Write a 2,100- to 2,800-w0rd needs assessment. Use the following sections to organize your pap3r:
Summarize the target population: Use your knowledge of your community to provide context and illustrate the dynamics of the population. You may wish to incorporate details like demographics, social structure, community culture, history, values, and even its infrastructure.
Examples of a target population:
trauma survivors
preschool children with autism-spectrum disorders
adults in a substance-abuse treatment program
homeless individuals
client advocates
parents
administrators
human services professionals
Describe this populationâs perceived need(s).
Incorporate relevant research from your literature review in the Week 5 Needs Assessment Part 1 assignment.
If necessary, read additional articles on the topic so you are well-versed in the needs of a particular population.
As needed, include existing data from published studies in this section of your report.
Describe the current status of the population in your community.
For example, if you are interested in addressing the needs of homeless people in your community, describe the services and resources currently available and accessible to this population. Many needs may already be met by existing programs and services. Describe these needs.
You might also wish to describe the evolution of the population. What changes has this population experienced in recent years? What has remained the same? How might the population change in the future?
Create one additional strategy for collecting information about the needs of the target population (in addition to reading literature and interviewing specialists).
For example, you may decide to administer a questionnaire or organize a focus group. Discuss your strategy in detail. If there is already a validated questionnaire that is relevant to the group you are assessing, describe it. If not, describe the type of instrument that would be useful in assessing the needs of the target population. For additional information on needs assessment strategies, conduct additional internet research.
Create a general plan for data analysis.
Although you will not actually collect data, determine which approach (mixed methods, survey, or action research) you would most likely use. Provide rationale for your answer.
Once you have collected data, either qualitative or quantitative, you need to analyze and interpret it. Explain how you would do this.
Describe 1-2 potential interventions or strategies for addressing your target populationâs need(s).
Typically, the next step in a needs assessment is to analyze the data and use the results to plan appropriate interventions. Because you are only planning and not actually conducting a needs assessment, you will not have actual data to analyze and use. However, you may still anticipate the needs of a given population by reflecting on the information you have gathered
For example, if the information you gleaned from research articles and your key informant suggests that the homeless population in your community needs education on existing mental health services, you may develop a plan for helping the homeless population learn more about community mental health services currently available to them. In other words, you can devise a strategy for increasing awareness of mental health services. Keep in mind your plan will be general and tentative because you have not actually analyzed data.
Cite a minimum of five scholarly r3ferences.
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2012 in Cowburn & Mayers 2016:94). This is completed in the form of an initial assessment when a request is received from the Court for a Pre-Sentence Report. A Pre-Sentence reportâs purpose is to give the Court an insight into the individual, their lifestyle, areas of risk/need and their attitude to their offending. âThere is a presumption that a court should request a PSR when considering a defendantâs suitability for the range of available community sentencesâ (Carr & Maguire 2017:57). Furthermore, the report will make an assessment on the likelihood of offending and the potential for intervention (and possible sentencing options) based on the risks, needs and strengths of the client following assessment. The assessment must be accurate, legally defensible, and proportional with the author being accountable for their work and committed to ethical practice as a social worker. In 2017 a pilot was launched to test the feasibility of a shortened Pre-Sentence Report in the form of a Magistrates Court Report (MCR). The Magistrates Court Report focuses the assessment on brevity and encourages the inclusion of relevant details only, to enable the Court to make decisions as to the most appropriate sentence for the individual (PBNI MCR Guidance 2018). Within my practice I regularly complete reports for the Court and I identified a client who was willing to allow me to use his anonymised information for the purposes of education. Respect was demonstrated to the client by explaining fully the purpose of the work, how his information would be used and the role of an assessor in the interview. This enabled him to consider the options and make informed choices before giving his written consent with the reassurance he could withdraw his consent at any time. This aided in creating a positive level of partnership working while empowering him to make his own decisions. NISCC Standards and Conduct of Practice (2015) state that the underpinning values for social workers include working in a respectful, person centred way while promoting their rights, equality and inclusion. Service users should expect their best interests to be at the heart of work and that their autonomy and independence is promoted through receiving a safe and effective service. These operating values are supported by the work of Beistek (1961 in Thompson 2009) and Rodgers (1961). As a Probation Officer I am mindful that many of our clients are not voluntary which can impact on the relationship and therefore the assessments we make. To prepare for my assessment of Mr M I completed a tuning in which gave me time to consider the knowledge, skills and values applicable to the case. In this case I had access to previ>
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2012 in Cowburn & Mayers 2016:94). This is completed in the form of an initial assessment when a request is received from the Court for a Pre-Sentence Report. A Pre-Sentence reportâs purpose is to give the Court an insight into the individual, their lifestyle, areas of risk/need and their attitude to their offending. âThere is a presumption that a court should request a PSR when considering a defendantâs suitability for the range of available community sentencesâ (Carr & Maguire 2017:57). Furthermore, the report will make an assessment on the likelihood of offending and the potential for intervention (and possible sentencing options) based on the risks, needs and strengths of the client following assessment. The assessment must be accurate, legally defensible, and proportional with the author being accountable for their work and committed to ethical practice as a social worker. In 2017 a pilot was launched to test the feasibility of a shortened Pre-Sentence Report in the form of a Magistrates Court Report (MCR). The Magistrates Court Report focuses the assessment on brevity and encourages the inclusion of relevant details only, to enable the Court to make decisions as to the most appropriate sentence for the individual (PBNI MCR Guidance 2018). Within my practice I regularly complete reports for the Court and I identified a client who was willing to allow me to use his anonymised information for the purposes of education. Respect was demonstrated to the client by explaining fully the purpose of the work, how his information would be used and the role of an assessor in the interview. This enabled him to consider the options and make informed choices before giving his written consent with the reassurance he could withdraw his consent at any time. This aided in creating a positive level of partnership working while empowering him to make his own decisions. NISCC Standards and Conduct of Practice (2015) state that the underpinning values for social workers include working in a respectful, person centred way while promoting their rights, equality and inclusion. Service users should expect their best interests to be at the heart of work and that their autonomy and independence is promoted through receiving a safe and effective service. These operating values are supported by the work of Beistek (1961 in Thompson 2009) and Rodgers (1961). As a Probation Officer I am mindful that many of our clients are not voluntary which can impact on the relationship and therefore the assessments we make. To prepare for my assessment of Mr M I completed a tuning in which gave me time to consider the knowledge, skills and values applicable to the case. In this case I had access to previ>
