Trauma-informed assessment tools can be found on the Trauma Assessments page.
CANS AND CALAIM WORKING TOGETHER
Regardless of what your plan looks like, all services benefit from a road map. CANS is a valuable tool for developing a road map to help clients reach their desired outcomes. It allows for more individualized support to address the unique needs of each client by drawing upon their identified strengths and targeting their specific needs.
Regardless of what your plan looks like, all services benefit from a road map. CANS is a valuable tool for developing a road map to help clients reach their desired outcomes. It allows for more individualized support to address the unique needs of each client by drawing upon their identified strengths and targeting their specific needs.
FOR WORK WITH TEAMS
- CANS/ANSA for Clinicians and Teams: Applications for Different Professional Roles - questions to consider when throughout treatment and in planning with teams
- Effective Communication with Individuals and Families Using the CANS or ANSA
- Initial Assessment Summary - provided by Westcoast Children's Clinic
- PsychoCANSalysis: Making Room for Case Conceptualization in Treatment Planning with the CANS - presented by April D. Fernando, PhD
FOR WORK WITH INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES
- CANS: 10 Key Questions for Caregivers
- CANS Developmental Milestones Checklist
- CANS Interview Strategies for Youth and Family Engagement - 5-video series on Engaging Caregivers, Engaging Youth, Assessing Trauma, Summarizing the CANS to Start Collaborative Treatment Planning
- Conversation Starting Points for the CANS
- Assessing Needs and Strengths Decision Tree
- Conceptualization and Treatment Plan Worksheet for the CANS and ANSA
