Advancing Whole-Child Screening in Schools: Initial Validation of the ESSY Screener

Jacqueline M. Caemmerer, Jessica B. Koslouski, Amy Briesch, Sandra M. Chafouleas, Audrey M. Scudder, Brittany Melo, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Connecticut Neag School of Education, Department of Applied Psychology, Northeastern University

Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment

Published online on July 08, 2026

Abstract

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The goal of the ESSY Whole Child Screener is to comprehensively and efficiently assess child and contextual factors that affect students’ success in schools. This study evaluated the initial psychometric properties of the screener, its internal factor ...