Welcome to Key Developmental Assets (KDA)
Key Developmental Assets (KDA) is a unique system of recording and reporting on the developmental needs and progress of individuals receiving out of home care. Initially developed for children and young people in foster care, the KDA methodology can be applied in a range of other out of home care situations.
KDA enables you to capture the experiences and actions that have the most significant and lasting impact on a person's life. Through weekly recordings, submitted electronically or manually, KDA enables monitoring and evidencing of the day to day aspects of care provided by foster carers, residential workers, education professionals or care authorities/agencies.
The KDA system identifies 20 Key Developmental Assets, 12 of which are external supports that are wrapped around the individual from the outset, and 8 of which are nurtured from within.
The KDA recording system is strengths-based, and focuses on nurturing the positive experiences, relationships, opportunities, and personal qualities that people need to develop. The framework is grounded in research with emphasis on child and adolescent development, risk prevention and resiliency.
The use of the KDA system brings transparency and openness to child or young person (or client) and carer interaction in a way no other recording system does.
The 20 KDAs have been uniquely developed by the Core Assets Group Ltd. The KDA model was informed by research and has been fully tested and trialled. It has been developed in consultation with, and feedback from, children and young people, foster carers, fostering and placing authority social workers and academics.
For further information about Key Developmental Assets, please contact us at
info@keydevelopmentalassets.com
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“Its main benefit is being child focused and helping focus practice.”
“Clear outcomes, especially the way a child's progress can be plotted in a visual and quantitative manner, very helpful; important areas are fully covered.”