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The Youth Assessment and Screening Instrument (YASI™) is an innovative model for assessment of risk, needs and protective factors in youth populations. YASI features measurement of both risk and strengths in juvenile populations in with other high risk youth. Part of YASI’s innovation involves the measurement of protective factors – a feature that helps caseworkers build on the strengths of youth to buffer the negative impact of risk. The YASI provides pre-screening functionality, a major benefit for settings where triage based on risk principles is required. YASI also includes a case planning component that has been designed to help caseworkers identify and monitor the priority targets for behavior change. Web-based software makes YASI results available quickly and efficiently and helps guide users through the development of a case plan. The software provides an attractive visual method for presenting and sharing the assessment results.
YASI is being employed in juvenile probation in the State of New York, juvenile probation in the State of Illinois, juvenile courts services in North Dakota, youth services and delinquency prevention in the State of Illinois (Department of Human Services), Division of Juvenile Justice, Commonwealth of Virginia, Vermont Office for Children and Families, Mississippi Department of Human Services, California Division of Juvenile Justice, Province of Alberta Canada, youth custodial services in Scotland, in juvenile court services in the cities of Atlanta and San Francisco, and in a number of additional county jurisdictions and non-profit service agencies across the United States.
Orbis Partners focuses on providing a range of services for implementation of the YASI, including customization of the tool, training for administration of the YASI, using YASI for case planning, implementation planning and support, validation of scoring, and other research services aimed at deriving maximum benefit from the rich database that is developed by YASI users. Orbis has placed considerable emphasis on helping our clients gain maximum benefit from the case planning capabilities of this case work model. We have developed a number of tools for helping jurisdictions make the most of YASI, including supervisor training, quality assurance assessment, data workshops, refresher training and onsite technical support.
The Youth Assessment and Screening Instrument (YASI™) is an innovative model for assessment of risk, needs and protective factors in youth populations.
