CAFAS

 

 

 

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Ann Arbor, MI 48105

734-769-9725 (Phone)

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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.

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