NCTSN CANS Comprehensive - Trauma Version ('CANS Trauma') [1]
The NCTSN CANS provides a comprehensive assessment of the type and severity of clinical and psychosocial factors that may impact treatment decisions and outcomes. Notably, it includes domains measuring exposure to potentially traumatic experiences and levels of traumatic stress symptoms, as well as assessing for strengths. The NCTSN CANS can be used either as a prospective assessment tool during treatment planning or as a retrospective assessment tool to review existing information (e.g., chart reviews) for quality assurance monitoring or system planning. Items can be coded or completed by mental health personnel, child welfare workers, parents, family advocates, probation officers, teachers, research staff, and other groups of laypeople.
The NCTSN CANS is part of the Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) series of decision support tools designed to support individual case planning and the planning and evaluation of service systems. Different versions of the CANS are tailored to the needs of specific youth populations (see altered versions).