Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths CANS
correctly answered 2025 updated
1. What are the
There are ten CANS domains. Withing those domains there are 139
Do- mains?
assessment items. Each item provides an item descriptor and definition
that guides the scoring for each item.
-Parent/Caregiver needs and strengths
-Transition to adulthood
-Ratings of children 0-5
-Child risk behaviors
-Trauma experiences
-Child/behavioral emotional needs
-Traumatic stress symptoms
-Child strengths
-Life domain functioning
-Acculturation
2. Parent/
Caregiver
needs and 4.
strenghts:
readiness for
reunification
and
permanency
3. Transition
to
adulthood
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12
, Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths CANS
correctly answered 2025 updated
Thes ratings are generally (residential home, group home, ILO or TLP) you do not need to assess a
completed for the substitute caregiver.
parents/legal guardian, the
current caregiver, or any Thes items are required for youth 14 years, 6 months and older.
person under However, any of these items can be rated regardless of age if they
consideration for caring represent a need for a specific youth.
for the child. When de-
termining 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
2/
12
correctly answered 2025 updated
1. What are the
There are ten CANS domains. Withing those domains there are 139
Do- mains?
assessment items. Each item provides an item descriptor and definition
that guides the scoring for each item.
-Parent/Caregiver needs and strengths
-Transition to adulthood
-Ratings of children 0-5
-Child risk behaviors
-Trauma experiences
-Child/behavioral emotional needs
-Traumatic stress symptoms
-Child strengths
-Life domain functioning
-Acculturation
2. Parent/
Caregiver
needs and 4.
strenghts:
readiness for
reunification
and
permanency
3. Transition
to
adulthood
1/
12
, Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths CANS
correctly answered 2025 updated
Thes ratings are generally (residential home, group home, ILO or TLP) you do not need to assess a
completed for the substitute caregiver.
parents/legal guardian, the
current caregiver, or any Thes items are required for youth 14 years, 6 months and older.
person under However, any of these items can be rated regardless of age if they
consideration for caring represent a need for a specific youth.
for the child. When de-
termining 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
2/
12
