Needs Assessment Worksheet Name of Student: Names of Group Members: 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 Participant # Age of Child Gender Interest in Group Therapy 1 15 F Yes 2 10 M Yes 3 13 F Yes 4 12 F Yes 5 10 F Yes 6 14 F Yes 7 17 M No 8 16 M No 9 12 M Yes 10 11 F No 11 15 M No 12 9 F Yes 13 11 F No 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 Participant # 1st Choice 2nd Choice 3rd Choice 1 9 2 3 2 3 8 9 3 7 8 9 4 5 9 3 5 6 9 10 6 9 7 8 7 9 3 2 8 2 9 8 9 8 6 9 10 3 9 8 11 9 8 3 12 4 6 10 13 8 2 9 14 10 9 3 What is the purpose of Laurie's Needs Assessment? What is the population of interest and who are the stakeholders for this Needs Assessment? Compute the mean age of all proposed participants in the psychotherapy group. What percentage of adolescents expressed interest in the proposed psychotherapy group? 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? 1. 2. 3. In your opinion, did Laurie’s approach to data collection address the purpose of the Needs Assessment? Why or why not? Select a topic from the given topics below and write a research report on the selected topic and make a pre ...

1. Needs Assessment Worksheet
Name of Student:
Names of Group Members:
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
Participant #
Age of Child
Gender

2. Interest in Group Therapy
1
15
F
Yes
2
10
M
Yes
3
13
F
Yes
4
12
F
Yes
5
10
F
Yes
6
14
F
Yes
7
17
M
No
8
16
M
No
9
12
M

3. Yes
10
11
F
No
11
15
M
No
12
9
F
Yes
13
11
F
No
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
Participant #

4. 1st Choice
2nd Choice
3rd Choice
1
9
2
3
2
3
8
9
3
7
8
9
4
5
9
3
5
6
9
10
6
9
7
8
7
9
3
2
8
2
9
8
9

5. 8
6
9
10
3
9
8
11
9
8
3
12
4
6
10
13
8
2
9
14
10
9
3
What is the purpose of Laurie's Needs Assessment?

6. What is the population of interest and who are the stakeholders
for this Needs Assessment?
Compute the mean age of all proposed participants in the
psychotherapy group.
What percentage of adolescents expressed interest in the
proposed psychotherapy group?
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 ?

7. 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?
1.
2.
3.
In your opinion, did Laurie’s approach to data collection
address the purpose of the Needs Assessment? Why or why not?
Select a topic from the given topics below and write a research
report on the selected topic and make a presentation (ppt) on the
same topic.
A simple and mini ppt presentation of around 8-10 slides that’s
it.
Part 1 - Presentation and Participation
For this component you will be required to do a 5-10 minute

8. presentation on a recent academic paper on a topic related to
Intelligent Systems for Analytics or Intelligent Systems. Some
possible topic areas include but are not limited to:
• Intelligent Systems for Data Warehouse systems
• Evolving Intelligent Systems: Methods, Learning, &
Applications
• Distance Metric Learning in Intelligent Systems
• Intelligent Systems for Socially Aware Computing
• Data Mining techniques with IS
• frameworks for integrating AI and data mining
• Expert System
• Structure of knowledge Engineering
• IS and Support Vector Machines
• IS and Neural Network Architectures
• Heuristic Search Methods
• Genetic Algorithms and Developing GA Applications
Part 2 - Research Report
For this component you will write a report or critique on the
paper you chose from Part 1, the Presentation and Participation
component above.
Your report should be limited to approx. 1500 words. Use 1.5
spacing with a 12 point Times New Roman font. Though your
paper will largely be based on the chosen article, you should
use other sources to support your discussion or the chosen
papers premises. Citation of sources is mandatory and must be
in the IEEE style.
Your report or critique must include:
Title Page: The title of the assessment, the name of the paper
you are reporting on and its authors, and your name and student
ID.
Introduction: Identification of the paper you are critiquing/
reviewing, a statement of the purpose for your report and a brief
outline of how you will discuss the selected article (one or two
paragraphs).
Body of Report: Describe the intention and content of the
article. If it is a research report, discuss the research method

9. (survey, case study, observation, experiment, or other method)
and findings. Comment on problems or issues highlighted by the
authors. Report on results discussed and discuss the conclusions
of the article and how they are relevant to the topics of this Unit
of Study.
Conclusion: A summary of the points you have made in the
body of the paper. The conclusion should not introduce any
‘new’ material that was not discussed in the body of the paper.
(One or two paragraphs)
References: A list of sources used in your text. They should be
listed alphabetically by (first) author’s family name. Follow the
IEEE style.
The footer must include your name, student ID, and page
number.