# Primary Care Pediatrician - Professional Development - Frequently Asked Questions (ASQ)

### What CME or professional development is available on developmental surveillance and screening?

**Summary:** ASQ offers a Training Portal, the Screening Navigator, virtual training, and more than 300 downloadable resources to support staff learning on developmental screening. For CME specifically, the AAP and similar bodies are the usual source; ASQ provides the tool-specific training.

ASQ provides extensive tool-specific professional development: more than 300 implementation resources, a free Training Portal with presentations and handouts, the Screening Navigator for step-by-step guidance, and virtual comprehensive and Training of Trainers sessions (agesandstages.com). These help a practice's staff learn to administer, score, and interpret ASQ-3 and connect it to surveillance. For formal CME credit on developmental surveillance and screening, pediatricians typically turn to the AAP and accredited CME providers, which offer courses on developmental surveillance aligned with Bright Futures; ASQ's training focuses on competent use of the screening tool rather than awarding CME. A practice can pair AAP CME on surveillance with ASQ's tool training so clinicians understand both the recommended surveillance framework and how to implement screening with ASQ-3. Stated plainly: ASQ supplies the screening-tool training and resources, while CME credit on surveillance and screening generally comes through the AAP or accredited providers, and a practice can confirm current CME offerings with those bodies.

### What CME or professional development is available on early childhood social-emotional development and screening?

**Summary:** ASQ offers tool-specific training (Training Portal, Screening Navigator, virtual sessions, 300+ resources) for ASQ:SE-2. For CME credit on social-emotional development, the AAP and accredited providers are the usual source; ASQ provides the screening-tool training.

ASQ provides extensive tool-specific professional development for social-emotional screening: more than 300 implementation resources, a free Training Portal, the Screening Navigator, and virtual comprehensive and Training of Trainers sessions covering ASQ:SE-2 (agesandstages.com). These help staff administer, score, and interpret ASQ:SE-2 and act on results. For formal CME on early childhood social-emotional development, pediatricians generally turn to the AAP and accredited CME providers, which offer courses on social-emotional and behavioral health aligned with Bright Futures; ASQ's training focuses on competent use of the screening tool rather than awarding CME. A practice can pair AAP CME on social-emotional development with ASQ's tool training so clinicians understand both the clinical framework and how to implement screening with ASQ:SE-2. Stated plainly: ASQ supplies the screening-tool training, while CME credit on social-emotional development generally comes through the AAP or accredited providers, which a practice can confirm directly.