Resources

Everything We Hand Over, and Everything You Can Use Without Us.

Screening works when the people around it know what it is, what it's not, and what to do with a result. This is that material, plus the answers we get asked for most often.

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Reference

The things we keep current so you don't have to.

Four sets that sit behind every program we run. Ask for any of them by name and we'll send what applies to you, whether or not you're a client.

EVERY SETTING

Questions

Thirty seven answers grouped by who's asking, including cost and contracts, and security and data.

The ones a hospital, a district, an employer and a CFO each ask first, answered without a brochure in the way.

EDUCATION

State mandate tracker

Which states require screening, which encourage it, and what each bill actually says.

Bill numbers, enactment dates and what it means for a district in that state. We track them as they move.

EVERY SETTING

Instrument library

Over a hundred screeners and checklists, by population and setting, with the validated ones named.

What each one measures, how long it takes, which ages it's valid for, and which languages it runs in.

EDUCATION AND FAMILIES

Courses for parents and educators

Continuing education by state, and the parenting pathway.

Two hours of staff training that counts toward continuing-education hours, plus court-approved parenting classes for families.

Program materials

What we hand over before a program starts.

Four sets, because the questions are different depending on where you're standing. Every one of them is written to be read once and understood, rather than filed.

FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOL STAFF

What the questions ask, and why.

What a positive result means and, more importantly, what it doesn't mean. How to respond if a student raises something during a screening, and who to hand it to.

FOR COUNSELORS AND CLINICIANS

What each instrument measures.

How its thresholds were set and what the score does and doesn't support. Guidance on the conversation that follows a positive result.

FOR PARENTS AND GUARDIANS

What your child will be asked.

Who sees the result, how long anything is kept, and what happens if something is flagged. In English and Spanish.

FOR ADMINISTRATORS

What to have in place first.

Consent requirements, the documentation a program produces, and what a defensible program looks like on paper.

After a screening

What a result means, and what to do next.

Written for the person holding the result rather than the organization that ran the screening. Print it, bring it to somebody, or read it once and put it down. All three are fine.

Understanding a result

A screening is a starting point, not a diagnosis.

It uses a standard set of questions to indicate whether what somebody has been experiencing is worth talking through with a professional. It can't diagnose anyone, and a low score doesn't mean an experience isn't real.

If something feels wrong, that's reason enough to talk to someone, whatever a questionnaire says.

THE BANDSMinimal, moderate, high
WHAT THEY MEANWhether to look further
WHAT THEY ARE NOTA label, or a file
WHO DECIDESA qualified professional
Finding care

What to do next, and what to ask.

How to find a provider through your insurer, what to ask on a first call, and what to do when the waitlist is long. If you already have somebody you see, bring the result to them. It names the instrument and the score, which is a useful way to start.

FIRST STOPYour insurer's member services line
BRINGThe printed result
IF THE WAIT IS LONGAsk to be listed for cancellations
COSTAsk before the first appointment

Where we list a telehealth service we'll say plainly whether we have a commercial relationship with it. Every option is optional, and choosing none of them changes nothing about a screening or its result.

Start a conversation

Tell us who you screen.

If your question isn't answered above, ask it here. Your setting and a rough headcount is enough to start.

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