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Needs Assessment and Treatment Plan Paper

Identifying clients' needs is necessary to determine the appropriate treatment programs and interventions. In this assignment, you will review a completed needs assessment and identify the immediate needs of the client, as well as propose treatment options.

Imagine you are a human service professional working in an institutional corrections facility. You have completed a needs assessment on an individual who is entering the facility and must write your report of the results, as well as recommend a course of treatment.

Review the Sample Needs Assessment.

Write a 525- to 700-word report, including the following:

· Summarize the needs of the client, based on the information and severity codes in the Sample Needs Assessment.

· Identify the top needs requiring immediate intervention, and explain why these are high priority needs.

· Recommend potential treatment programs for this client's treatment plan, based on the identified needs.

· Explain why these programs are a necessary part of the client's treatment plan.

Include a minimum of 2 sources.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Sample Needs Assessment

Client Name: April Wright

Category	1	2	3	Severity Code
Health	Limited physical capacity, acute illness; needs hospitalization or outpatient treatment	Mild disability or illness; outpatient treatment required; non-strenuous work	No problems that limit housing or work assignments	3
Emotional Stability	Severe impairment; danger to self, others; needs hospital environment	Moderate impairment; requires monitoring, individual or group therapy	Emotionally stable; no indications of mental illness	1
Education	5th grade or below reading, math skills; needs remedial or special education classes	No high school diploma; needs adult education or GED program	High school diploma, GED, or equivalent	2
Vocational Skills	No discernible skill; needs training	Limited skills; ability to hold semi-skilled position; needs training	Possesses marketable skill or trade	2
Substance Abuse	Frequent abuse resulting in social, economic, or legal problems; needs treatment	Occasional abuse causing disruption of functioning	No disruption of functioning or legal difficulties	1
Mental Ability	Serious disability limiting ability to function; needs sheltered living, work situations	Mild disability limiting educational, vocational potential	No discernible disability	3
Domestic Abuse	Current incident of domestic abuse as perpetrator; domestic abuse education and therapy needed	History of incident of domestic abuse as perpetrator, but no current incident; possible domestic abuse education needed	No current or past incident of domestic abuse as perpetrator	2