Needs Assessment

Order Description
Complete a needs assessment based on the topic below

Is there a need for street outreach services for the homeless population in District of Columbia?

A. A detailed description of the target sample (homeless population in Washington DC ), including inclusion/exclusion criteria for the sample and a well-formulated recruitment plan for proposed/hypothesized data collection;

Describe the homeless population in Washington DC

b. Purpose of the needs assessment why should there be street outreach?

c.The identification of the key variables or factors for which you would be collecting data through your data collection strategies.If you wanted to convince someone there is a need for street outreach, What types of thing would you want to demonstrate that you really need this service. ( Explain the barriers homeless people face in Washington DC ) Justification of why you collecting the data.

D. A discussion of hypothesized associations between variables. By conducting a brief literature review, please identify the significance of the variables/factors you have identified in the preceding instruction (letter C).

E. Given the proposed variables to be studied, identify an appropriate methodology or methodologies to collect data. In the case of multiple variables, identify all relevant methodologies.

1. For each data collection methodology identify strengths and weaknesses
2. Discuss the feasibility of each data collection strategy which would include costs and ethical concerns.

F. Identify key stakeholder groups that would be involved in the process from planning and execution of the needs assessment.

G. Identify a plan for communicating results and the stakeholder groups what would be important audiences for the results.