Initiate an FFA

A case worker gathers information, creates, and maintains the Family Functional Assessment (FFA Family Functional Assessment). The FFA Family Functional Assessment is an ongoing record and is utilized throughout the life of the case. The FFA Family Functional Assessment has no end date, no status, and no result. It is used to record information about the family. Details for individual case members are not tracked.

The FFA Family Functional Assessment is frozen when the case is closed. If the case is re-opened, existing narratives remain frozen and only new narratives can be appended.

Process Overview

Follow these steps to initiate an FFA Family Functional Assessment.

From the Home Workload screen select an Ongoing Case. The Case Overview screen appears.
Click the Assessments link. The Assessments screen appears.
Select FFA Family Functional Assessment in the Assessment drop-down and click Add Assessment. The FFA Family Functional Assessment Assessment screen, FFA Family Functional Assessment Information tab, appears. Review the details as needed.
Click the FFA Family Functional Assessment Participants tab. Review the participants as needed. The system displays the current case members.
Click the FFA Family Functional Assessment tab to view or enter information for the assessment. The FFA Family Functional Assessment tab contains links to each part of the assessment. You can complete the details on each tab as needed in any order.

Related Tasks:

Enter details for current circumstances.
Enter family strength and needs.
Enter information about the children and adults, including legal, court, and DCS history.
Enter safety information.
Enter well being information.
Enter permanence information.
Enter resources information