CANS
CANS is the acronym for this assessment.
What is Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths Assessment?
When the initial home visit is to occur.
What is within 24 hours of the referral?
Caseworkers should begin recertification paperwork this number of days prior to the recertification due date.
What is 90 days?
Initial CANS and ISPs
What is 30 days from referral?
People who should be invited to the ISP meeting.
Who are the contract monitor, birth parents, child (14 and up), Kids Voice, CYF, caregivers, and any other important service providers?
This is meant to be a discussion with the child, regarding past experience.
What is the trauma experiences domain?
Clearances that are to be submitted within 72 hours of referral.
What are criminal clearances, child abuse clearances, FBI clearances, and ACT 160?
Caseworkers must ensure caregivers and HHM’s over 18 complete these clearances at recertification.
What is a child abuse, criminal, FBI, ACT 160, and CIU?
Ongoing CANS and ISPs
What is every 6 months based on referral date?
ROI’s should be sent to obtain these records for children in care.
What are medical, dental, and education records?
CANS are meant to inform the goals of this plan.
What is an ISP?
Kinship caregivers and HHM’s over 18 must schedule and complete their medicals and TB tests within this time frame.
What are 15 days to schedule and 30 days to complete?
This should be completed and attached to every DPW Inspection.
What is the fire safety and evacuation plan?
Contact summaries into KIDS
What is 24 hours?
Youth Empowerment Checklists are completed for children of this age.
What is 14 and older?
This person writes the My Life…My Story…Section.
What is the child?
Reasons why a waiver would be needed
What are over six children in the home, conflict of interest, medical waiver, and sleeping arrangement waiver?
This form is only completed if there is a household composition change.
What is the foster parent registration?
Initial ISP Invitation Letters Sent
What is within 15 days of initial home visit?
Program that provides children ages 0 - 11 with hair care services and products.
What is KEEP?
The domain applicable to children 14 and over.
What is the employment/unemployment domain?
These policies/inspections are due immediately following the initial home visit.
What is scheduled staffing of red flag cases, DPW Inspection, Verification of Homeowner’s or Renter’s insurance, Discipline Policy, Grooming and Hygiene Policy, Clean Indoor Air Act Policy, Transportation Policy, Safe Bathing Agreement Policy, and Child Care Request?
This document must be written and signed within 30 days of the due date.
What is the profile addendum?
Educational Screening
What is within 30 days of referral and every six months?
Domains of the ISP
What are behavioral, educational/vocational, family/legal guardian, including the visitation plan, Independent Living, legal, leisure/recreation, medical/dental, Physical environment/structure, Psychological/psychiatric, and referral and consultation?