360° Assessment Suite: Unlocking Comprehensive Student Insight
At Fire & Love Wellness, we partner with leading independent schools and families to foster environments where every student can thrive. We understand that true academic success and personal growth are built upon a comprehensive understanding of the individual learner – their unique strengths, motivations, challenges, and how they adapt to the world around them.
Our signature 360° Assessment Suite is designed to provide this deep, multi-faceted insight, moving beyond traditional metrics to offer a holistic view that informs targeted support, personalized learning strategies, and fosters a culture of continuous growth.
Why a 360° Approach?
Elevating Educational Excellence Through Deeper Understanding
Today's students navigate complex academic and social landscapes. To effectively support them, educators and families benefit from a comprehensive picture that captures:
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Innate Talents & Motivations: What naturally energizes and drives a student?
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Emotional & Behavioral Well-being: How are they managing stress, regulating emotions, and interacting socially?
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Functional Strengths & Needs: What practical skills and supports do they possess or require to succeed in daily tasks and academic pursuits?
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Adaptive Functioning: How are they applying their skills and knowledge across different environments (home, school)?
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Developmental Progress: How are they evolving over time, and what emerging patterns require attention or celebration?
Our suite is designed to illuminate these areas, providing a dynamic and actionable understanding of each student.
Components of The 360° Assessment Suite
The power of our approach lies in the synergistic integration of leading, validated assessment tools, expertly interpreted by Dr. Michael Gamble (PhD, Dual Board Certified, Gallup Certified Strengths Coach)
Gallup Clifton StrengthsFinder Assessment
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Focus: Identifies innate talents and areas of greatest potential.
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Insight: Uncovers how students naturally think, feel, and behave, providing a positive framework for engagement, motivation, academic planning, and leadership development. Helps students understand "how they are smart."
CANS (Child & Adolescent Needs and Strengths) / ANSA (Adult Needs and Strengths Assessment):
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Focus: Assesses actionable needs and usable functional strengths across critical life domains.
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Insight: Provides a clear, collaborative framework for understanding what supports are needed and what existing strengths can be leveraged for academic, social, and emotional progress. Essential for person-centered planning.
Achenbach System (ASEBA) Assessment
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Focus: Offers standardized, empirically validated data on emotional, behavioral, and social competencies and challenges.
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Insight: Provides objective metrics from multiple perspectives (student self-report, parent, and teacher forms), allowing for a comprehensive understanding of a student's functioning across different environments and for tracking progress over time.
The Tandem Advantage:
Used in tandem, and potentially throughout the school year, these assessments paint a rich, evolving portrait of each learner. Incorporating teacher and caregiver reports (via tools like the Achenbach System) further enhances this 360° view, ensuring that insights are grounded in real-world observations and experiences.
Implementing the Data
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Pre-Admission
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Pre-Admissions Understanding (Optional): Gain a more holistic view of applicants, complementing traditional admissions criteria.
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Continual Evaluation & Personalized Support:
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Objectively track student progress in social-emotional and functional domains.
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Identify emerging needs or challenges early for timely intervention.
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Develop truly individualized learning and support plans.
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Data-Informed Decision Making: Inform curriculum adjustments, advisory program development, and resource allocation.
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Enhanced Collaboration: Provide a common, data-rich language for productive discussions among faculty, learning specialists, counselors, students, and parents.
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Fostering a Strengths-Based Environment: Help students recognize, own, and apply their unique talents, boosting confidence and engagement.
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Beyond assessment
Pathways to Growth & Well-being
The insights from the 360° Assessment Suite often illuminate clear pathways for targeted support. Fire & Love Wellness offers specialized, optional add-on services to help students and families leverage these insights:
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Gallup Strengths Coaching for Students: Individual or group coaching with Dr. Gamble to help students understand and strategically apply their identified talents for academic success, personal growth, and future planning.
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Advanced Wellness Technologies:
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Biofeedback: Evidence-informed techniques to help students (and interested parents/families) learn to manage stress, improve focus, and enhance emotional regulation.
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Audio-Visual Entrainment (AVE): Utilizing light and sound technology to support optimal cognitive states, promoting relaxation for better learning and focus.
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Family Systems Support
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Our Marriage and Family Therapists offer support to families, recognizing that student well-being is deeply interconnected with family dynamics.
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Counseling & Community Referrals:
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When assessment indicates needs that may benefit from ongoing therapy or specialized community supports, we provide guidance and facilitate appropriate referrals, ensuring a continuum of care.
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