Devereux Student Strengths Assessment The Devereux Student Strengths Assessment (DESSA; LeBuffe, Shapiro, & Naglieri, 2009) is a nationally-normed (n = 2,500) behavior rating scale that assesses social-emotional competencies of children in grades K-8. Completed by parents, teachers, or after-school staff, the 72 strength-based items comprise eight scales: Personal Responsibility, Optimistic Thinking, Goal-Directed Behavior, Social Awareness, Decision Making, Relationship Skills, Self-Awareness, and Self-Management. The DESSA can be used to: Identify social-emotional strengths and needs of elementary and middle school children. Produce classroom profiles that guide universal prevention strategies. Identify at-risk children who have specific social-emotional needs. Produce individual student profiles that guide targeted prevention strategies. For special education students, identify important strengths that can be incorporated into IEPs. Evaluate social-emotional learning outcomes at the child, class, grade, school and district level. Advanced interpretation techniques facilitate parent-teacher collaboration, assist in developing specific, behaviorally-based intervention plans, and provide practice-based evidence of social-emotional competency acquisition. A web-based administration, scoring and reporting program is available. A Spanish version of the DESSA as well as a youth self-report are in development. More information about DESSA. DESSA Supplemental Resources DESSA Classroom Profile DESSA Research Activity Request Information on the DESSA *Required Fields * Question - Required - Title Please select response Mr. Mrs. Ms. Miss Dr. * Question - Required - First Name   * Question - Required - Last Name   * Question - Required - Job Title   * Question - Required - Employer Name   * Question - Required - Address 1     Question - Not Required - Address 2   * Question - Required - City   * Question - Required - State   * Question - Required - Zip   * Question - Required - Email Address   * Question - Required - I would like to be on the DESSA mailing list: Please select response Yes No Spam Control Text:   Please leave this field empty Resources for young children To see resources the Devereux Center for Resilient Children offers for infants, toddlers, and preschool children, visit http://www.devereuxearlychildhood.org/. The DECA is being used by preschools in all fifty states! Order the DESSA If you are interested in placing an order for the DESSA, please visit the Kaplan website. (Search keyword: DESSA) More Information If you have questions, would like to request training, or would like more information on the DESSA, please contact: For DESSA Training Information: 1-866-TRAIN-US ext. 4 Toll Free For Questions or Information: Paul LeBuffe plebuffe@devereux.org (610) 542-3090 DESSA Webinar Tell-A-Friend Email this page
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