Adult Needs and Strengths Assessment (ANSA)

Full name of scale

(ANSA) Adult Needs and Strengths Assessment (Lyons & Walton, 2017)

Languages

English

Rater

Clinician-rated

Training

Only an ANSA trained and certified care coordinator, case worker, clinician, or other care provider, should read the anchor descriptions for each item and then record the appropriate rating on the ANSA form (or electronic record)

Utility

The ANSA assessment tool is designed to provide a profile of the needs and strengths of the individual and family. It is a reliable aid to the service planning process and allows for the monitoring of outcomes

Versions

Versions for children and adolescents have been developed:

• Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths -Mental Health (CANS-MH)
• Individual and Adolescents Needs and Strengths-Developmental Disability (CANS-DD)
• Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths-Juvenile Justice (CANS-JJ)
• Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths- Sexual Development (CANS-SD)
• A comprehensive multisystem version of the CANS has also been developed

Time to complete

No information found

Cost/license

Open access

Other relevant info

The ANSA is easy to learn and is well liked by individuals and families, providers and other partners in the services system because it is easy to understand and does not necessarily require scoring in order to be meaningful to the individual and family