For the last two years, California behavioral health providers have been regularly rating Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) assessments with families in their care. Organizations are now in the flow of yearly staff certification, adjusting clinical workflows and processes to include CANS rating and treatment planning, and conceptualizing needs and strengths in terms […]
W.E.B. Du Bois’ Contributions to Data Visualization
It is African American History Month, and this is a time where all of us reflect on black experience in our country, and the amazing contributions of African Americans to the American story. One of the most often bandied names during this time is obviously W.E.B. Du Bois, who reigns as a pure “A-lister” in […]
New In-Depth CANS Training Video added to our CDR “Toolbox”
I am proud to introduce a new video in our CDR “Toolbox,” in which I provide a full demonstration of how to use the DataPool™ application to score a CANS through a tele-health interview. We have put this video together because we often get questions like: So what does it actually look like to score […]
Happy Holidays
The above image was sent to us by Alessandro Chinello of the Italy TCOM implementation. It’s so merry and delightful we just had to share! We hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday season! Whether you just finished celebrating Hanukkah or Dawali, are anxiously awaiting Kawanza and/or Christmas, can’t wait for Festivus or any […]
And the MineCANS winner is…
We had a blast of fun working with Praed Foundation in putting together a virtual scavenger hunt for this year’s TCOM conference. The event was called “Mine-CANS” and it was based on two ideas: we go to conferences to ‘mine’ good ideas, and this year we’d be doing that virtually. The Minecraft game seemed to […]