System Transformation in the Context of Building an Integrative System in the Child Welfare System in Allegheny County through Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths Assessment

In the last decade, the Allegheny County constituents could witness the transformation of a widely criticized system of divided services into a single Department of Human Services. As an attempt to improve service planning DHS moved to a common assessment (CANS Comprehensive) shared across the child-serving offices/systems that would lead to a shared service plan and an overall integrated service delivery process. The primary goal of the CANS is to support communication between systems and, in the end, help the integration process within DHS. </p><p> This study describes what CANS is and how it became a central point in Human Services in Allegheny County. On the other hand it looks at the dynamics of implementing this new assessment across offices with a focus on the challenges different systems face, while implementing the new tool.

Name thesis:degree_name

MA

Level thesis:degree_level

Immediate Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Graduate Center for Social and Public Policy

Year dc:date.available

2010

Author dc:creator

• Doni, Svetlana

Contributors dc:contributor

• Joseph Yenerall
• Linda Morrison

• Allegheny County
• CANS Comprehensive
• child-serving
• children
• Department of Human Services (DHS)

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://dsc.duq.edu/etd/493

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dsc.duq.edu:etd-1506