University of Kansas Center for Public Partnerships and Research (KU-CPPR) and Orange Sparkle Ball (OSB), hosted its monthly virtual Parent-Caregiver Fireside Chat, a space created to foster connection for parents and caregivers, learn about early childhood topics, and spark engaging conversation.
A small but mighty group learned about developmental health screenings from co-hosts, Stacy Clarke (KSDE) and Heather Staab (KDHE). The hosts described both the Ages and Stages Questionnaire-3 (ASQ-3) which focuses on cognitive growth, and the Ages and Stages Questionnaire: Social-Emotional-2 (ASQ:SE-2) which focuses on social-emotional development. They also discussed the importance of each screener, and the differences between the two. Attendees asked questions about screenings, including why you should have your child screened, how often to have a child(ren) screened, who administers the screenings and what is the process, where does the child information go, should someone follow up with me about the screening, and what steps they should be taken if there are concerns.
Parent-Caregiver Fireside Chats are held monthly. Check All in For Kansas Kids for more information. If you are interested in being a part of the Family Leadership Team, please contact Cora Ungerer at cora.ungerer@ks.gov
The visual notes drawn by Sara O’Keeffe is all about ASQ’s, an individualized tool, developed by Brookes Publishing that is twenty years old, completed by a parent with assistance from a professional and takes about 15 minutes. The first stretch of a child’s life is full of rapid change and the ASQ screening tool is used to tell a family about their child’s development by screening for speech, social skills, physical ability, problem solving and more. The ASQ:SE-2 screens for social emotional abilities. The questionnaire is then scored, and reviewed with the family to learn about the child, identify strengths and necessary supports. Intervening early is powerful. We all do better when we understand each child’s developmental successes and challenges. The state of Kansas aggregates this data from children across the state, and also offers free evaluations if a parent has a child zero to three and would like to learn more about their child, beyond ASQ screening.