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CHILD AND ADOLESCENT NEEDES AND STRENGHTS CANS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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Definition 1 of 28
Risk behaviors are the types of things that can ge children and adolescents in trouble of put
them in danger of harming themselves or others. Notice that the time frames for the ratings
change, particularly for the "1" and "3" ratings away from the standard 30 day rating window.
Life domain functioning
Child strengths
Tcom identifies that...
Child risk behaviors
Definition 2 of 28
The items within this domain describe a range of assest that children, adolescenets, and their
environments may possess that an facilitate healthy development. The ratings here are slightly
different than the rest of the items of the CANS. Remember that strenghts are NOT opposite of
needs. Increasing strengths while addressing behavioral/emotional needs leads to better
functioning and outcomes, rather than just focusing on the needs. Identifying areas where
strengths can be built is an important element of service planning.
Child behavioral/emotional needs:
Acculturation
What is CANS?
Child strengths
,Definition 3 of 28
that although we have a shared vision -helping children and families- there are multiple
agendas in child welfare (such as the court, the family, various provides, etc.) and effective
communication is necessary to accomplish this shared vision, and the CANS assessment tol
helps everyone communicate, resolve conflict, and returnn the focus where it should be- on
the child and the family.
CANS will serve as what?
TCOM identifies that...
Child behavioral/emotional needs:
What are the Domains?
Definition 4 of 28
Life domain are the different areas in a hild and family's life in which the child may be exhibiting
difficulties. for example, difficulties in home school and community functioning may be
measured here.
Child Risk behaviors
What Is cans?
Cans will serve as what?
Life Domain functioning
,Definition 5 of 28
Thes ratings are generally completed for the parents/legal guardian, the current caregiver, or
any person under consideration for caring for the child. When determining which caregivers to
assess, please consider (1) the current permanency goal, (2) the parent's or caregiver's
availability during the reporting period, and (3) the child's current household. The parent
should be assessed whenever possible, even when the goal is "return home", "guardianship", or
"independence" , or when the status is "pending". When the goal is "guardianship" or
"independence", the parent may not be available to assess and therefore the ratings will no tbe
completed. When the child is currently living in a congregate setting (residential home, group
home, ILO or TLP) you do not need to assess a substitute caregiver.
Parent/Caregiver needs and strenghts: readiness for reunification and permanency
Ratings of children 0-5: Young children 0-5
Child behavioral/emotional needs:
Caregiver Needs and strengths domain is broken down into the eight IL protective
factors:
Definition 6 of 28
All children are members of some identifiable culture group. These ratings describe possible
problems that children or adolescents may experience with the relationships between their
cultural membership and the predominant culture in which they live.
Assimilation
Acculturation
Ethnocentrism
Biculturalism
, Definition 7 of 28
Dr. John Lyons was one of the original authors of the CANS. He developed the tool based on
the philosophy of Total Clinical Outcomes Management (TCOM). The CANS assessment tool
has been used succcesfully by many organizations and states accorss the country.
What does the CANS provides?
Who created the CANS assessment tool?
comparing the CANS over a period of time will what?
Life Domain functioning
Definition 8 of 28
At intake and investigation, CERAP is the primary assessment tool at this stage. Safety issues
identified here will feed into the CANS assessment.
Assessment: IA/Social History (in the initial IA report the first CANS is completed), risk
assessment, family service plan (the culmination of the child's and parent's documented
process through case contact notes, visitation documentation, treatment reports and all
preious assessments including the CANS).
Acculturation
CANS is part of the ongoing assessment and gathered information at all stages of the
assessment informs the CANS.
Caregiver Needs and strengths domain is broken down into the eight IL protective
factors:
Who created the cans assessment tool?
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