MSW690 Social Work Capstone Worksheet Name: Ciatta Kollie Date: 8/10/2022 Field Agency Name: Walk-In counseling MSW Field Supervisor Name: Jane Instructions: This worksheet is designed to help you think through the problem you seek to address in your Capstone. You are encouraged to complete it with your MSW field supervisor or task supervisor. Please answer all of the questions below. The final step will be to develop your problem statement and research question. 1. Agency Information In the space below, please answer the following questions. · Where is your agency located? Please note the city and state, as well as if your agency is located in a metropolitan, suburban, exurban, or rural area. · Who is the target population served by your agency? · What services does the agency currently provide? · What services has the agency considered adding? The agency in which I am placed is in Minnesota. It is a walk-in counseling agency that is open to all individuals irrespective of their challenges. The services that the agency currently provides include assistance with problems that affect individuals at a personal level, such as grappling with additions, suicide ideation, and coping with significant transformations in life, such as the loss of loved ones. It also helps individuals to deal constructively with relationship problems. The service the agency considers adding is following up on the individuals seeking help from the agency. Review Notes: 2. Target Population(s) In the space below, please answer the following questions. · Describe the demographics of the clients served by your agency (age, racial demographics, ethnicity, occupations, household income, etc.). · How closely do client demographics represent the community in which the agency is located? · What barriers do community members or prospective clients face when trying to access services related to their well-being (e.g., transportation, lack of insurance coverage for specific services, lack of evening and weekend hours, unavailability of mental health services, etc.)? My agency serves a population that have no insurance or can’t afford counseling. It caters to the need of all those who walk in seeking services. This includes clients from different cultural and ethnic backgrounds, social-economic backgrounds, ages, and gender. In addition, it serves those people who grapple with various social, mental, or emotional problems and homeless individuals in need of counseling services. It also gives counseling services to couples, families, or members of groups who have pressing issues that need to be resolved. The demographic of the clients who visit the agency closely resemble those who live in Minnesota. The main barrier limiting individuals from seeking the agency's services is the lack of transportation for those f ...