CAASP Intervention Planning 3

Question 1

What is the purpose of a 'needs statement' in a CASSP intervention plan?

Accepted Answer

To articulate what the child and family need to achieve identified goals

Answer

A needs statement clearly articulates what the child and family require—not what services will be provided—so that the plan remains goal-focused rather than service-focused.

Question 2

In CASSP intervention planning, 'natural supports' refer to:

Accepted Answer

Informal community resources such as family, neighbors, and faith communities

Answer

Natural supports are informal relationships and community connections—such as extended family, neighbors, coaches, and faith communities—that sustain youth beyond formal services.

Question 3

A child's intervention plan includes goals in education, mental health, and juvenile justice. Which CASSP principle does this multi-domain approach reflect?

Accepted Answer

Interagency collaboration

Answer

Interagency collaboration—a core CASSP principle—involves coordinating services across multiple child-serving systems so that the whole child is addressed, not just one domain.

Question 4

How often should a CASSP-aligned intervention plan be formally reviewed and updated?

Accepted Answer

Regularly, based on the child's progress and changing needs

Answer

Plans should be reviewed and updated on a regular basis tied to the child's progress, emerging needs, and changing circumstances rather than on a fixed bureaucratic schedule.

Question 5

Which scenario best illustrates a culturally competent intervention plan?

Accepted Answer

Incorporating the family's cultural values and community context into selected interventions

Answer

Cultural competence requires integrating the family's cultural values, beliefs, and community context—not just translation—so that services are meaningful and acceptable to the family.

(CAASP) Child and Adolescent Service System Program Practice Test

(CAASP) Child and Adolescent Service System Program Practice Test

CAASP Intervention Planning 3