Belonging and Emotional Security Tool (BEST)
Program/Intervention Name
Belonging and Emotional Security Tool (BEST)
Category
Assessment and Measurement Instruments for Target Populations
Program/Intervention Description
Developed by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Belonging and Emotional Security Tool (BEST), Baltimore, MD, guides social workers in exploring a youths connections to foster parents and foster parents attachment/commitment to youth. The tool, one for youth and another for the parents help guide the discussion and decision making relative to permanency with a youth in their care. Discussions inform future planning.
Intervention Target Population Identified (Age Group)
Unknown
Program Goals/Outcomes
Evaluate the youth's sense of belonging and the family's level of commitment to the youth to inform planning for permanence
QIC Target Group
Pre -Target 1
QIC Adoption/Guardianship Relevance Levels
LEVEL 1: Designed for Adoption or Guardianship
QIC level of Evidence
LEVEL 5: Better Practice
Intervention Web Site/URL
- : httwww.aecf.org/work/past-work/casey-family-services/
- : www.aecf.org/resources/lifelong-families-permanacy-case-practice-tools
Contact Person/Purveyor
Email site
Agency/Affiliation
Casey Family Services
Contact Email
info@caseyfamilyservices.org
Contact Phone
203-401-6900
