Assessment Forms and Guidance

This section offers guidance on evaluating developmental needs, parenting capacity, and family and environmental factors affecting well-being in care.

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Changing the Way We Care,

This is an assessment framework with a series of assessment questions for countries interested in furthering care systems. It is intended as a participatory self-assessment and planning exericse to continue to improve national care systems. This assessment information can then be used to develop strategy and action planning towards improving systems of care. This document should be used together with CTWWC's Care System Assessment Guidance document. 

Centre for Excellence for Looked After Children in Scotland (CELCIS),

This handbook, Moving Forward: Implementation of the ‘Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children,’ is aimed at legislators, policy-makers and decision-makers, as well as professionals and care providers, to support the implementation of the Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children, endorsed by the United Nations General Assembly in 2009. It explains the key thrusts of the Guidelines, outlines the kind of policy responses required, and describes ‘promising’ examples of efforts already made to apply them in diverse communities, countries, regions and cultures.

Peter Evans, Save the Children UK, Kyrgyz Republic Program Office ,

Guidelines for recording a comprehensive assessment of the child. Outlines questions to be asked during the assessment.

Adapted from BabyCenter LLC,

A set of questions for parents/caregivers to complete on the child’s health, development, and behavior. Can be used as part of an assessment or to prepare caregivers.

North Yorkshire County Council, England ,

A child friendly assessment form for children/young people who are caregivers. The assessment helps them to identify what support services they may need.

Louise Melville, The British Council, Jordan ,

Theory and practice guidance on interviewing and assessing children and families. Contains an example assessment, as well as training questions and answers on communication skills, planning, and assessment.

Department of Health, Department for Education and Employment, Home Office, UK,

Guidance on how to complete the referral form, initial assessment and core assessment from the resource Framework for the Assessment of Children and their Families.

Department of Health, Department for Education and Employment, Home Office, UK ,

This form is used to decide whether a child is in need of protection or support services, the nature of services required, and whether a more detailed assessment should be carried out.

Department of Health, Department for Education and Employment, Home Office, UK,

A UK perspective on the theories and knowledge that should underpin an assessment of children in need and their families. It covers child development, parenting capacity, and family and environmental factors.

Department of Health, Department for Education and Employment, Home Office, UK ,

Age specific forms for collecting a large amount of information from a variety of sources in order to obtain a thorough understanding of the child’s needs, the parent’s capacities, and the impact of family and environmental factors.