CAFAS

 

 

 

3600 Green Court, Suite 110

Ann Arbor, MI 48105

734-769-9725 (Phone)

734-769-1434 (Fax)

The Child & Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale (CAFAS) is a rating scale, which assesses a youth’s degree of impairment in day-to-day functioning due to emotional, behavioral, psychological, psychiatric, or substance use problems.

Primary Uses:     Tracking clinical outcome for individual clients

Assigning cases to appropriate levels of care

Generating a strengths-based treatment plan

Active case management, using ongoing outcome information

Communicating with caregivers and others about the youth’s needs

Maintaining clinical documentation which can withstand audits

Maintaining a database for administrative and clinical use

Evaluating program efficacy

 Key Feature:     The CAFAS is:

Rater  A staff member/professional who is well-informed about the child and is a reliable rater on the CAFAS.  
Time About 10 minutes to rate a youth  
Administration The CAFAS is not "administered."  A trained rater chooses from a list of behavioral descriptions.  
Age of the Youth School-age (i.e., 6 to 17 years old).  The PECFAS is for younger youth.  
Source of Information   Any source or format can be used (e.g., intake interview)  
Training Self-training and group training materials are available and are used to ensure reliable rating.

Scheduled CAFAS Trainings
  1. Training of Agency Trainers in Ann Arbor, MI on October 16th and 17th, 2008. For registration information, please contact:
    Functional Assessment Systems
    Phone: (734) 769-9725
    Fax: (734) 769-1434
    Email: hodges@provide.net

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