Congenital and genetic disorders in the Sultanate of Oman: Genetic service needs assessment

2012 ◽  
pp. BMP7
Author(s):  
Anna Rajab
Keyword(s):  
Needs Assessment ◽  
Genetic Disorders ◽  
Genetic Service ◽  
Service Needs ◽  
Sultanate Of Oman

Health and social service needs of older adults: Implementing a community-based needs assessment

2006 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 217-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
JoAnn Nolin ◽  
Sharon T. Wilburn ◽  
Kenneth T. Wilburn ◽  
Dax Weaver
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Needs Assessment ◽  
Social Service ◽  
Service Needs ◽  
Community Based

scholarly journals A Critical Insight into Needs Assessment Technique and the Way Social Needs are Actually Assessed

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-9
Author(s):  
Hamidou Issaka Diori
Keyword(s):  
Needs Assessment ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
Problem Definition ◽  
Service Needs ◽  
Assessment Practice ◽  
Present Contribution ◽  
Target Populations ◽  
The People ◽  
Policies And Programs ◽  
The Way

Needs assessment is regarded as a powerful tool for addressing the needs for a program, and for various other purposes including strategic planning for resource allocation, priority setting, and improving the course of an ongoing program. As such, it is portrayed as an ideal and necessary step in policymaking. On the other hand, however, there are some growing concerns about the actual needs assessment practice which is believed by many to be prejudicing the performance of countless policies and programs. Hence, looking into this dichotomy of views and the way social needs are actually assessed are of particular interest. The present contribution seeks to delve deep into the technique of needs assessment and to give an insight on what ought to be done in the field and what is being done in fact. A systematic literature search was conducted to identify and analyze all available research studies that address the function of needs assessment, the problem definition in need assessment, the identification and classification of needs, the definition, description, and specification of target populations, and the description of the nature of service needs. The content of the relevant sections in each study was then read and reread with the aim of determining how social needs are assessed indeed. The result has shown that needs, their identification, and the way they are met, are in most cases determined by experts and agencies, not the needy populations. The search has also revealed the existence of significant gaps between the needs identified by professionals and those seen as important by the people who they are supposed to benefit. Finally, the result suggests that experts and agencies’ definition and identification of needs or target populations only reflect their own views or choices of program activity and the reasons they brandish in seeking for funding.

scholarly journals Older people with enduring mental illness: a needs assessment tool

2009 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 91-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walid K. Abdul-Hamid ◽  
Kelly Lewis-Cole ◽  
Frank Holloway ◽  
Marisa Silverman
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Older People ◽  
Needs Assessment ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Service Needs ◽  
Adult Mental Health

Aims and MethodThere is a lack of tools to assess the needs of older people with enduring mental illness who have ‘graduated’ from adult mental health services and little is known about this population. the Elderly Psychiatric Needs Schedule (EPNS) was developed and applied to older people with enduring mental illness in contact with the old age and general adult components of an inner-city mental health service.ResultsThe EPNS proved reliable (mean agreement 96%, mean Kappa κ=0.90). the mean number of needs identified was 7.6, of which 4.3 were unmet and 3.3 were met.Clinical ImplicationsThe EPNS provided a reliable method of needs assessment in this population. the authors offer the EPNS as a tool to assess service needs of older adults with functional psychiatric disorders having ‘graduated’ from adult mental health services.

Richmond Latino Needs Assessment: A Community-University Partnership to Identify Health Concerns and Service Needs for Latino Youth

2009 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 195-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosalie Corona ◽  
Tanya Gonzalez ◽  
Robert Cohen ◽  
Charlene Edwards ◽  
Torey Edmonds
Keyword(s):  
Needs Assessment ◽  
Latino Youth ◽  
Service Needs ◽  
Health Concerns ◽  
University Partnership

Provider Views of the Support Service Needs of Male Primary Caretakers of HIV/AIDS-Infected and -Affected Children: A Needs Assessment

2002 ◽  
Vol 83 (3) ◽  
pp. 303-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Strug ◽  
Leonard Rabb ◽  
Ronnie Nanton
Keyword(s):  
Needs Assessment ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
The United States ◽  
Support Service ◽  
Service Needs ◽  
Primary Caretakers ◽  
Biological Fathers ◽  
Hiv Aids

The number of male primary caretakers (biological fathers and other men) of HIV/AIDS-infected and -affected children in the United States is substantial, and will increase as more women become infected and die, and more fathers assume parenting responsibilities. Many male primary caretakers (MPCs) are biological fathers, some of whom are infected, living alone with one or more children, caring for other infected and affected children, and without the emotional support of a female caretaker. These MPCs experience anxiety, depression, and grief. In this unique, exploratory needs assessment about the support service needs of MPCs, the authors surveyed 34 service providers that are involved in Title IV programs of the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act. Providers report that MPCs have special needs for emotional support, networking, child care, and parenting skills training that are being addressed only partially, if at all. Providers serving infected and affected children and their families should identify MPCs and address their service needs. More men may succeed as caretakers of infected and affected children if programs gear their services to the specific challenges these men face. Additional research is crucial given the number who can be expected to need these services in the future.

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