Resources

For more information on TCOM, the CANS-NY, and the Institute:

Background on the TCOM Approach

CANS-NY Manuals

• CANS-NY for Infants and Children Ages 0 to 5 (Manual)
• CANS-NY for Children and Youth Ages 6 to 21 (Manual)

Training & Certification

In order to be a CANS-NY assessor for the health home program, a provider must attend a training (online or in-person) and complete a certification exam with a minimum reliability score of 0.70 (online). Supervisors should maintain a reliability score of 0.80.

• Navigating the Training Site
  • If you can not find your agency in the drop down menu when creating an account, please contact support@tcomtraining.com
  • Please see our site’s blog for answers to FAQs and this FAQ Sheet!

• To register for an in-person training:
  1. On the home page, view the Calendar and choose “New York” as the Category
  2. Click on the course with the date that works best for you
  3. Click “Details” to view the training’s registration page and register

Tip Sheets

• TCOM Online Training Certification Tips
• CANS-NY User Tip Sheet
• Assessing Needs and Strengths
• Care Planning Worksheet

CANS-NY Lunch & Learns

• Rating Multiple Caregivers: Slide Deck, Webinar Recording (coming soon)

NYS DOH Resources

• Children’s Health Home Program Website
• Guidance on CANS-NY Algorithms for Health Home PMPM Fees and Documentation
• How to sign up for the NYS DOH HHSC List Serv:
  • To subscribe, send an email addressed to listserv@listserv.health.state.ny.us. In the body of the message, type:
    • SUBSCRIBE HHOMES-L YourFirstName YourLastName
  • Example: If your name was “John Doe”, you would type:
    • SUBSCRIBE HHOMES-L John Doe