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1 202: The Ansell Casey Life Skills Assessment

2 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 2

3 202: The Ansell Casey Life Skills Assessment Do you have additional objectives for today? The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program 3

4 202: The Ansell Casey Life Skills Assessment 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 4

5 202: The Ansell Casey Life Skills Assessment 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 5

6 202: The Ansell Casey Life Skills Assessment 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 6

7 202: The Ansell Casey Life Skills Assessment 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 7

8 202: The Ansell Casey Life Skills Assessment 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 8

9 202: The Ansell Casey Life Skills Assessment 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 9

10 202: The Ansell Casey Life Skills Assessment 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 10

11 202: The Ansell Casey Life Skills Assessment Casey Life Skills Tools The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program 11 AssessmentScore Report The Conversation Learning Plan InstructionApplication

12 202: The Ansell Casey Life Skills Assessment Identify and Locate All the Tools on www.caseylifeskills.orgwww.caseylifeskills.org The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program 12

13 202: The Ansell Casey Life Skills Assessment Types of Items on the ACLSA Knowledge Behavior “Extra”- experimental, not scored Performance Add your own! The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program 13

14 202: The Ansell Casey Life Skills Assessment 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 14

15 202: The Ansell Casey Life Skills Assessment 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 15

16 202: The Ansell Casey Life Skills Assessment Domain Descriptions DomainIIIIIIIVShort CommunicationXXXX Daily LivingXXXXX Work/Study SkillsXXXX Home LifeX Self CareXXXXX Social RelationshipsXXXX Housing/Money Management XXX Career PlanningX Work LifeX The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program 16

17 202: The Ansell Casey Life Skills Assessment 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 17

18 202: The Ansell Casey Life Skills Assessment 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 18

19 202: The Ansell Casey Life Skills Assessment How to Locate the Supplements and Corresponding Guidebooks The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program 19

20 202: The Ansell Casey Life Skills Assessment How to Complete an Assessment The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program 20

21 202: The Ansell Casey Life Skills Assessment 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 21

22 202: The Ansell Casey Life Skills Assessment Accessing a Score Report The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program 22

23 202: The Ansell Casey Life Skills Assessment 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 23

24 202: The Ansell Casey Life Skills Assessment Understanding Individual Learning Style Auditory Kinesthetic Visual The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program 24

25 202: The Ansell Casey Life Skills Assessment 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 25

26 202: The Ansell Casey Life Skills Assessment Knows How To… The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program 26

27 202: The Ansell Casey Life Skills Assessment Can or is able to… The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program 27

28 202: The Ansell Casey Life Skills Assessment Create a Learning Plan The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program 28

29 202: The Ansell Casey Life Skills Assessment Building a learning plan that incorporates the unique interests and needs of each youth The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program 29

30 202: The Ansell Casey Life Skills Assessment 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 30

31 202: The Ansell Casey Life Skills Assessment Data & Reports The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program 31

32 202: The Ansell Casey Life Skills Assessment 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 32

33 202: The Ansell Casey Life Skills Assessment 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 33

34 202: The Ansell Casey Life Skills Assessment 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 34

35 202: The Ansell Casey Life Skills Assessment Data Comparisons Mastery Scores The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program 35

36 202: The Ansell Casey Life Skills Assessment The Web Site and Accessing Reports The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program 36

37 202: The Ansell Casey Life Skills Assessment 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 37

38 202: The Ansell Casey Life Skills Assessment Questions and Answers The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program 38

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