# SSBS-2 and HCSBS

### At-a-glance

##### Tool name  
SSBS-2 and HCSBS

##### Use to evaluate  
Two K-12 rating scales that evaluate a child’s social-emotional strengths and risk behaviors at school, at home, and in the community.

##### Age range  
K-12

##### Completed by  
Educators, parent educators, social workers, public health nurses and other person who knows the child well completes HCSBS.

##### Time commitment  
Less than 10 minutes

Uncover the big picture of social-emotional development

### Two reliable K–12 tools for screening school and home behaviors

Catching “red flag” behaviors early is an essential part of helping children and adolescents before social-emotional difficulties become major roadblocks to success in school and in life. These two easy, reliable screening tools give K–12 education professionals a comprehensive look at a child’s social-emotional strengths and risk behaviors, both in school (the **School Social Behavior Scales, _Second Edition_**) and at home and in the community (the **Home & Community Social Behavior Scales**).

### Benefits

- Get a complete, nuanced picture of a child’s behaviors, both positive and negative
- Identify children with challenging behaviors
- Target classroom interventions and develop IEPs
- Measure the effectiveness of interventions over time
- Remove barriers to learning and help children reach their goals
- Help families see where their children need the most support

### Developers

- [Kenneth W. Merrell Ph.D.](http://products.brookespublishing.com/cw_contributorinfo.aspx?ContribID=1344&Name=Kenneth+W.+Merrell+Ph.D.)  
- [Paul Caldarella Ph.D.](http://products.brookespublishing.com/cw_contributorinfo.aspx?ContribID=1345&Name=Paul+Caldarella+Ph.D.)

## What You'll Need

### School Social Behavior Scales and Home & Community Social Behavior Scales

[View in Store](http://products.brookespublishing.com/Home-and-Community-Social-Behavior-Scales-Users-Guide-P108.aspx)

#### Includes

User’s Guide

### [HCSBS — Rating Form](http://products.brookespublishing.com/Home-and-Community-Social-Behavior-Scales-Rating-Form-P107.aspx)

### [HCSBS — Rating Form Spanish](http://products.brookespublishing.com/Home-and-Community-Social-Behavior-Scales-Rating-Form-in-Spanish-P106.aspx)

### [SSBS-2 — User’s Guide](http://products.brookespublishing.com/School-Social-Behavior-Scales-Users-Guide-Second-Edition-P404.aspx)

### [SSBS-2 — Rating Form](http://products.brookespublishing.com/School-Social-Behavior-Scales-Rating-Form-Second-Edition-P403.aspx)

### [Sample School Social Behavior Scales rating form](/content/resource-library/sample-school-social-behavior-scales-rating-form/index.html)

See a sample SSBS-2 rating form. The SSBS-2 provides comprehensive ratings of both social skills and antisocial problem behaviors of children and adolescents (K-12) in school settings.

### [Home and Community Social Behavior Scales sample rating form](/content/resource-library/home-and-community-social-behavior-scales-sample-rating-form/index.html)

View the sample HCSBS form to see the two co-normed scales: the Social Competence scale that includes 32 items that measure adaptive, prosocial skills and the Antisocial Behavior scale that…