Student wellbeing & Social Emotional Health
SSIS Brief Universal Screener for SEL + Mental Health
The SSIS Brief Universal Screeners for SEL + Mental Health for grades PK-12 is a powerful assessment for gathering insights on the 5 CASEL SEL competencies and on emotional behavior health.
This powerful assessment gathers insights about each student from 3 separate respondents: the student, their teacher, and their parent/guardian. You can use the results with your current curriculum and intervention platform or use our CASEL SELect certified curriculum SSIS CIP Tier 1 or SSIS CIP Tier 2.
The SSIS Universal Screener is a highly researched and validated instrument for measuring
Healthy Social Emotional Learning Skills
Stress Management Skills
Mental Health Indicators
Stress Indicators
KEY FEATURES
Multi-Perspective
Includes survey forms for student, teacher, and/or guardian.
Efficient
20-35 items total, 5–7 minutes per participant to complete. Use tools you are already familiar with like Classlink, Clever, and Google SSO
Flexible Survey Options
Select a version that aligns with your program: SSIS SEL Only, SSIS SEL + MH, or SSIS Stress & Resiliency
CASEL-Aligned
Grounded in the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) framework.
Actionable Reports
In-depth, longitudinal reports for the screener, offering valuable insights into student trends over time
Training & Project Manager Included
Oversees survey administration setup and reports training overview.
Accessible
Surveys are available in both Spanish and English with read aloud and a large on screen accessibility menu.
Student Online Personal Protection Act (SOPPA)
We prioritize student data privacy and adhere to all SOPPA regulations, with a proven track record of successful partnerships with schools and Local Education Agencies (LEAs).
Go beyond SEL & External Behaviors
Identify students that may be under the radar with internalizing emotional behavior concerns and/or high stress
Tier 1 & Tier 2 Interventions Available
CASEL SELect Tier 1 Classroom Intervention Program (CIP) & Tier 2 Small Group Intervention (CIP-T2)
The SSIS SEL + Mental Health assessment was developed by Dr. Stephen Elliott and colleagues for universal screening of SEL and mental health of students and program evaluation for the curriculum.
Resonant Education is the only provider of the SSIS Brief Universal Screener for SEL + Mental Health and has worked with districts across the United States to provide comprehensive insights on students’ social emotional and mental health, and equipping educators to identify areas of need and support.
Contact Resonant Education to learn more about the SSIS Brief Universal Screener for SEL + Mental Health and how bring this resource to your district or consortium.
ssis universal screening options
ASSESSMENT OPTIONS
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20 SEL items aligning directly to CASEL competencies. 10 Emotional Behavioral Health Items. Takes 5-7 minutes to complete. Primarily used for Universal Screening & Program Evaluation of SEL Skills and Emotional Behavior Concerns Tier 1. Student (3-12), Guardian (K-12), and Teacher (K-12) forms available.
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20 SEL items aligning directly to CASEL competencies, 10 Emotional Behavioral Health Items, and 5 Stress items. Takes 7-8 minutes to complete. Primarily used for Universal Screening & Program Evaluation of SEL Skills, Emotional Behavior Concerns, and Stress Tier 1. Student (3-12), Guardian (K-12), and Teacher (K-12) forms available.
CASEL-ALIGNED PK-12 MULTI-INFORMANT SCREENER
CASEL-aligned screener for actionable intervention and whole-child development
ALIGNMENT TO CASEL
CASEL COMPETENCY FRAMEWORK
Self-Awareness
Accurate recognition of one's emotions and thoughts and their influence on behavior, including accuracy in the assessment of skills and a sense of confidence and optimism.Self-Management
Effective regulation of one's emotions, thoughts, and behaviors in different situations, including stress management, impulse control, self-motivation, and goal setting.Social Awareness
Taking the perspective of, and empathizing with, others from diverse backgrounds and cultures, including understanding social and ethical norms for behavior and recognizing various resources and supports that are available.Relationship Skills
Establishing and maintaining healthy and rewarding relationships with diverse individuals and groups, including clear communication, active listening, cooperation, resisting peer pressure, conflict negotiation, and seeking/offering help when appropriate.Responsible Decision Making
Making constructive and respectful choices about personal behavior and social interactions that are based on consideration of ethical standards, safety concerns, social norms, consequences, and the well-being of self and others.
EMOTIONAL BEHAVIOR DOMAINS
Internalizing Emotional Behavior
Negative emotions and behaviors directed inwardly involving feeling anxious, sad, or lonely; exhibiting poor self- esteem; lack of interest or limited engagement with others.Externalizing Emotional Behavior
Negative emotions and behavior directed primarily toward others involving verbal or physical aggression; poor control of temper; arguing; actively excluding others.
STRESS & RESILIENCE
Stress Indicators
Observable or self-reported signs of a state of mental tension and worry caused by events in one’s life. These indicators reflect the physical, cognitive, emotional, or behavioral symptoms associated with stress.Stress Management Skills
Intentional or strategic behaviors used to reduce stress by regulating breathing, sleep, exercise, and support buffering relationships
REPORTING & DATA EXTRACTS
The SSIS reporting suite offers 11 reports for school and district teams to monitor current status and progress over time at individual, teacher, school, grade, and district levels.
The key report is the SSIS Student Detail report, which shows current and historical data for each student and is often shared with families and during intervention planning.
The scored data extract files allow you to easily export the scored data to your SIS, MTSS, RtI or district data warehouse with ease for integration with your own reporting or whole-child analysis processes.
PRE-BUILT REPORTING FOR DISTRICTs, SCHOOLs & TEACHERS
ADDITIONAL SERVICES
ALIGN YOUR SEL + MENTAL HEALTH SCREENER TO INSTRUCTIONAL & INTERVENTION PROGRAMS
EVIDENCE BASED SEL LEARNING PROGRAMS
The SSIS Universal Screener for SEL + Mental Health is tightly aligned to the SSIS SEH Classwide Intervention Program (CIP) curriculum. SSIS SEH CIP has been recognized by CASEL as one of the few CASEL SELect Programs available for evidence-based social and emotional learning programs.
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The Intervention Program focuses on teaching up to 15 SEL skills representing the competency domains of Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness, Relationship Skills, and Responsible Decision Making. Each skill unit is comprised of 3 lessons that require 25-30 minutes. Each lesson follows an effective Tell-Show-Do-Monitor Progress-Generalize format and features engaging PowerPoints, video/song clips, and downloadable materials to support students’ learning how to apply SEL skills in up to 60 social situations. The Skill Units are ungraded; Units 1-5 are Fundamental and can be used with students ages 3-5, while Units 6-15 can be used with students 4-6. The program meets the S.A.F.E.R. (sequenced, active, focused, explicit, and responsive) criteria for highly effective instruction.
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The Intervention Program focuses on teaching up to 30 SEL skills representing the competency domains of Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness, Relationship Skills, and Responsible Decision Making. Each skill unit is comprised of 3 lessons that require 25-30 minutes. Each lesson follows an effective Tell-Show-Do-Practice-Monitor Progress-Generalize format and features engaging PowerPoints, video clips, and downloadable materials to support students’ learning how to apply SEL skills in up to 180 social situations. The Skill Units are ungraded; Units 1-10 are Core and can be used with students ages 5-18, while Units 11-30 are Advanced and can be used with students 10-18. The program meets the S.A.F.E.R. (sequenced, active, focused, explicit, and responsive) criteria for highly-effective instruction and is recognized by CASEL as a SELect program.
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The SSIS Social Emotional Health (SEH) CIP-T2 is a Tier 2 intervention program for improving social emotional health of students who need extra support beyond what they received in a Tier 1 SEL Program. The CIP-T2 builds upon the SSIS SEL Classwide Intervention Program, a CASEL SELect and What Works Clearinghouse recognized Tier 1 Strong Program, and is comprised of two components:
BIGS (Brief Intervention Group Support) focuses on developing group support and teamwork to teach 4 healthy behavior routines (Stress Management, Social Support Empowerment, Positives Behavior Wins, and Personal Improvement Goal Setting).
BIMS (Brief Intervention Modules for Students) focuses on individualized SEL skill interventions using the CIP Skill Units; note other SEL or related social behavior improvement programs could be used in place of the CIP.
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Item description
What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) Tier 1 Strong
Meets WWC Standards Without Reservations in most cases means that a study was a randomized controlled trial (RCT) that was deemed by experts to be well-designed and well-implemented and that did not have problems with attrition (that is, participants dropping out or otherwise leaving the study).
Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL)
Since 1994, CASEL has worked to research and empower organizations to help develop skills for self-aware, caring, responsible, engaged, and lifelong learners who work together to achieve their goals and create a better world.
RESEARCH
SSIS SEL + Mental Health assessment is the most researched and validated SEL instruments on the market
RESEARCHED-BACKED VALID & RELIABLE SEL ASSESSMENTS
Use the SSIS SEL + Mental Health assessment with confidence knowing that you are using the most researched and validated SEL + Mental Health instruments on the market.
You can have confidence that you are making decisions based on the most reliable SEL + Mental Health data available.
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