Strengths
This is an interpersonal strength.
What is about a child's ability to build and maintain friendships?
Name a key life domain that CANS assesses.
What is school, home or community.
A child playing with matches in the home would fall under this risk factor.
What is fire setting?
This need focuses on how easily a child becomes upset or angry.
What is anger control?
The main goal of using the CANS
What is support, care planning and decision making?
This strength shows when a youth can bounce back from challenges.
What is Resiliency?
This function evaluates how the youth gets along with family members.
What is family functioning?
This risk behavior includes physical harm to others or threats of violence.
What is aggression?
When a score of 0 is rated in Emotional/Behavioral Needs
What is no evidence of need?
The highest rating that can be used in a CANS.
What is 3?
When a strengths rating is given a zero what does that mean.
What is a centerpiece strength?
True or False: CANS Life Functioning ratings only consider home life?
False
This risk reflects a child causing harm to themselves on purpose.
What is self injurious behavior?
This need is related to intense fears or worries.
What is anxiety?
The timeframe in which the initial CANS is completed is.
What is thirty days?
Give one example of a child's strength that might help in treatment planning.
What is Artistic talent, close relationships, athletic abilities, etc?
This need refers to the child's physical and mental well- being.
What is physical or medical health?
This risk indicates the child has thoughts or plans of ending their life.
What is suicide risk?
This need is about a child's ability to focus and pay attention.
What is attention/impulse control?
True or False: CANS ratings should always be based only on staff observations?
It's collaborative and includes family input.
This strength is based on the youth's belief in their ability to succeed or accomplish goals.
What is Optimism?
Which function evaluates how well a youth fits in and interacts with others in their community?
This risk involves behavior that breaks the law or community rules.
What is delinquency or Juvenile Justice involvement?
This is how the CANS assesses trauma
What is by rating trauma experiences and their impact on the individual?
What is 70?