The Common Assessment Framework for children and youth. A guide for practitioners

The Common Assessment Framework (CAF) is a generic assessment for children with additional needs, which can be used by practitioners across all children's services in all local areas in England. It aims to help early identification of need, promote coordinated service provision and reduce the number of assessments that some children and young people go through. This updated guide is for any practitioner who wants to know about the Common Assessment Framework for children and young people (CAF), and when to use it.

Publication Date: 
2009