CANS EXAM NEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST SOLUTION

CANS (Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths) - A tool that is divided into two modules, consisting of 10 domains, compared of 139 assessment items. The two modules assess child functioning, and parents and/or caregiver ability to meet the child's needs . Provides a comprehensive list of services needed for the purpose of the assessment, service referral, client service planning, case management, court determinations, and case review of progress Why use CANS? - Serves as a casework tool to record the summary of all client information that has ben collected for purposes of identifying the specific safety, wellbeing and permanency needs of the child and family Easy Comprehensive Decisive What are the 10 domains of CANS - 1. Trauma experiences 2. Parent/caregiver Needs and Strengths 3. Transition to adulthood 4. Ratings of children 0-5 5. Child risk behaviors 6. Child behavioral/emotional needs 7. Traumatic stress syndrome 8. Child strengths 9. Life domain functioning 10. Acculturation Scoring - Rating Scale 0-3 Action Levels for Needs 0 = no evidence, no need for action 1 = watchful waiting/prevention, suspicious or emerging need 2 = action (need is interfering in some way) 3 = immediate or intensive action; dangerous level Action Levels for Strengths 0 = a centerpiece strength/powerful strength on which to build 1 = a useful strength for planning and an opportunity for strength development. 2 = an identified strength requiring further development for use in case planning This study source was downloaded by from CourseH on :09:48 GMT -06:00 3 = no known strength, a need for significant strength identification/or creation CANS - Caregiver Needs and Strengths Domain - The CANS Caregiver items consider the parents' and the substitute caregivers' ability to recognize, support and meet the needs of the involved children. Strength focus Family involvement Early reunification When the permanency goal is returning home, guardianship, independence, cannot be provided for in home environment or status pending: - Assess the parent every three months in coordination with the quarterly family meeting Assess the substitute caregiver every six months When the permanency goal is adoption, guardianship, or independence and the birth parent is no longer interested in reunification or services: - Assess the substitute caregiver every six months 8 illinois protective factors - Safety Knowledge of parenting and child dev. Identification and use of concrete supports in times of need Positive family, community and social connections Ability to nurture social and emotional competence of children Factors contributing to parent/caregiver resilience Commitment to permanency plan goal (caregivers only)