CWDS Curriculum
CANS OVERVIEW TRAINING
Level: CANS Overview (Lineworker, Supervisors, ER)
Credits: 6 hours
Intended Audience: This is a state mandate for PCW staff. All staff working in PCW (i.e., Lineworkers, ER staff, Adoption staff, Supervisors, etc)
Description of Course: This one-day training gives participants an understanding of how California will use the Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) as a strategy to meet the Integrated Core Practice Model (ICPM) vision for creating behavioral objectives with families and teams. The CANS is a multi-purpose tool designed to be the output of a collaborative assessment process. It supports care planning and decision-making, including level of care and action planning, to facilitate quality improvement initiatives, and to allow for the monitoring of clinical and functional outcomes. As a communication tool, it facilitates the linkage between the assessment process and the design of individualized service plans.
Intended Objectives:
Values:
- Describe how the CANS supports the ICPM and the practice of child and family teaming (CFT)
Knowledge:
- Articulate the purpose of the CANS as a collaborative, transport, team-based process
- Identify how the Six Key Principles of CANS are used in determining action levels on needs and strengths items
Skills:
- Demonstrate ability to complete the CANS domains and items
Topics Include:
- Background and Context
- Six Key Principles of a Communication Tool
- CANS Domain and Items
- Practice Vignette (small groups)