ABSTRACT

The Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) is a comprehensive tool assessing functioning, strengths, acculturation, caregiver needs/resources, behavioral/emotional needs, and risk behaviors of youth and children. Although this tool is widely used within the United States, minimal work has been published overviewing the tool, synthesizing existing research that utilizes it, and highlighting studies that specifically examine its psychometric properties such as reliability and validity. The purpose of this article is to overview much of the existing research and literature that has been published in peer-reviewed journals that employs the CANS to offer researchers, helping professionals, families, agencies, and institutions a synopsis of the current status of the tool. Additionally, suggestions and future directions of the CANS are offered with the intent of strengthening and solidifying the tool’s understanding, utility, and application.

摘要

儿童和青少年的需求和优势 (CANS) 是一个综合工具，用于评估青少年和儿童的功能、优势、文化适应、照顾者需求/资源、行为/情感需求和危险行为。尽管该工具在美国被广泛使用，但已发表的工作很少，概述了该工具，综合了利用它的现有研究，并强调了专门检查其心理测量特性的研究，例如可靠性和有效性。本文的目的是概述已在同行评审期刊上发表的许多现有研究和文献，这些期刊使用 CANS 为研究人员提供帮助专业人士、家庭、机构和机构对该工具当前状态的概要. 此外，