Strengthening Families and Child Welfare Systems: Enhancing the CANS Assessment Process
Explore the evolution of the CANS assessment tool within child welfare systems, focusing on improvements, the role of Local Administrators, and considerations for enhancing the utility of the assessment for families. Get insights into the convergence of protective factors frameworks, activities of CANS workgroups, and recent text changes enhancing the assessment's effectiveness.
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Stepping Up! CANVaS 2.0 CSA CONFERENCE HOTEL ROANOKE APRIL 20, 2015 PRESENTER: CAROL WILSON
During this workshop, we will Review changes made to the CANS assessments Why? Two types of changes Walk through changes in CANVaS software Why? What? Discuss the role of the (former) DSU/RA, now the Local Administrator
CANS and DSS How do we improve the utility of the CANS for those children and families served by local departments of social services while retaining the integrity of the cross-agency tool?
Convergence Strengthening Families Protective Factors Framework (Illinois) Parental Resilience Social Connections Concrete Support in Times of Need Knowledge of Parenting and Child Development Social and Emotional Competence of Children Three Branch focus on child well-being in the child welfare system Trauma Letter from three federal agencies Updating CANVaS software
CANS and DSS Workgroup formed in November 2013 Composed of state VDSS state, OCS staff and LDSS staff Review the existing CANS and focus on ways to strengthen the LDSS use of the assessment Focused on review of draft of Illinois Trauma-Informed Child Welfare CANS Comparison to our existing CANS Identified items/concepts that would be organized under the protective factors framework CANS to screen for trauma, not a clinical tool
Activities of Workgroup Addition of a child welfare module which includes items of specific relevance to this population An enhanced Trauma module Ability to rate up to 3 caregivers for LDSS Several specific reports including: A parent/guardian focused report centered on capabilities for permanence and protective factors
Other Text Changes include Minor changes in text on items Natural Support and Social and Family Connections are now consistent Rewording of safety item/CPS Social Behavior is now Intentional Misbehavior Added school to Community Violence
CANVaS 2.0 Other broad-based enhancements to improve overall user functionality and reporting capabilities for all CANS users Improved look of website and user interface Use of existing report previously unavailable Suite of Reports created for this software version More local autonomy in account management
