Grade levels: Professional Development, K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Content areas: Assessment, Career & Technical, Culturally Responsive Teaching, Drama, Dual-Language/Bi-Lingual Education, Elementary Ed, English Language Arts, English Language Proficiency (EL/ELL), Health Education, Library and Media, Math, Music, Other, Physical Education, Professional Development, Reading, School Counseling, Science, Secondary Ed, Social Studies, Special Ed, STEM, Visual Arts, World Languages, Topics: Social Emotional Learning, Competencies, Social - behavior skills, Social Skills, classroom management, learning strategies, District/Organization: Willamette Education Service District, Website: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dessa-introduction-tickets-55244021355, Introduction to the DESSA Comprehensive System, Audience: Administrators, Teachers, Counselors, Ed. The DESSA contains 72 items in total, forming a Social Emotional Composite score. The DESSA is used to assess children’s protective factors and identify the social and emotional strengths and needs of a child. ${author} Self-Management (11 items): A child's success in controlling his or her emotions and behaviours, to complete a task or succeed in a new or challenging situation. A professional development program to support the social-emotional knowledge, skill set, and well-being of educators. The Devereux Student Strengths Assessment (DESSA) is a behaviour rating scale that is completed by parents and/or teachers/after-school providers which provides an assessment of social-emotional competencies related to resilience in children aged 5–14. Questions? Identify short-term and long-term goals hbspt.cta._relativeUrls=true;hbspt.cta.load(2613587, '09076288-ac91-4e5c-b415-17083b4ff703', {});                 hbspt.cta._relativeUrls=true;hbspt.cta.load(2613587, 'e6d85a19-1be5-4b55-b3a3-d50542f86b0e', {}); Fort Mill, SC100 Main Street Suite 201 Fort Mill, SC 29715, Increase SEL knowledge and practices to prepare educators to effectively teach social-emotional skills, Enhance ability to model social-emotional skills for students, Develop practices to manage stress, the demands of teaching, and the needs of students, "The Educator Social-Emotional Reflection and Training (EdSERT) program provides a common knowledge for the leaders and teachers in our school district. Along with the DESSA and DESSA-mini (a shorter, but still reliable 8-question screener), DESSA System users have access to research-informed Intervention Strategies and Foundational Practices, used to bolster social and emotional skills on eight SEL competencies. Addressing special education needs Classroom/Group reports Please see our Test User Qualifications page for guidance, Based on a US sample of 2,494 children aged 5-14 years, The assessment takes approximately 10 minutes. Increase SEL knowledge and practices to prepare educators to effectively teach social-emotional skills Family engagement “An extremely well developed assessment tool, very strong in terms of psychometric properties and standardisation procedures.”, Susana Castro - Senior Lecturer in Education Studies, Roehampton University. Social-Awareness (9 items): A child's capacity to interact with others in a way that shows respect for their ideas and behaviours, recognizes her/his impact on them, and uses cooperation and tolerance in social situations. The DESSA and DESSA-mini are easy for parents, teachers and out-of-school-time program staff to complete with no training required. Research (reading scores, income achievement gap, behavior) Assistants, parents and others who wish to become more familiar with Social Emotional Learning the DESSA Comprehensive System, Devereux Student Strengths Assessment Overview. - Jennifer Gardner, MTSS District Coordinator, Greene County Schools (NC). Introduction to the DESSA and DESSA-mini The DESSA measures child strengths that map very directly onto the SEL skills described here. The Devereux Student Strengths Assessment (DESSA) is a behavior rating scale completed by parents, teachers, and after school staff, which assesses skills related to social-emotional competence, resilience, and academic success. Results of the assessment should be used to plan for children's support in their growth and development of social and emotional health. Devereux Student Strengths Assessment Overview. Use DESSA Data to Drive Instructional Decisions What is the DESSA Comprtehensive System? Decision Making (8 items): A child's approach to problem solving that involves learning from others and from her/his own previous experiences, using values to guide action, and accepting responsibility for decisions. What is the DESSA-Second Step SEL Assessment?The DESSA-Second Step Edition (DESSA-SSE) is a research-based, standardized behavior rating scale created in partnership with Committee for Children and customized to the Second Step Program.The DESSA-SSE is used to assess student SEL development related to social and emotional competence, resilience, and academic success. Our newsletter informs you about exclusive offers and product news. JavaScript seems to be disabled in your browser. Implement self-directed practices designed to enhance competencies and ability to demonstrate them in the workplace. The assessment items take approximately 10 minutes to complete. The heavy use by psychologists and major universities throughout the land attests to its validity. Purposes and uses of SEL assessment The Townsend Building 401 Federal Street, Suite 2. Individual student report ". From the authors of the award-winning DESSA Comprehensive SEL System, the Educator Social-Emotional Reflection and Training (EdSERT) program provides a comprehensive set of resources developed for K-12 teachers and out-of-school time program staff designed to: Learn why social-emotional competence is important for all members of school and OST communities. Brief overview of SEL and its benefits ${headline} The Devereux Student Strengths Assessment and four-item accompanying screener, the DESSA-Mini, are behavior rating scales for elementary school-age children (K-8), completed by parents and/or teachers. You must have JavaScript enabled in your browser to utilize the functionality of this website. The subscales are: Also available: The DESSA-Mini is a screening tool, providing a brief summary of children's current overall social-emotional competence to determine if additional skill development should be a priority. (Online administration, scoring and reporting is available for the DESSA and DESSA-mini.)