The Capability and Independence Scale

Description

 

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Subjects: Special Education, Life Skills, Quality of Life, and Career Readiness

Grade Levels: Staff, special education teachers, homeschool

Resource Type: Assessment Professional Documents (School Transition, Parents,

Format:  PDF. Digital

I am now offering the Capability and Independence Scale© (CAIS), a qualitative diagnostic and planning tool that emphasizes support interventions related to Social Emotional Wellness. With this informal tool educators and/or parents can assess the student and help plan for career readiness, school transition and on-the-job supports. The purpose is to assess the student’s level of need for supports with person-centered-supports in order to assist them to socially and emotionally adapt across 7 areas of daily living: General functioning, Cognitive Functioning, Social Functioning, Domestic (in home skills) Functioning, Occupational Functioning, Emotional Functioning, and Communication.

The CAIS(c) is personalized to support the young person through post school outcomes. It was  (1) developed from my dissertation research findings, and tested and 2) used directly with high school special education students, and (3) used with clients in Vocational Rehabilitation. Lastly I have personally used the CAIS© with my own autistic son, determining his support need and then applying person-centered-supports to help him in job tasks and personal activities.

As an educator, therapist, or parent you may have a young adult who is dependent upon a greater need of supports. While the person may be capable of doing tasks for a job, hobby, or volunteer work, the the level of supports needed and the person-centered-supports may best enable h-her capability and social emotional adaptation. This tool will help you, the student and parents during planning, and determining supports for best outcomes.

Additionally, when applying the insights from this informal tool to the student’s goal, it can lead students to a higher level of participation and capability, regardless of where they are in their development or functionality. Lastly, I have found tool is valuable to new unfamiliar support staff in community living or supported employment agencies who will be accepting a new client for the first time.

YOU MAY:

*Use this product in your home, classroom, or counselor/therapist office.

*Make as many copies as you need for your class or caseload use.

*Refer others who would like to use this resource to: https://drjackiemarquette.com

YOU MAY NOT:

*Share, copy or distribute this product to another teacher, counselor, classroom, educator, department, or school system.

*Post any of this product digitally for public view.

*Extract graphics or text for commercial use.

Thank you for respecting these boundaries.

My best,

Dr. Jackie Marquette

Educator

Author – writing about emotional supports relating to youth self-advocacy, career

development, and well-being to adapt.

Independent Qualitative Researcher

Total Pages

91 pages

Answer Key

Included