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202: The Ansell Casey Life Skills Assessment. Learning Objectives. Examine the basic history and development of the Casey Life Skills Tools; Operate the Casey Life Skills Tools and web site; and Employ the Ansell Casey Life Skills Assessment in your work place and with youth.
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Learning Objectives • Examine the basic history and development of the Casey Life Skills Tools; • Operate the Casey Life Skills Tools and web site; and • Employ the Ansell Casey Life Skills Assessment in your work place and with youth. The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program
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Foundations of Casey’s work • Youth centered; • Expert-focused; • Strengths-based; • Developmentally appropriate; • Diverse and anti-racist; and • Useful for setting case goals. The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program
Its My Life Framework The Seven Domains • Identity formation; • Supportive relationships and community connections; • Physical and mental health; • Life skills; • Education; • Employment; and • Housing. The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program
Why Was the ACLSA Needed? • In the early 1990s, Casey discovered the need for an instrument that: • Includes youth and caregivers; • Is strengths-focused; • Is developmentally appropriate; • Is culturally sensitive and gender appropriate; and • Is useful for setting case goals. The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program
Who Developed the ACLSA? • Casey Family programs, who also developed the “It’s My life Framework” • Dorothy Ansell, Director, the National Resource Center for Youth Development The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program
Youth-Driven and Strengths-Based • Developed with youth • “Nothing about us without us!” • Asks what youth are capable of • “Knows or is able to…” The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program
Casey’s Assessment Supplements • Developed in response to requests from the field; • Developed with youth input and review; • Contributions by child welfare experts; and • Thorough multi-cultural review. The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program
Current Practice • How are the organizations you work for assessing youth’s needs? • What does the organization you work with do with the results? The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program
Casey Life Skills Tools The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program
Identify and Locate All the Tools on www.caseylifeskills.org The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program
Types of Items on the ACLSA • Knowledge • Behavior • “Extra”- experimental, not scored • Performance • Add your own! The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program
The Four Developmental Levels of the ACLSA and Life Skills Guidebook • Level I – Ages 8-9 • Level II – Ages 10-12 • Level III – Ages 13-15 • Level IV – Ages 16 and older • Short Form – Ages 11-18 The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program
The Appropriate Application of the Four Developmental Levels • Levels are based on the child’s development rather than on the number of birthdays • Ages do not appear on the assessment or score report for the youth to see The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program
Domain Descriptions The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program
The Assessment Supplements and How to Use Them • American Indian • Pregnancy • Parenting Infants (ages 0-24 months) • Parenting Young Children (ages 2-6 years) • Homeless • Education (four levels) • GLBTQ • Youth Values The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program
The Four Levels of the Education Supplements • Upper Elementary School • Middle School or Junior High School • High School • Postsecondary Education or Training The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program
How to Locate the Supplements and Corresponding Guidebooks The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program
How to Complete an Assessment The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program
The Importance of the Youth ID and the Organizational ID • Can track a youth’s mastery of living skills; • Can track a program’s effectiveness; and • Can create matching score reports. The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program
Accessing a Score Report The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program
The Conversation – How to Discuss the Score Report Results • Always begin with the areas of strength. • Move to areas of challenge – never weaknesses. • What is the area of greatest disagreement? • Identify learning goals. The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program
Understanding Individual Learning Style • Auditory • Kinesthetic • Visual The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program
The Levels of Learning and the Learning Goals in the Life Skills Guidebook • Awareness • Knowledge and understanding • Knows how to… • Can or is able to…. The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program
Knows How To… The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program
Can or is able to… The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program
Create a Learning Plan The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program
Building a learning plan that incorporates the unique interests and needs of each youth The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program
Implementing a learning plan that addresses the youth’s interests and needs • The Life Skills Guidebook; • The youth’s resources; • Your organization’s materials; • The local community; and • Be creative. The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program
Data & Reports The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program
Why Group Data Reports? • State evaluation of pre and post results on ACLSA Evaluations; • Agency evaluation of pre and post results on ACLSA evaluations; • Identify priority needs for curriculum planning and strengthening collaborations; and • Detailed analysis of strengths and challenges (using raw scores). The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program
Types of Reports • Single Organization-Demographics, Mastery, Raw and Performance Scores for one organization. • Multiple Organizations Combined-Same information for multiple organizations combined. • Multiple Organizations separated by organizations-Single agency reports for more than one agency on one report. The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program
Types of Reports (cont.) • Youth and Caregiver Comparisons for single and multiple organizations - How do youth and caregivers concur and differ on the youth’s skill level? • Tab Delineated Raw Data Download - All your data anytime! The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program
Data ComparisonsMastery Scores The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program
The Web Site and Accessing Reports The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program
Discussion • How could these reports be used by your agency? • What would be the best way to present this data? • How often? • What format? • To whom? The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program
Questions and Answers The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program