DESSA Screener for Externalizing and Internalizing Risks (SEIR)

This course trains educators, staff, and administrators to effectively implement the DESSA Screener for Externalizing and Internalizing Risk (SEIR). Completed alongside the Student Self-Report (SSR) for a risk and resilience approach, this student-completed screener identifies a broad range of social and emotional risks. You will learn how to support students in completing this portion of the SSR, interpret individual and group-level data, and understand the general guidance for using SEIR data. This course outlines how to integrate findings into a proactive, preventive, and universal approach to identifying and mitigating student wellbeing and behavioral concerns by leveraging DESSA data to inform tiered instruction and interventions.

    1. Welcome!

    2. Before You Begin

    1. Video: DESSA SEIR Overview

    2. Quick Facts: DESSA SEIR

    3. DESSA SEIR Items

    4. Risk and Resilience Approach

    1. Implementation Overview

    2. Resource: Planning for Success

    3. Opt In/Out Settings

    4. DESSA Strategies and Interventions

    5. Resource: DESSA SEIR Implementation Guide

    1. After Collecting DESSA SEIR Data

    2. DESSA SEIR Results

    3. Accessing DESSA SEIR Data

    4. Response Guidelines by Concern Level

    5. Step-by-Step Guide: Reviewing and Using DESSA SEIR Data

    6. Example Case Studies: Individual Student Data

    1. Summary: DESSA SEIR

About this course:

  • 45 minutes
  • All user levels collecting SEIR data
  • Complete this course before collecting SSR data if implementing the DESSA SEIR