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  Another I-CAN Facilitator Training one day workshop is being held on the 29th of March in Sydney. This workshop is now fully booked. Please contact CDS for more information or if you would like to be added to a mailing list about future training sessions. If we gather enough interest we will run another workshop in the near future. We hope to offer sneak preview of the I-CAN Brief version at this workshop depending on development progress. I-CAN facilitator training workshops are held every few months in Sydney, with other locations or training and implementation support for specific organisations on request.
What is the I-CAN?
The I-CAN is a support needs assessment and planning tool designed to assess and guide support delivery for people with disabilities including people with mental health concerns.
It provides a support services and family friendly holistic assessment conceptually based upon the internationally recognized WHO ICF framework.
Support services can use the I-CAN to ensure quality services, integrated with health care plans and individual or person-centred plans. Government bodies can use the I-CAN to allocate resources and predict future costs. Families can use the I-CAN to measure progress and to coordinate and liase with support and health professionals. An individual support needs report is generated online which helps guide service delivery and planning and has many potential applications.
The screenshots give a good overview, there is our latest presentation and latest workshop, or click here for more detailed information including the history and future of the I-CAN.
Why use the I-CAN?
The I-CAN comprehensively assesses, describes and monitors an individual’s support needs. Records are accurate regardless of staff turnover and improve quality outcomes. The I-CAN unites person-centred and strengths-based principles, by allowing the individual to direct their own assessment, in collaboration with their circle of support. This gives voice to their support needs, as opposed to assessments directed by professionals.
The I-CAN is at the forefront of best practice in support needs assessment, reflecting current paradigms. Easy to use on or offline, training is provided in both administration and the philosophy of support and empowerment.
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Provide a comprehensive intake assessment or discharge report
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Monitor support needs, outcomes and skill levels
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Inform service delivery decision making and predict possible changing needs
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Link together and streamline existing assessment and service delivery processes
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Provide an adjunct to psychological testing
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Profile supports and provide a basis for training or educative programs
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Improve communication with and between health, mental health and disability professionals
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Assist with funding applications
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Secure record keeping with additional privacy levels for sensitive information
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