Needs Assessment
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Names of Group Members:
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Read the following case study, review the data set, and answer the subsequent questions:
Case Study: Laurie is a professional counselor who works for a community mental health center in a rural area. In consultation with her colleagues, Laurie has identified 14 adolescents who currently participate in outpatient individual services who could potentially benefit from services specific to sexual abuse. Laurie would like to develop a psychotherapy group to meet the needs of teens who have been sexually assaulted as an alternative or enhancement to individual therapy.
In an effort to establish services that will best meet the needs of the clients, Laurie has conducted a Needs Assessment. She will present her findings to the mental health center administrators as evidence to support her program proposal. Analyze the following data and determine whether enough evidence exists to support the development of the psychotherapy group.
Survey
After securing parental permission, adolescents were asked to answer the following questions. Results for each question are included.
1. Age
2. Gender
3. Interest in Group Therapy
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Participant # |
Age of Child |
Gender |
Interest in Group Therapy |
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1 |
15 |
F |
Yes |
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2 |
10 |
M |
Yes |
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3 |
13 |
F |
Yes |
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4 |
12 |
F |
Yes |
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5 |
10 |
F |
Yes |
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6 |
14 |
F |
Yes |
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7 |
17 |
M |
No |
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8 |
16 |
M |
No |
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9 |
12 |
M |
Yes |
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10 |
11 |
F |
No |
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11 |
15 |
M |
No |
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12 |
9 |
F |
Yes |
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13 |
11 |
F |
No |
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14 |
16 |
M |
No |
4. Rank the TOP THREE issues that you feel would be most important to you in a therapy group
1. Anger Management
2. Stress Reduction
3. Coping Skills
4. Assertiveness Training
5. Alcohol and Drug Prevention
6. Peer Pressure
7. Grief
8. Self Esteem
9. Recovery from Sexual Abuse/Assault
10. Communication Skills
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Participant # |
1st Choice |
2nd Choice |
3rd Choice |
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1 |
9 |
2 |
3 |
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2 |
3 |
8 |
9 |
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3 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
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4 |
5 |
9 |
3 |
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5 |
6 |
9 |
10 |
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6 |
9 |
7 |
8 |
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7 |
9 |
3 |
2 |
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8 |
2 |
9 |
8 |
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9 |
8 |
6 |
9 |
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10 |
3 |
9 |
8 |
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11 |
9 |
8 |
3 |
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12 |
4 |
6 |
10 |
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13 |
8 |
2 |
9 |
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14 |
10 |
9 |
3 |
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What is the purpose of Laurie's Needs Assessment?
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What is the population of interest and who are the stakeholders for this Needs Assessment?
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Compute the mean age of all proposed participants in the psychotherapy group.
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What percentage of adolescents expressed interest in the proposed psychotherapy group?
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Based on the data provided, how did teens rank the topics presented as possible options for the therapy groups? What topics were identified as the top three ?
Based on the information provided, what evidence exists that supports establishing a Sexual Abuse psychotherapy group? Is there other information that is missing that could be useful to make this decision?
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In your opinion, did Laurie’s approach to data collection address the purpose of the Needs Assessment? Why or why not?
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