External Assessment

An external assessment is any assessment that is completed by a non-DCS professional (e.g. Vocational Assessment, Psychological Assessment, etc.).

The following elements are REQUIRED in order to complete an External Assessment record (click on the elements below for additional information).

Represents the date the assessment occurred.
Cannot be a future date; must be less than or equal to the Assessment Received Date.

Only one type value can be selected per assessment.

Represents the date DCS received the assessment from the external partner.
Cannot be a future date.

The following elements are optional (click on the elements below for additional information).

Allows free-form text entry of the name of the professional/provider who conducted the assessment.

Any Strengths and Needs records in 'Open' status for the Concerned Person will display on the External Assessment screen.
Can add new or update existing Strengths and Needs from this screen.
Any Strength or Need added or reviewed on a source activity must be in completed status before the source activity can be completed.
Adding Strengths and Needs on an External Assessment record is optional.
Refer to Strengths and/or Needs help topics for information on 'How To' create/update Strengths and Needs records.

Allows narrative text description of the assessment and outcome.

Allows the External Assessment document to be uploaded to that External Assessment Record.
Attach copy of Assessment
To attach a copy of the actual assessment to the External Assessment record in TFACTS, the assessment must be in electronic format. If the assessment was received in paper form, scan it and save it to your computer.
button on the External Assessment page.
Select the Document Type value that best describes the document being uploaded.