Guidelines, resources, and helpful links for pediatric healthcare providers
Periodicity Schedules & Recommended Tools
Bright Futures
AAP/Bright Futures Periodicity Schedule
Bright Futures Materials
Tip sheets, toolkit, webinars, and more
Louisiana Developmental Screening Guidelines
Developmental Screening for Providers
Recommendations for screening for social-emotional problems, environmental risk, and parental depression
Developmental Screening Toolkit
Billing
Louisiana Department of Health Informational Bulletin 21-3 February 1, 2021
Developmental Screening, Autism Screening and Perinatal Depression Screenings
Getting Paid for Screening and Assessment Services (AAFP)
Other Screening Resources
Birth to 5: Watch Me Thrive! (DHHS)
A Primary Care Provider’s Guide to Developmental and Behavioral Screening
Information to Share with Families
Resources for families about development and screening, including Printable Screening Passport
Printable Screening Passport
Summary of Screening Tools (AAP)
General Screens
Toddlers/Preschoolers (18-60 months)
Early Childhood Screening Assessment
(18-60 months)
- ECSA Screen (40 items); en Español
- Brief ECSA (24 items)
- DocumentEarly Childhood Screening - ECSS (4.35 MB)
- ECSA Scoring Guide
- Brief ECSA Scoring Guide
- ECSA Manual
Preschool Pediatric Symptoms Checklist
Child's Family and Environment
Parental Depression
Clinical Information supporting parental screening
Environmental Safety
Problem Specific Screens & Resources
Screening Measures
- No non-proprietary, validated screens for preschoolers under 6 years old
Clinical Tools
Screening Tools
- We know of no non-proprietary validated measures for disruptive behaviors in this age group. The ECBI can be used for preliminary screening of disruptive behaviors
Screening Measures
- Preschool Anxiety Screen- good for tracking symptoms, but no cut-off score provided
- SCARED (8-18)- good for tracking symptoms; not validated in preschoolers
- Preschool PTSD (1/12-5)
- SCARED Child Version; Spanish (Anxiety)
Web Resources and Handouts
- DocumentSSRI Information for Families (2.02 MB)
Web-Resources
- Circle of Security (circleofsecurity.org) (information about attachment)
- Joinvroom.org (free app to promote brain development through interactions)
Screening Tools
- Preschool Feelings Checklist (3-6)
- PHQ-9 (Depression)
- PHQ-9 Scoring Instructions (Depression)
Resources
- DocumentSSRI Information for Families (2.02 MB)
Resources
Screening Measures
- Modified Checklist and Scoring for Autism in Toddlers (MCHAT-R); en Espanol; in Vietnamese; (more languages can be found at the following link: http://mchatscreen.com/mchat-rf/translations/ target="_blank")
- Parent's Observation of Social Interaction (POSI) and Scoring Guide
Clinical Tools
Local Resources
- Tulane Center for Autism and Related Disorders
- Autism Center at Children's Hospital
Web Resources
Screening Tools
- Patient Health Questionnaire -2 (parents); en Espanol
- Patient Health Questionnaire –9 (parents)
- Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (0-12 mo); en Espanol
- Edinburgh Information for Providers
Clinical Tools
Local Resources
- Healthy Start (for pregnant women or parents of children under 24 months in Orleans or Jefferson)
