Please no plagiarism and make sure you are able to access all resources on your own before you bid. Main references come from Balkin, R. S., & Kleist, D. M. (2017) and/or American Psychological Association (2014). Assignments should adhere to graduate-level writing and be free from writing errors. I have also attached the resources given to complete the assignment. Please follow the instructions to get full credit. I need this completed by 10/20/19 at 5pm. You will complete the worksheet attached.
Assignment – Week 8
As a counselor, you will individualize services for clients. It is important for you to understand how to conduct a needs assessment to help you know how to create new services that will meet the needs of your clients or the clients of an agency. Keep in mind that a needs assessment and program evaluation are not synonymous. A Needs Assessment will show you what services are needed for your clients, while a program evaluation will tell you whether services that have already been delivered were effective for your clients. You will dig deeper into program evaluations next week.
For this Assignment, you will review a case example of a needs assessment and make a recommendation for program development based on the data that was collected.
To Prepare
- Review the Needs Assessment Worksheet found in the Learning Resources, and consider the requirements for this Assignment.
- You may work independently or form small groups of no more than three people. If you choose to work in small groups, you may use the Blackboard Collaborate Ultra “Live Meetings” tool found in the left-hand navigation of the classroom to collaborate with your group in a synchronous way. Once you access the “Live Meetings” tool, use the “Sessions Help” feature in the top right-hand corner to guide you through setting up your session with your group if you choose to do so.
- Review the Needs Assessment Worksheet and consider the requirements for this Assignment. Specifically:
- Review the case study.
- Answer all the questions in the worksheet.
Assignment
Imagine you are a task force or part of a task force charged with making a decision about the development of a new program. Your job is to review the data that was collected and complete a Needs Assessment Worksheet that will help you determine whether a new program should be developed and for which populations it will be helpful.
· As an individual part of a task force or in your small group task force, complete the Needs Assessment Worksheet.
Note: Please include your name on the worksheet in the section if you worked individually or include your name along with the names of the group members if you worked as part of a group.
Required Resources
Astramovich, R. L. (2011). Needs assessment: A key evaluation tool for professional counselors. Retrieved from http://www.counseling.org/resources/library/VISTAS/2011-V-Online/Article_41.pdf
Ellison, M., Mueller, L., Smelson, D., Corrigan, P. W., Torres Stone, R. A., Bokhour, B. G., & Drebing, C. (2012). Supporting the education goals of post-9/11 veterans with self-reported PTSD symptoms: A needs assessment. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 35(3), 209–217. doi:10.2975/35.3.2012.209.217
Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.
Harrar, W. R., Affsprung, E. H., & Long, J. C. (2010). Assessing campus counseling needs. Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 24(3), 233–240. doi:10.1080/87568225.2010.486303
Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.
Document: Needs Assessment Worksheet
Required Media
Laureate Education (2017h). Needs assessment [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.
Note: This media program is approximately 5 minutes.
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