Psychology Discussion
Need Assessments
For this discussion, research existing needs assessments on the local level in your community, state, or federal level related to a social problem and potential human services program that you are interested in addressing in your human services career.
Please respond to the following:
- What is the purpose of a needs assessment in developing a new program or improving an existing program?
- Summarize the results of your research.
- What are some unmet needs or gaps in service delivery related to your social problem?
- If you were to continue researching community needs, how would you measure need, and how would you collect the data?
- How would you identify needs or gaps in the service delivery and conduct needs assessments?