Needs Assessment Planning

Starting Where You Are

Dados Bibliográficos

ID11957738
AutoresDavid Royse (0000-0001-5327-0854, University of Kentucky, autor correspondente), Karen Badger (University of Kentucky)
Ano2015
Volume68
Fascículo3
Páginas364-374
Data de publicação2015-06-25
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAustralian Social Work (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0312-407X • E-ISSN: 1447-0748
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/0312407x.2015.1035661
OpenAlexW1486669199
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas22

Needs assessments are a useful part of the program development cycle. However, while step-by-step models are available to guide assessments, they may not be detailed enough for the pragmatic questions that arise. The planning process should be viewed as dynamic and flexible, able to be tailored to the agency’s specific organisational and environmental characteristics. This paper presents a practical discussion for social workers charged with planning and implementing a needs assessment. Practitioners are empowered to consider several concerns or issues simultaneously, to build upon their organisational knowledge, and start the process where it intuitively makes sense. Major issues discussed are: planning the needs assessment, evaluating contextual factors, and design considerations

Agency (philosophy · Business · Knowledge management · Management science · Needs assessment · Process (computing · Process management · Sociology · Computer Science · Engineering · Evaluation and Performance Assessment · Interprofessional Education and Collaboration · Social Work Education and Practice