Conduct a needs assessment and the outcomes you would expect from that needs assessment
In this assignment, based on the program you intend to evaluate in your M7 Assignment 2 LASA, you will determine how you will conduct a needs assessment and the outcomes you would expect from that needs assessment. You may wish to review two or three scholarly resources from professional literature and research needs assessment within the field of mental health counseling. The literature may include Argosy University online library resources, relevant textbooks, peer-reviewed journal articles, and websites created by professional organizations, agencies, or institutions (.edu, or .gov).
Create a 2 page report in a Microsoft Word document, including:
Identification of an actual or hypothetical program at a social agency or other mental health counseling program. This should be the program you plan to use for M7 Assignment 2 LASA.
Description of the organizational context, including the mission and objectives of the program.
Identification of the audience and purpose of the needs assessment within the context of the chosen agency or program.
Identification of the target population affected by the needs assessment.
Identification of the stakeholders who need to be included in the assessment and subsequent evaluation.
Discussion of the steps to conduct the needs assessment, answering the following questions and defending your choices:
Which needs are most important for the target population?
Which needs are most relevant to the mission and experiences of the sponsoring agency?
How are multiple and conflicting indicators to be integrated?
What kind of data will you need to collect?
Which data collection techniques would you use?
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