INTRODUCING CANS
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> In this section, you will find links to tools and resources designed to help you introduce the CANS to families, including family handouts. Brief descriptions are provided. Click on the headings below for information and content.
It’s important to let families know that you are working together to do an assessment of their needs and strengths so that you can collaboratively develop a plan for their treatment... |
CANS RATING WINDOWPANE- SCORING GUIDE
"The Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) assessment tool is intended to be administered collaboratively with children and families. The collaborative approach relies on clear communication and a commitment to building consensus among team members." See CANS Rating Windowpane- Scoring Guide for more.
"The Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) assessment tool is intended to be administered collaboratively with children and families. The collaborative approach relies on clear communication and a commitment to building consensus among team members." See CANS Rating Windowpane- Scoring Guide for more.
ASSESSING FOR NEEDS AND STRENGTHS
A complete understanding of the TCOM tools includes the ability to determine if a piece of information represents a Need or a Strength. See the TCOM Needs and Strengths Tipsheet for a decision tree to help make this determination.
A complete understanding of the TCOM tools includes the ability to determine if a piece of information represents a Need or a Strength. See the TCOM Needs and Strengths Tipsheet for a decision tree to help make this determination.
FAMILY HANDOUT: CHILD AND ADOLESCENT NEEDS AND STRENGTHS
"The CANS is a part of our assessment process that is aimed at clarifying your story, allowing for easier communication and providing us with a transparent way to talk about what’s going well and what you’d like to be better." See Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths Family Handout for more.
"The CANS is a part of our assessment process that is aimed at clarifying your story, allowing for easier communication and providing us with a transparent way to talk about what’s going well and what you’d like to be better." See Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths Family Handout for more.
USING THE CANS WITH CAREGIVERS & FAMILIES (RATING SCALE)
"What is the CANS? This is a tool to gather information about your child’s needs and strengths. How is the CANS used? A rating scale is used for each question/item which will determine the action level for each item." See Using the CANS with Caregivers & Families (Rating Scale) for more.
"What is the CANS? This is a tool to gather information about your child’s needs and strengths. How is the CANS used? A rating scale is used for each question/item which will determine the action level for each item." See Using the CANS with Caregivers & Families (Rating Scale) for more.
USING THE CANS WITH KIDS AND FAMILIES
"You may be unsure about when and how to introduce the CANS measure to the family and how to engage family members in the process of completing the tool. Likewise, there are often questions about how the CANS may be used to discuss their clinical conceptualization and engage in treatment planning with the family." See Using the CANS with Kids and Families for more.
"You may be unsure about when and how to introduce the CANS measure to the family and how to engage family members in the process of completing the tool. Likewise, there are often questions about how the CANS may be used to discuss their clinical conceptualization and engage in treatment planning with the family." See Using the CANS with Kids and Families for more.
