BACKGROUND TO cft/cans implementation

CFT/CANS implementation is an interagency effort between Child Welfare Services, Behavioral Health and Juvenile Probation. The aim is to ensure an aligned, uniform CFT engagement and planning process with assessment communicated through CANS is a cornerstone of the Integrated Core Practice Model. Behavioral Health brings their expertise to the CANS assessment and case planning; Child Welfare and Juvenile Probation both utilize the CANS in their roles as placing agencies; the CFT is where these agencies come together. CFT/CANS implementation ensures this interagency collaboration is being practiced throughout the span of a child or family’s involvement and across all partnering systems. The tools provided here help counties collaboratively plan across systems toward full implementation of CFT/CANS as a core practice of the ICPM.