{"id":32709,"date":"2022-02-14T04:04:18","date_gmt":"2022-02-14T04:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/socw-6311-wk-8-assignment-planning-a-needs-assessment-ii-socw-6311-social-work-practice-research-ii-walden-university\/"},"modified":"2022-02-14T04:04:18","modified_gmt":"2022-02-14T04:04:18","slug":"socw-6311-wk-8-assignment-planning-a-needs-assessment-ii-socw-6311-social-work-practice-research-ii-walden-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/socw-6311-wk-8-assignment-planning-a-needs-assessment-ii-socw-6311-social-work-practice-research-ii-walden-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Socw 6311 wk 8 assignment: planning a needs assessment ii | SOCW 6311 &#8211; Social Work Practice Research II | Walden University"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><strong>SOCW 6311 wk 8 <\/strong>Assignment: Planning a Needs Assessment II<\/h2>\n<p>One of the many reasons social workers conduct needs assessment is to provide support for new programs. Social workers have many methods available to collect necessary data for a needs assessment.<\/p>\n<p>Social workers can use existing data from a wide range of sources, including local and national reports by government and nonprofit agencies, as well as computerized mapping resources. Social workers can gather new data through interviews and surveys with individuals and focus groups. This data can provide the evidence that supports the need for the program.<\/p>\n<p>To prepare for this Assignment, review the needs assessment plans that you and your classmates generated for this week\u2019s Discussion. Also, review the logic models that you created in Week 7 and any literature on needs of caregivers that you used to generate them. Consider the following to stimulate your thinking:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Getting \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0information about the needs of the target population:\n<ul>\n<li>Who would \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0informants be?<\/li>\n<li>What is your \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0purpose for interacting with them?<\/li>\n<li>What questions \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0would you ask?<\/li>\n<li>What method \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0would you use (interview, focus group, questionnaire)?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Finding \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0potential clients:\n<ul>\n<li>Who would \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0informants be?<\/li>\n<li>What is your \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0purpose for interacting with them?<\/li>\n<li>What questions \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0would you ask?<\/li>\n<li>What method \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0would you use?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Interacting with \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0the target population:\n<ul>\n<li>Who would \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0informants be?<\/li>\n<li>What is your \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0purpose for interacting with them?<\/li>\n<li>What questions \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0would you ask?<\/li>\n<li>What method \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0would you use?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Submit<\/strong> a 2- to 3-page paper outlining a hypothetical needs assessment related to the support group program for caregivers. Include the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The resources \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0needed to operate this service<\/li>\n<li>The program \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0activities<\/li>\n<li>The desired \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0outcomes<\/li>\n<li>A plan for \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0gathering information about the population served<\/li>\n<li>Justifications \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0for your plans and decisions<\/li>\n<li>A one-paragraph \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0conclusion describing how you might conduct a follow-up to the needs \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0assessment at the implementation stage of the program evaluation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Resources<\/p>\n<p>Dudley, J. R. (2014). <em>Social work evaluation: Enhancing what we do<\/em>. (2nd ed.) Chicago, IL: Lyceum Books.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>(For \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0review) Chapter 6, \u201cNeeds Assessment\u201d (pp. 107\u2013142)<\/li>\n<li>Chapter \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a07, \u201cCrafting Goals and Objectives\u201d (pp. 144\u2013164)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0\u00a0 SOCW 6311 wk 8 Assignment: Planning a Needs Assessment II One of the many reasons social workers conduct needs assessment is to provide support for new programs. Social workers have many methods available to collect necessary data for a needs assessment. 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