An assessment instance is created when an assessment is initially run and each time that assessment is reassessed.

Example

James Smith, Linda Smith and their child Robert must be assessed to identify the family's strengths and needs in an effort to help build an effective outcome plan. The Family Strengths and Needs Assessment (FSN) is run from the family's outcome plan by a case worker. Linda is selected as Roberts primary caregiver, James is his secondary caregiver and Robert is selected as the focus child. The FSN contains nine factors which are used to assess the family's functioning and a result is produced for each factor. This FSN assessment can be reassessed to assess the family's progress over time. This entity stores the details of the initial assessment run for the family and the details of each reassessment.