Child and Adolescent Needes and
Strenghts CANS
What are the Domains? - correct answer-There are ten CANS domains. Withing those
domains there are 139 assessment items. Each item provides an item descriptor and
definition that guides the scoring for each item.
-Parent/Caregiver needs and strenghts
-Transition to adulthood
-Ratings of children 0-5
-Child risk behaviors
-Trauma experiences
-Child/behavioral emotional needs
-Traumatic stress symptoms
-Child strenghts
-Life domain functioning
-Acculturation
Parent/Caregiver needs and strenghts: readiness for reunification and permanency - correct
answer-Thes ratings are generally completed for the parents/legal guardian, the current
caregiver, or any person under consideration for caring for the child. When determining
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 (residential home, group home, ILO or TLP) you do not need to assess a substitute
caregiver.
Transition to adulthood - correct answer-Thes items are required for youth 14 years, 6
months and older. Howver, any of these items can be rated regardless of age if they
represent a need for a specific youth.
Ratings of children 0-5: Young children 0-5 - correct answer-These items are required for
any child who is five years old or younger or developentally disabled (DD); however, they
may be rated for any child if they represent a need for a specific youth.
Child risk behaviors - correct answer-Risk behaviors are the types of things that can ge
children and adolescents in trouble of put them in danger of harming themselves or others.
Notice that the time frames for the ratings change, particularly for the "1" and "3" ratings
away from the standard 30 day rating window.
Trauma experiences (lifetime exposure) - correct answer-All of the trauma experiences items
withing this domain are static indicators. In other words, these items indicate whether or not
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