CANDID: Camberwell Assessment of Need for Adults with Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities
Kiriakos Xenitidis, Mike Slade, Graham Thornicroft and Nick Bouras
The Camberwell Assessment of Need for Adults with
Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities (CANDID) assesses
the needs of people with learning disabilities and mental health
problems. It is a modification of the Camberwell Assessment of
Need, the most widely used needs assessment for people with
severe mental health problems. The CANDID assesses met and
unmet needs in 25 areas, covering a full range of social, physical
health and mental health care needs. The perspectives of staff, the
service user and the informal carer are each assessed, so that care
planning is fully informed.
Two versions have been developed:
CANDID-R is the full version for research use and CANDID-S is
the short version for both clinical and research use. Both versions
are included in photocopiable form, along with a training programme
and full rating guidance.
CANDID has been rigorously developed and tested by a
multidisciplinary team at the Institute of Psychiatry in London. It
is suitable for use with adults with all levels of learning
disabilities, and will be of particular interest to managers and
mental health care staff who wish to meet their legal requirement
to undertake a comprehensive assessment of need.
"Clearly written, well laid out, comprehensive and with just the
right level of detail, it should make the introduction of this
measure into a service's practice as smooth as possible."
Journal of Intellectual Disability
Research
Contents
Acknowledgements
Contributors
List of abbreviations
1. Introduction
2 . Needs assessment in learning disabilities mental health
services
3 . Development of the Camberwell Assessment of Need for Adults
with Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities (CANDID)
4. Using the CANDID–S
5. Using the CANDID–R
6. Training for the CANDID
7. Guidance on rating
8. References
Appendix 1 - CANDID–S (in form designed for
photocopying)
Appendix 2 - CANDID–R (in form designed for photocopying)
Appendix 3 - CANDID–R rating sheets
Appendix 4 - Training overheads
Appendix 5 - Training vignettes
Appendix 6 - CANDID reliability and validity