Adolescent Story Stems Profile Training

About this training

This full-day training will introduce the context and background of the Adolescent Story Stem Profile (ASSP), drawing on its forebearer, the Story Stem Assessment Profile (SSAP), and its attachment-focused framework. It will also provide an overview of the principal constructs within which the ASSP is situated.

Unlike the SSAP, which uses toys and dolls to illustrate story stems, the ASSP uses animated videos to present the beginning of a story. Young people are then asked to reflect on what they have seen and respond to a series of questions about the characters and events in each scenario.

The training will explore the six animated story stems, examining their origins and rationale, highlighting both the parallels across stories and the elements specific to each one.

It will also cover the coding framework and constructs that individual story responses feed into, as well as how to interpret ASSP scores and organise response data into coherent codes to support report writing.

You will receive a certificate upon successful completion of the course (subject to tutor approval).

Aims of this training

• To teach the administration, coding and reporting of the Adolescent Story Stem Profile (ASSP).

• To allow for professionals working with adolescents to become trained and qualified to use the tool both clinically and within the research domain.

• To provide professionals with a shared forum/platform to think clinically about the material they are working with.

Who is this training for?

• Qualified practitioners, with a degree-level qualification, in child mental health or social work.

• Postgraduate researchers (must be working with adolescents within a clinical or research setting).