1. Needs Assessment Presented By Ernest D. Pérez Capacity Building Assistance Trainer BORDER HEALTH FOUNDATION Tucson, Arizona CAPACITY BUILDING ASSISTANCE - MIGRANT PROJECT - FOCUS AREA 2 Funded by The Center for Disease Control and Prevention PRESENTS May 2009

2. Training Goal Provide some “easy-to-grasp” techniques for completing a Needs Assessment to implement, adapt and evaluate evidence-based interventions targeting at risk sexual assault/crime victims.

3. Training Objectives By the end of this training, you will gain knowledge on : What a Needs Assessment is Why Needs Assessments are important The six components of a Needs Assessment The Nine recommended steps for conducting a Needs Assessment

4. What is a needs assessment? It is a process for obtaining information to determine the current status and service needs of a particular population.

5. When to conduct a Needs Assessment Change in funding. Gaps reported in service. Services are to be added to a new geographical area. When a policy changes. Existing need for collaboration. Need for Technical Assistance. To determine individual needs.

6. How to elicit information What are methods utilized for eliciting information?

7. Purpose and Benefits of a needs assessment Assists with forming local-level collaborative partnerships among community stakeholders. Promotes a sense of empowerment and ownership. Document the communities perception of services provided. Reflect the viewpoint of crime victims. Assists community in setting priorities.

8. Importance of a needs assessment Looks at effectiveness of services provided. Community barriers and gaps as well as strengths. Begins the process for collaborations. Unmet needs of specific at-risk populations. Innovative programs.

9. Six Components of a Needs Assessment Epidemiological Profile. An Assessment of service needs. A situational Gap analysis for services available. A profile of provider capacity and capability. Determine unmet needs for at-risk population. A gap analysis of services, looking at why they exist and what strategies can be developed to address or implement them.

10. Why? Because………….

11. Recommended Steps to conducting a Needs Assessment

12. Step 1: Determine the problem Define and describe your community Prioritize Think cost Laws and regulations Availability

13. How can you determine the problem?

14. Step 2: Partnering with community. Staff needs with team Gather local information Review resources thoroughly Appoint committee Build buy-in and responsibility

15. Mapping your community Observation skills.

16. Break

17. Step 3: Assess risk and protective factors. Look for trends Individual Community Family Environmental

18. Risk and Protective Factors Closer look at trends in your population

19. Step 4: Select your indicators. What is a baseline indicator?

20. Step 5: Collect your data Epidemiological Mapping Resources Committee discussions

21. Step 6: Analyze Data Review data collected and consider possible corrections. Report to all involved.

22. Step 7: Develop a profile Develop a profile of risk and protective factors. What is the underlying problem.

23. Step 8: Present your findings. Officially complete the data and present findings to begin considering a solution.

24. Step 9: Repeat process Continually review data and reexamine issues.

25. Break

26. Review of needs assessment paperwork

27. End of Training Thank You! eperez@ambhf.org