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Communication Function Classification System (CFCS)
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Purpose
Classification of communication performance. Useful as an assessment and outcome measure.
Any person with a disability with a speech and language impairment or developmental disabilities. Complementary to GMFCS, MACS and EDACS
Assesment Type
Patient Group
Other
Age Group
Adolescents (13-17 years) | Young Adult (18+ years)
ICF domain
None
Area of assessment
None
Key description
Description
5 levels
1.Effective Sender and Receiver with unfamiliar and familiar partners.
2.Effective but slower paced Sender and/or Receiver with unfamiliar and/or familiar partners.
3.Effective Sender and Receiver with familiar partners.
4.Inconsistent Sender and/or Receiver with familiar partners
5.Seldom Effective Sender and Receiver even with familiar partners.
Reliability / validity
Interrater reliability- 0.81 between speech and language pathologists and occupational therapists, 0.74 between parents and occupational therapists, and 0.88 between parents and speech and language pathologists
Strengths / weaknesses
Augmentative communication methods can be used
Cost
Free
Equipment required
None
Training required
Free online training
Considerations & references
Cost
Free to download and use
Free online training
http://cfcs.us/about/
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/dmcn.13124
Time to complete
Not documented
Comments
Also available in Chinese, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, Farsi, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Sinhala, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian,
If you spot any errors or wish to suggest any amendments to this summary, please contact paediatricmeasures@apcp.org.uk