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Identifying‌‌Needs‌‌for‌‌Counseling‌  ‌
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Contents‌  ‌
Introduction‌ 1‌  ‌

Learning‌‌Objectives‌ 2‌  ‌

Explore‌ 2‌  ‌

Discover‌ 3‌  ‌
For‌‌Individuals‌ 4‌  ‌
For‌‌Groups‌ 4‌  ‌
For‌‌Communities‌ 6‌  ‌

Wrap-Up‌ 7‌  ‌

Try‌‌This!‌ 8‌  ‌

Challenge‌‌Yourself‌ 9‌  ‌

Reflect‌‌on‌‌This‌ 11‌  ‌

Bibliography‌ 11‌  ‌
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Identifying‌‌Needs‌‌for‌‌Counseling‌  ‌

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  Introduction‌  ‌
In‌  ‌any‌  ‌profession,‌  ‌quality‌‌
  assurance‌‌
  is‌‌
  needed‌‌
  to‌‌
  determine‌‌
  gaps‌‌
  in‌‌
  operational‌‌
  processes‌‌
 
and‌  ‌reach‌  ‌potential‌  ‌opportunities.‌  ‌The‌  ‌same‌  ‌idea‌‌
  applies‌‌
  to‌‌
  counseling.‌‌
  The‌‌
  quality‌‌
  of‌‌
  the‌‌
 
professional‌‌
  service‌‌
  of‌‌
  counselors‌‌
  is‌‌
  regularly‌‌
  assessed‌‌
  using‌‌
 institutional,‌‌
 ethical,‌‌
 and‌‌
 legal‌‌
 
standards.‌‌Part‌‌of‌‌this‌‌quality‌‌assurance‌‌process‌‌is‌‌determining‌‌client‌‌needs.‌  ‌
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In‌‌
  this‌‌
  lesson,‌‌
  we‌‌
  will‌‌
  understand‌‌
  the‌‌
  various‌‌
  ways‌‌
  by‌‌
  which‌‌
  client‌‌
 needs‌‌
 are‌‌
 identified.‌‌
 We‌‌
 
will‌‌
 also‌‌
 discuss‌‌
 the‌‌
 reason‌‌
 why‌‌
 facilitating‌‌
 this‌‌
 process‌‌
 is‌‌
 important.‌‌
 In‌‌
 addition,‌‌
 we‌‌
 will‌‌
 also‌‌
 
note‌  ‌the‌  ‌various‌  ‌ways‌  ‌that‌  ‌needs‌  ‌identification‌  ‌can‌  ‌impact‌  ‌the‌  ‌overall‌  ‌success‌  ‌of‌  ‌the‌‌
 
client’s‌‌counseling‌‌experience.‌  ‌

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  Learning‌‌Objectives‌  ‌ DepEd‌‌Learning‌‌Competency‌  ‌
At‌  ‌the‌  ‌end‌  ‌of‌  ‌this‌  ‌lesson,‌  ‌you‌  ‌should‌  ‌be‌  ‌able‌  ‌to‌‌
 
In‌‌this‌‌lesson,‌‌you‌‌should‌‌be‌‌able‌‌to‌‌do‌‌the‌‌
  distinguish‌‌
  the‌‌
  needs‌‌
  of‌‌
  individuals,‌‌
  organizations,‌‌
 
following:‌  ‌ groups,‌a
‌ nd‌c‌ ommunities‌(‌ HUMSS_DIASS‌1
‌ 2-lc-15).‌  ‌

● Determine‌  ‌the‌  ‌counseling‌  ‌needs‌‌

 
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of‌  ‌individuals,‌  ‌groups,‌  ‌and‌‌

 
communities.‌  ‌
● Understand‌  ‌the‌  ‌importance‌  ‌of‌‌
 
needs‌  ‌analysis‌  ‌in‌  ‌identifying‌  ‌the‌‌
 
specific‌‌needs‌‌of‌‌clients.‌  ‌

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 Explore‌  ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌
  ‌ Listing‌‌Down‌‌My‌‌Needs‌  ‌   10‌‌minutes‌ 

Instructions‌  ‌
1. Briefly‌  ‌review‌  ‌your‌  ‌learning‌  ‌about‌  ‌counseling‌  ‌from‌  ‌the‌  ‌previous‌  ‌lessons.‌  ‌You‌  ‌may‌‌
 
also‌‌consult‌‌external‌‌references‌‌for‌‌more‌‌information.‌   ‌ ‌
2. In‌‌
  your‌‌
  notebook,‌‌
  list‌‌
  down‌‌
  the‌‌
  various‌‌
  needs‌‌
  that‌‌
  you‌‌
  have‌‌
  at‌‌
  the‌‌
 moment.‌‌
 A ‌‌need‌‌
 
may‌‌be‌‌tangible‌‌or‌‌intangible.‌‌List‌‌as‌‌many‌‌needs‌‌as‌‌you‌‌can.‌‌
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3. Once‌  ‌done,‌  ‌categorize‌  ‌these‌  ‌needs.‌  ‌You‌  ‌can‌  ‌categorize‌  ‌them‌  ‌based‌  ‌on‌  ‌their‌  ‌type‌‌
 
(e.g.,‌‌physical,‌‌emotional,‌‌material,‌‌etc.).‌   ‌ ‌
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Guide‌‌Questions‌  ‌
1. Which‌‌type‌‌of‌‌needs‌‌dominated‌‌your‌‌list?‌‌Why‌‌do‌‌you‌‌think‌‌so?‌  ‌
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2. Could‌‌these‌‌needs‌‌be‌‌addressed‌‌by‌‌counseling?‌‌Why‌‌or‌‌why‌‌not?‌  ‌
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3. In‌‌your‌‌opinion,‌‌what‌‌type‌‌of‌‌needs‌‌can‌‌counseling‌‌address?‌‌
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  Discover‌  ‌
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From‌  ‌the‌  ‌previous‌  ‌lessons,‌  ‌you‌  ‌have‌  ‌learned‌  ‌that‌‌

   
‌ ords‌‌to‌‌Remember‌  ‌
W
being‌  ‌a ‌ ‌counselor‌  ‌requires‌  ‌a ‌ ‌multitude‌  ‌of‌  ‌skills‌  ‌to‌‌
 
● intangible‌–‌ ‌‌an‌‌
 
provide‌  ‌the‌  ‌best‌  ‌quality‌  ‌of‌  ‌care‌  ‌for‌  ‌clients.‌  ‌In‌  ‌this‌‌
 
object‌‌that‌‌does‌‌not‌‌
 
lesson,‌  ‌we‌  ‌will‌  ‌delve‌  ‌deeper‌  ‌into‌  ‌this‌  ‌idea‌  ‌by‌‌
 
have‌‌a‌‌physical‌‌
 
understanding‌  ‌how‌  ‌counselors‌  ‌determine‌  ‌and‌‌
 
presence‌‌
   ‌
identify‌‌their‌‌clients’‌‌needs.‌‌
   ‌
● psychologists‌‌–‌  ‌‌
 ‌
mental‌‌health‌‌
 
 ‌
professionals‌‌who‌‌
 
focus‌‌on‌‌aspects‌‌of‌‌
 
human‌‌development‌‌
 
and‌‌behavior‌   ‌

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How‌  ‌do‌  ‌counselors‌  ‌identify‌  ‌the‌  ‌specific‌  ‌needs‌  ‌of‌‌ 
individuals,‌‌groups,‌‌and‌‌communities?‌  ‌

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In‌  ‌the‌  ‌field‌  ‌of‌  ‌mental‌  ‌health,‌  ‌there‌  ‌is‌  ‌an‌  ‌empirically‌  ‌supported‌  ‌notion‌‌
  that‌‌
  the‌‌
  counseling‌‌
 
and‌  ‌therapy‌  ‌process,‌  ‌including‌  ‌assessment,‌  ‌treatment,‌  ‌and‌  ‌follow-up,‌  ‌should‌  ‌be‌‌
 
individualized.‌  ‌This‌  ‌would‌  ‌mean‌  ‌that‌  ‌counselors‌  ‌should‌  ‌tailor-fit‌  ‌all‌  ‌their‌‌
  counseling‌‌
  plans‌‌
 
based‌  ‌on‌  ‌the‌  ‌client’s‌‌
  issue‌‌
  and‌‌
  background.‌‌
  Even‌‌
  when‌‌
  two‌‌
  clients‌‌
  are‌‌
  diagnosed‌‌
  with‌‌
  the‌‌
 
same‌  ‌condition,‌  ‌they‌  ‌must‌  ‌still‌  ‌be‌  ‌given‌  ‌different‌  ‌treatment‌  ‌plans‌  ‌because‌  ‌they‌  ‌are‌  ‌two‌‌
 
distinct‌‌people‌‌who‌‌function‌‌and‌‌adapt‌‌in‌‌different‌‌ways.‌  ‌
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As‌  ‌such,‌  ‌a ‌ ‌counselor‌  ‌should‌  ‌conduct‌  ‌a ‌ ‌needs‌  ‌assessment‌. ‌ ‌It‌  ‌is‌  ‌ideal‌  ‌that‌  ‌the‌  ‌same‌‌
 
counselor‌  ‌conducts‌  ‌the‌  ‌intake‌  ‌and‌  ‌assessment,‌  ‌plans‌  ‌and‌  ‌facilitates‌  ‌the‌  ‌treatment,‌  ‌and‌‌
 
continues‌  ‌the‌  ‌follow-up.‌  ‌The‌  ‌counselor‌  ‌can‌  ‌determine‌  ‌the‌  ‌client’s‌  ‌needs‌  ‌based‌  ‌on‌  ‌the‌‌
 
following:‌  ‌
 ‌
● history‌‌of‌‌the‌‌client’s‌‌present‌‌condition‌  ‌
● results‌‌of‌‌counseling‌‌assessment‌‌and‌‌evaluation‌  ‌
● in-depth‌‌interview‌‌with‌‌the‌‌client‌‌and‌‌people‌‌who‌‌interact‌‌with‌‌them‌  ‌
● referral‌‌from‌‌another‌‌professional‌‌or‌‌an‌‌institution‌  ‌
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For‌‌Groups‌‌
   ‌
At‌  ‌the‌  ‌core‌  ‌of‌  ‌identifying‌  ‌needs‌  ‌for‌  ‌groups‌  ‌and‌  ‌communities‌  ‌is‌  ‌a ‌ ‌process‌  ‌called‌  ‌needs‌‌
 
assessment.‌  ‌According‌  ‌to‌  ‌the‌  ‌American‌  ‌Counseling‌  ‌Association,‌  ‌it‌  ‌is‌  ‌an‌  ‌evaluative‌  ‌and‌‌
 
objective‌‌
  process‌‌
  of‌‌
  data‌‌
  gathering‌‌
  and‌‌
  interpretation‌‌
  that‌‌
  focuses‌‌
  on‌‌
  determining‌‌
  specific‌‌
 
programs‌  ‌and‌  ‌services‌  ‌for‌  ‌clients.‌  ‌In‌  ‌facilitating‌  ‌a ‌ ‌needs‌  ‌assessment‌  ‌among‌  ‌groups,‌  ‌a ‌‌
counselor‌‌must‌‌follow‌‌a‌‌method‌‌with‌‌four‌‌distinct‌‌steps:‌  ‌
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● Identifying‌‌guiding‌‌questions‌‌and‌‌goals‌‌(goal‌‌setting)‌  ‌
In‌  ‌this‌  ‌stage,‌  ‌counselors‌  ‌work‌  ‌with‌  ‌clients‌  ‌to‌  ‌understand‌  ‌group‌  ‌culture,‌  ‌challenges‌‌
 
and‌  ‌issues,‌  ‌strengths,‌  ‌and‌  ‌dynamics—all‌  ‌of‌  ‌which‌  ‌would‌  ‌eventually‌  ‌help‌  ‌in‌‌
 
formulating‌‌specific‌‌goals‌‌and‌‌questions.‌‌
   ‌
● Identifying‌‌populations‌‌to‌‌be‌‌assessed‌‌(grouping)‌  ‌
From‌  ‌a ‌ ‌larger‌  ‌group,‌  ‌the‌  ‌counselor‌  ‌will‌  ‌now‌  ‌determine‌  ‌a ‌ ‌specific‌  ‌subgroup‌  ‌who‌‌
 
would‌‌
  participate‌‌
  in‌‌
 the‌‌
 needs‌‌
 assessment.‌‌
 For‌‌
 example,‌‌
 in‌‌
 an‌‌
 organizational‌‌
 setting,‌‌
 

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a‌  ‌counselor‌  ‌may‌  ‌decide‌  ‌to‌  ‌facilitate‌  ‌a ‌ ‌needs‌  ‌assessment‌‌
  solely‌‌
  on‌‌
  members‌‌
  of‌‌
  the‌‌
 
human‌‌resource‌‌team‌‌to‌‌determine‌‌internal‌‌HR‌‌needs.‌‌
   ‌
● Collecting‌‌needs‌‌assessment‌‌data‌‌(assessment)‌  ‌
When‌‌
  a ‌‌specific‌‌
  subset‌‌
  has‌‌
 been‌‌
 selected,‌‌
 the‌‌
 counselor‌‌
 will‌‌
 then‌‌
 facilitate‌‌
 the‌‌
 actual‌‌
 
needs‌  ‌assessment‌  ‌among‌  ‌its‌  ‌members.‌‌
  The‌‌
  process‌‌
  may‌‌
  be‌‌
  done‌‌
  individually‌‌
  or‌‌
  in‌‌
 
small‌‌groups.‌‌
   ‌
● Analyzing‌‌and‌‌interpreting‌‌data‌‌(analysis)‌  ‌
The‌  ‌counselor‌  ‌compiles‌  ‌the‌  ‌results‌  ‌of‌  ‌the‌  ‌needs‌  ‌assessment‌  ‌and‌  ‌processes‌  ‌them‌‌
 
using‌  ‌relevant‌  ‌statistical‌  ‌and‌  ‌analytical‌  ‌tools.‌  ‌The‌  ‌devised‌  ‌counseling‌  ‌plan‌  ‌will‌‌
 
depend‌‌on‌‌the‌‌results‌‌of‌‌this‌‌needs‌‌assessment.‌  ‌
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Needs‌  ‌assessment‌  ‌is‌  ‌also‌  ‌used‌‌
  among‌‌
  communities.‌‌
  One‌‌
  main‌‌
  difference‌‌
  in‌‌
  this‌‌
  setting‌‌
  is‌‌
 
that‌  ‌community‌  ‌leaders‌  ‌usually‌  ‌participate‌  ‌in‌  ‌the‌  ‌needs‌  ‌assessment‌  ‌instead‌  ‌of‌  ‌individual‌‌
 
community‌‌
  members.‌‌
  This‌‌
  is‌‌
 because‌‌
 several‌‌
 logistical‌‌
 challenges‌‌
 may‌‌
 arise‌‌
 when‌‌
 the‌‌
 latter‌‌
 
is‌  ‌included‌  ‌in‌  ‌the‌  ‌needs‌  ‌assessment‌  ‌process.‌  ‌In‌  ‌addition,‌  ‌it‌  ‌may‌  ‌be‌  ‌assumed‌  ‌that‌  ‌the‌‌
 
community‌  ‌leaders‌  ‌are‌  ‌aware‌  ‌of‌  ‌the‌  ‌community’s‌  ‌specific‌  ‌needs.‌  ‌It‌  ‌is‌  ‌also‌  ‌important‌  ‌to‌‌
 
remember‌  ‌that‌  ‌community‌  ‌needs‌  ‌differ‌  ‌from‌  ‌the‌  ‌group‌  ‌and‌  ‌individual‌  ‌needs‌  ‌because‌  ‌a ‌‌
community‌  ‌is‌  ‌made‌  ‌up‌  ‌of‌  ‌a ‌ ‌larger‌  ‌population.‌  ‌As‌  ‌such,‌  ‌counselors‌  ‌may‌  ‌not‌  ‌be‌  ‌able‌  ‌to‌‌
 
customize‌  ‌the‌  ‌counseling‌  ‌program‌  ‌for‌‌
  each‌‌
  community‌‌
  member.‌‌
  However,‌‌
  the‌‌
  counseling‌‌
 
process‌‌can‌‌still‌‌be‌‌tailor-fitted‌‌to‌‌the‌‌community‌‌norms‌‌and‌‌culture.‌‌
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Check‌‌Your‌‌Progress‌  ‌
In‌  ‌your‌  ‌opinion,‌  ‌is‌  ‌there‌  ‌any‌  ‌disadvantage‌  ‌to‌  ‌conducting‌‌
  a ‌‌needs‌‌
 
 ‌
assessment?‌‌Explain‌‌your‌‌answer.‌   ‌ ‌
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In‌‌Philippine‌‌Context‌  ‌
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Guidance‌‌Needs‌‌of‌‌Nursing‌‌Students‌‌in‌‌Iloilo‌‌City,‌‌Philippines‌‌   ‌
Ryan‌‌Michael‌‌F.‌‌Oducado,‌‌Pio‌‌Reggie‌‌S.‌‌Frigillano,‌‌Jesli‌‌Joy‌‌T.‌‌
 
Gunce,‌‌Princess‌‌Louise‌‌B.‌‌Jover,‌‌Princess‌‌N.‌‌Meliton,‌‌Krisha‌‌T.‌‌  
Pangilinan,‌‌“Guidance‌‌Needs‌‌of‌‌Nursing‌‌Students‌‌in‌‌Iloilo‌‌City,‌‌  
 
Philippines,”‌‌P
‌ eers‌‌Inc.,‌‌Multidisciplinary‌‌Research‌‌Journal‌‌(Sigma‌‌  
Nursing‌‌Repository,‌‌May‌‌2017),‌h ‌ ttps://bit.ly/3v2Z01v‌,‌ ‌last‌‌
 
accessed‌‌on‌‌May‌‌17,‌‌2021.‌‌    ‌

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Needs‌  ‌assessment‌  ‌can‌  ‌be‌  ‌applied‌  ‌in‌  ‌various‌  ‌settings,‌  ‌including‌  ‌educational‌  ‌institutions,‌‌
 
where‌  ‌students’‌  ‌needs‌  ‌can‌  ‌be‌  ‌classified‌  ‌into‌  ‌numerous‌‌
  areas.‌‌
  In‌‌
  Iloilo‌‌
  City,‌‌
  the‌‌
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Needs‌‌
  Inventory‌‌
  for‌‌
 Nursing‌‌
 Students‌‌
 (GNINS)‌‌
 was‌‌
 developed‌‌
 by‌‌
 researchers‌‌
 to‌‌
 determine‌‌
 
students'‌  ‌attitudes‌  ‌towards‌  ‌guidance‌  ‌and‌  ‌counseling‌  ‌as‌  ‌well‌  ‌as‌  ‌their‌  ‌specific‌  ‌guidance‌‌
 
needs‌‌as‌‌students.‌‌
   ‌
 ‌
Results‌‌
  showed‌‌
  that‌‌
  students‌‌
  were‌‌
  interested‌‌
  in‌‌
  seeking‌‌
  guidance‌‌
  and‌‌
  counseling‌‌
  up‌‌
 to‌‌
 a ‌‌
moderate‌  ‌extent.‌  ‌The‌  ‌study‌  ‌also‌  ‌found‌  ‌that‌  ‌individual‌  ‌needs‌  ‌did‌  ‌not‌  ‌differ‌  ‌from‌  ‌group‌‌
 
needs.‌  ‌The‌  ‌specific‌  ‌needs‌  ‌identified‌  ‌by‌  ‌the‌  ‌researchers‌  ‌remain‌  ‌in‌‌
  the‌‌
  realm‌‌
  of‌‌
  academic‌‌
 
stress,‌  ‌external‌  ‌factors,‌  ‌and‌  ‌issues‌  ‌in‌  ‌the‌  ‌clinical‌  ‌setting.‌  ‌The‌‌
  results‌‌
  of‌‌
  this‌‌
  study‌‌
  can‌‌
  be‌‌
 
used‌‌
  by‌‌
  the‌‌
 counselor‌‌
 to‌‌
 devise‌‌
 programs‌‌
 for‌‌
 the‌‌
 sample‌‌
 so‌‌
 that‌‌
 they‌‌
 can‌‌
 better‌‌
 cope‌‌
 with‌‌
 
their‌‌varying‌‌stressors.‌‌
   ‌

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‌Wrap-Up‌  ‌
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● The‌  ‌counselor‌  ‌can‌  ‌identify‌  ‌the‌  ‌needs‌  ‌of‌  ‌clients‌  ‌as‌  ‌individuals,‌  ‌groups,‌  ‌or‌‌
 
communities.‌   ‌ ‌
● A‌‌
  needs‌‌
  assessment‌‌
  is‌‌
  an‌‌
  evaluative‌‌
  and‌‌
 objective‌‌
 process‌‌
 of‌‌
 data‌‌
 gathering‌‌
 and‌‌
 
interpretation‌  ‌that‌  ‌focuses‌  ‌on‌  ‌determining‌  ‌specific‌  ‌programs‌  ‌and‌  ‌services‌  ‌for‌‌
 
clients.‌  ‌
● Needs‌  ‌assessment‌  ‌comprises‌  ‌four‌  ‌steps,‌  ‌namely‌  ‌goal‌  ‌setting‌, ‌ ‌grouping‌, ‌‌
assessment‌,‌‌and‌a
‌ nalysis‌.  
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● In‌  ‌the‌  ‌community‌  ‌setting,‌  ‌community‌  ‌leaders‌  ‌usually‌  ‌participate‌  ‌in‌  ‌the‌  ‌needs‌‌
 
assessment‌‌instead‌‌of‌‌individual‌‌community‌‌members.‌‌
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______________‌  1. Counselors‌  ‌can‌  ‌determine‌  ‌an‌  ‌individual‌  ‌client’s‌  ‌needs‌  ‌based‌  ‌on‌‌
 
his‌‌or‌‌her‌‌history‌‌of‌‌present‌‌condition.‌‌
   ‌

______________‌  2. Among‌‌
 communities,‌‌
 needs‌‌
 assessment‌‌
 is‌‌
 also‌‌
 used‌‌
 in‌‌
 identifying‌‌
 
the‌‌specific‌‌needs‌‌of‌‌their‌‌individual‌‌members.‌  ‌

______________‌  3. The‌‌first‌‌step‌‌in‌‌needs‌‌assessment‌‌is‌‌collecting‌‌data.‌  ‌

______________‌  4. Needs‌‌assessment‌‌is‌‌a‌‌subjective‌‌and‌‌evaluative‌‌process.‌  ‌

______________‌  5. In‌  ‌community‌  ‌needs‌  ‌assessment,‌  ‌it‌  ‌may‌  ‌be‌  ‌assumed‌  ‌that‌‌
 
community‌  ‌leaders‌  ‌are‌  ‌aware‌  ‌of‌  ‌the‌  ‌specific‌  ‌needs‌  ‌of‌  ‌their‌‌
 
community.‌  ‌

______________‌  6. In‌  ‌identifying‌  ‌guiding‌  ‌questions‌  ‌and‌  ‌goals,‌  ‌group‌  ‌challenges‌  ‌are‌‌
 
also‌‌determined.‌  ‌

______________‌  7. The‌  ‌American‌  ‌Psychological‌  ‌Association‌  ‌described‌  ‌needs‌‌

 
assessment‌‌as‌‌an‌‌important‌‌counseling‌‌process.‌‌
   ‌

______________‌  8. In‌  ‌community‌  ‌needs‌  ‌assessment,‌‌

  ‌counselors‌‌
  may‌‌
  not‌‌
  be‌‌
  able‌‌
  to‌ 
tailor-fit‌  ‌the‌  ‌counseling‌  ‌program‌  ‌to‌  ‌each‌  ‌individual‌  ‌community‌‌
 
member.‌  ‌

______________‌  9. In‌‌
  group‌‌
  counseling,‌‌
  th
‌ e‌‌
  counselor‌‌
  will‌‌
  compile‌‌
  the‌‌
  results‌‌
  of‌‌
 the‌‌
 
needs‌  ‌assessment‌  ‌and‌  ‌use‌  ‌analytical‌  ‌tools‌  ‌to‌  ‌determine‌  ‌the‌‌
 
specific‌‌needs‌‌of‌‌the‌‌group.‌  ‌

______________‌  10. In‌‌

 identifying‌‌
 individual‌‌
 needs,‌‌
 counselors‌‌
 should‌‌
 tailor-fit‌‌
 all‌‌
 their‌‌
 
counseling‌‌plans‌‌based‌‌on‌‌the‌‌client’s‌‌issue‌‌and‌‌background.‌  ‌

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B.‌  ‌Identification.‌  ‌Identify‌  ‌what‌  ‌is‌  ‌being‌  ‌described.‌  ‌Write‌  ‌your‌  ‌answer‌  ‌on‌  ‌the‌  ‌blank‌‌
 
provided‌‌before‌‌each‌‌number.‌  ‌
 ‌

______________‌  1. This‌‌is‌‌the‌‌first‌‌step‌‌in‌‌needs‌‌assessment.‌  ‌

______________‌  2. This‌  ‌is‌  ‌the‌  ‌step‌  ‌where‌  ‌the‌  ‌counselor‌  ‌compiles‌  ‌all‌  ‌results‌  ‌of‌  ‌the‌‌
 
assessment‌  ‌and‌  ‌uses‌  ‌relevant‌  ‌analytical‌  ‌tools‌  ‌to‌  ‌determine‌  ‌the‌‌
 
specific‌‌needs‌‌of‌‌the‌‌group.‌  ‌

______________‌  3. In‌  ‌individual‌  ‌counseling,‌  ‌counselors‌  ‌do‌  ‌this‌  ‌to‌  ‌their‌  ‌program‌  ‌to‌‌
 
ensure‌‌that‌‌the‌‌client’s‌‌treatment‌‌is‌‌best‌‌suited‌‌to‌‌them.‌  ‌

______________‌  4. Aside‌‌
  from‌‌
 group‌‌
 challenges‌‌
 and‌‌
 issues,‌‌
 strengths,‌‌
 and‌‌
 dynamics,‌‌
 
counselors‌‌strive‌‌to‌‌understand‌‌this‌‌in‌‌group‌‌counseling.‌  ‌

______________‌  5. This‌‌term‌‌refers‌‌to‌‌the‌‌needs‌‌of‌‌a‌‌larger‌‌population.‌  ‌

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 Challenge‌‌Yourself‌  ‌
Short‌  ‌Response‌  ‌Essay.‌  ‌Answer‌  ‌the‌  ‌following‌  ‌questions‌  ‌using‌  ‌relevant‌  ‌concepts‌  ‌from‌  ‌the‌‌
 
lesson.‌‌Use‌‌examples‌‌to‌‌support‌‌your‌‌claims.‌  ‌
 ‌
1. Discuss‌‌
  how‌‌
  needs‌‌
  assessment‌‌
 can‌‌
 be‌‌
 applied‌‌
 in‌‌
 the‌‌
 different‌‌
 areas‌‌
 of‌‌
 specialization‌‌
 
in‌‌counseling.‌  ‌
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2. Compare‌  ‌and‌  ‌contrast‌  ‌needs‌  ‌assessment‌  ‌at‌  ‌the‌  ‌individual,‌  ‌group,‌  ‌and‌  ‌community‌‌
 
levels.‌  ‌
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Suggested‌‌Rubric‌‌for‌‌Grading‌  ‌
The‌  ‌rubric‌  ‌below‌  ‌is‌  ‌a ‌ ‌suggested‌  ‌one.‌  ‌Your‌  ‌teacher‌  ‌may‌  ‌modify‌  ‌it‌  ‌based‌  ‌on‌  ‌your‌  ‌needs.‌‌
 
Consult‌‌your‌‌teacher‌‌for‌‌the‌‌final‌‌rubric.‌‌
   ‌
 ‌
 ‌

Performance‌L
‌ evels‌  ‌

1‌  ‌ 2‌  ‌ 3‌  ‌ Suggested‌‌

 
Criteria‌  ‌ Score‌  ‌
Weight‌  ‌
Beginning‌‌  Proficient‌  ‌ Advanced‌‌ 
Proficiency‌  ‌ Proficiency‌  ‌

Less‌‌than‌‌50%‌‌of‌‌the‌‌
  About‌‌50%‌‌to‌‌75%‌‌of‌‌
  More‌‌than‌‌75%‌‌of‌‌
 
Content‌  ‌  ‌
content‌‌includes‌‌
  the‌‌content‌‌includes‌‌
  the‌‌content‌‌includes‌‌
 
×‌‌3 ‌ ‌
concepts‌‌discussed‌‌in‌‌
  concepts‌‌discussed‌‌in‌‌
  concepts‌‌discussed‌‌
 
the‌‌lesson.‌‌
   ‌ the‌‌lesson.‌‌
   ‌ in‌‌the‌‌lesson.‌‌
   ‌

Only‌‌one‌‌concept‌‌is‌‌
  Two‌‌to‌‌three‌‌concepts‌‌
  At‌‌least‌‌four‌‌
 
Appropriate‌‌   ‌
covered‌‌in‌‌the‌‌
  are‌‌covered‌‌in‌‌the‌‌
  concepts‌‌are‌‌
 
Use‌‌of‌‌  ×‌‌2 ‌ ‌
response.‌‌
   ‌ response.‌‌
   ‌ covered‌‌in‌‌the‌‌
 
Concepts‌  ‌ response.‌‌
   ‌

Total‌‌Possible‌‌Score‌  ‌ 15‌  ‌  ‌

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  Reflect‌‌on‌‌This‌  ‌
Should‌‌
  there‌‌
  also‌‌
  be‌‌
  a ‌‌needs‌‌
  assessment‌‌
  process‌‌
  tailor-fitted‌‌
 for‌‌
 counseling‌‌
 professionals?‌‌
 
Explain‌‌your‌‌answer‌‌using‌‌relevant‌‌examples.‌  ‌
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Cengage‌‌Learning,‌‌2017.‌‌
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