Assignment 5.1

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Creating a Needs Assessment

· Summarize the purpose of conducting a needs assessment for the population in the case study.

The purpose of conducting the need assessment is to determine is to determine the current state of the problem. This is crucial in in setting the desired goals to the intended condition of the homeless population. The other purpose is planning. the needs assessment is key for planning such as in determining the amount of resources required for the plan to succeed (Witkin & Altschuld, 2015) .

· Identify several methods for performing a needs assessment of the population in the case study (homeless families).

The methods that can be used to perform need assessment for the population are such as extrapolation from existing studies. This means drawing data from secondary sources or other surveys that has been previously done and generalizing the results. The other method is use of resource inventories. The third applicable method is social survey. This entail collecting of raw data from the population and analyzing it.

· Explain how you would find the normative, expressed, perceived, and relative needs of the population, and outline the data collection procedure(s) for each of the methods you identify.

To find out the normative, expressed and relative needs I would use survey. In the survey I would make good use of questionnaires. It’s in the questionnaires that I would frame questions that would help me determine the needs. From there I would code the qualitative information to make it easy for analysis and obtaining quantitative data about the needs.

· Formulate a set of goals and objectives for the program in the case study based on the apparent needs of the population as outlined in the case study.

The main goal is providing houses or homes for the homeless population. The other goal is making sure the homeless population is able to afford rental houses and are able to have the houses at a lower price.

· Finally, provide a brief explanation of the importance of having a cohesive mission statement and set of goals within an organization.

A cohesive mission statement is essential in increasing goal visibility. Such a mission promotes unity between the employees and the administration making it easy to achieve set objectives. The other importance of a cohesive mission statement is that it guides decision making in such a way that they will be goal oriented. The importance of set goals within an organization is that they help in resource allocation and alignment (Jung & Sosik, 2002).

Reference

Jung, D. I., & Sosik, J. J. (2002). Transformational leadership in work groups: The role of empowerment, cohesiveness, and collective-efficacy on perceived group performance. Small group research, 33(3), 313-336.

Witkin, B. R., & Altschuld, J. W. (2015). Planning and conducting needs assessments: A practical guide. Sage.