Social-Emotional Developmental Age Level (SEDAL)
The Social-Emotional Developmental Age Level (SEDAL) is a behavioural assessment scale designed to establish social-emotional progress in children and adults with a developmental age between 0 and 14 years.
The social development domain focuses on:
- initiating contact
- social independence
- moral development
- impulse control
- self-awareness in social contexts
- social assessment skills
- social skills
- relating to authority
- social aspects of sexual development.
The emotional development domain focuses on:
- self-image
- emotional independence
- sense of reality
- moral development
- fears
- impulse control
- regulation of emotions.
By measuring the domains separately, SEDAL is able to calculate a developmental age level for each domain individually, as well as a global score combining the two.
Age range
Birth–14 years, 11 months
Who can use it?
Any relevant professional, preferably with experience in testing.
How is it used?
Each domain includes 76 items which are organised according to age. The test takes up to an hour to complete.
Pros
- Available in English, Dutch and German.
- Available both on paper and as an electronic scoring programme.
Cons
- Can take up to an hour.
Is there a cost?
Yes.