The information in this program outline is provided by the program representative and edited by the CEBC staff. The Integrated Assessment (IA) program has been reviewed by the CEBC in the area of: Placement Stabilization, but lacks the necessary research evidence to be given either a Scientific Rating or a Child Welfare Relevance Rating.

• Child Welfare Outcomes: Not Specified
• Types of Maltreatment: Does not target any specific kind of maltreatment
• Target Population: Any child (up to 17 years of age) and his or her parents/legal guardians entering the child welfare system.

IA was created by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) to improve child welfare workers' capacity to evaluate and address key factors in foster care placement. When a family enters DCFS' care and is assigned a caseworker, children and their families are assessed to determine current level of functioning, needs, and strengths. IA assists the caseworker when evaluating critical safety and risk factors by focusing a clinical lens on the medical, educational, developmental, behavioral, and emotional needs of children in care, as well as for the adults who care for them. IA pairs the assigned child welfare caseworker with the IA Clinical Screener immediately following the child's placement in substitute care.