COS Data Collection and Guidance
Developing and implementing quality data collection practices is critical for gathering meaningful Child Outcomes Summary (COS) data on the three child outcomes.
This section provides an overview of key practices that are important in this process and links to more information about each of them. Users are encouraged to review the COS Process Online Module and Topical COS Process Professional Development Activities for additional training on the COS process.
- Purpose for COS Data Collection
- COS Guidance and Policies
- COS Teaming
- Gathering and Age Anchoring Information About Child Functioning
- COS Rating Scale: Definitions and Decision Tree
- COS Rating Discussions and Practice
- COS Form and Documenting Evidence
- Monitoring Quality of the COS Process