CANS Study Guide questions with complete
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1. Family Strengths: Carmen's parental rights have been 3
terminated; she has no other known family members.
2. Interpersonal Skills: 4-year-old Mindy is very
shy. It
2 takes a lot of prompting for her to play with
others. When prompted, she will attempt to
play with the other children.
3. Optimism: 17-year-old Dante plans to go to
medical
0 school. He knows if he studies hard in his
classes he can do it.
4. Educational Setting: 15-year-old Trumaine has
recent- 3 ly returned home from a residential
placement. No school has been identified for
him at this time.
5. Vocational: Jamie is really good at fixing things. He
1 does not want to fix things for a living, however,
he wants to be a writer.
6. Talents/Interests: Sarah won the most valuable player 0
award of her swim team and is team captain.
7. Spiritual/Religious: 17-year-old Tracy sings in the 0
church choir and participates in many youth
activities. She states that her beliefs give her
comfort and that she prays when distressed.
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8. Community Involvement: This past year, Jill became 1
involved in community center activities
including join- ing a soccer team.
9. 1
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Natural Supports: Natalie has neighbors who
have helped her get a summer job for a few
years.
10. Relationship Permanence: 12-year-old Natasha is
liv- 2 ing in her third foster home. Her
permanency plan calls for her to live with her
mother; her mother par- ticipates fully in
supervised visitation.
11. Child/Youth Involvement with Care: 9-year-old Ben is 3
not knowledgeable of his needs.
12. Coping and Survival Skills: Don manages adversity 1
quite well, but does not seem to have much fun.
13. Resiliency: Jen's caregiver has become
interested in
1 yoga and is starting to meditate when she is
anxious or distressed.
14. Family Functioning: The family is managing well. 0
15. Living Situation: Nancy has the occasional fight at 1
home with her parents; her parents are
concerned about her behavior at home.
16. School/Day Care: A 13-year-old girl's school
behavior 2 has resulted in her being sent to see
the school prin- cipal
17. Social Functioning: Terrance is socially withdrawn and 3
isolated; he has minimal social interactions
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18. Recreation/Play in Young Children: 5-year-old
Patrick 3 tends to cling to adults while other
children play. When he does play, it is
unimaginative.
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solutions graded A+ 2025 updated
1. Family Strengths: Carmen's parental rights have been 3
terminated; she has no other known family members.
2. Interpersonal Skills: 4-year-old Mindy is very
shy. It
2 takes a lot of prompting for her to play with
others. When prompted, she will attempt to
play with the other children.
3. Optimism: 17-year-old Dante plans to go to
medical
0 school. He knows if he studies hard in his
classes he can do it.
4. Educational Setting: 15-year-old Trumaine has
recent- 3 ly returned home from a residential
placement. No school has been identified for
him at this time.
5. Vocational: Jamie is really good at fixing things. He
1 does not want to fix things for a living, however,
he wants to be a writer.
6. Talents/Interests: Sarah won the most valuable player 0
award of her swim team and is team captain.
7. Spiritual/Religious: 17-year-old Tracy sings in the 0
church choir and participates in many youth
activities. She states that her beliefs give her
comfort and that she prays when distressed.
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solutions graded A+ 2025 updated
8. Community Involvement: This past year, Jill became 1
involved in community center activities
including join- ing a soccer team.
9. 1
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solutions graded A+ 2025 updated
Natural Supports: Natalie has neighbors who
have helped her get a summer job for a few
years.
10. Relationship Permanence: 12-year-old Natasha is
liv- 2 ing in her third foster home. Her
permanency plan calls for her to live with her
mother; her mother par- ticipates fully in
supervised visitation.
11. Child/Youth Involvement with Care: 9-year-old Ben is 3
not knowledgeable of his needs.
12. Coping and Survival Skills: Don manages adversity 1
quite well, but does not seem to have much fun.
13. Resiliency: Jen's caregiver has become
interested in
1 yoga and is starting to meditate when she is
anxious or distressed.
14. Family Functioning: The family is managing well. 0
15. Living Situation: Nancy has the occasional fight at 1
home with her parents; her parents are
concerned about her behavior at home.
16. School/Day Care: A 13-year-old girl's school
behavior 2 has resulted in her being sent to see
the school prin- cipal
17. Social Functioning: Terrance is socially withdrawn and 3
isolated; he has minimal social interactions
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solutions graded A+ 2025 updated
18. Recreation/Play in Young Children: 5-year-old
Patrick 3 tends to cling to adults while other
children play. When he does play, it is
unimaginative.
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