Lesson 4.5 Identifying Needs for Counseling PDF

‌ Unit‌‌4:‌‌Counseling‌‌Services:‌‌Clientele,‌‌Settings,‌‌Tools,‌‌and‌‌Processes‌ ‌ ‌ Lesson‌‌4.5‌ ‌ Identifying‌‌Needs‌‌for‌‌Counseling‌ ‌ ‌ Contents‌ ‌ Introduction‌...

‌ Unit‌‌4:‌‌Counseling‌‌Services:‌‌Clientele,‌‌Settings,‌‌Tools,‌‌and‌‌Processes‌ ‌ ‌ Lesson‌‌4.5‌ ‌ Identifying‌‌Needs‌‌for‌‌Counseling‌ ‌ ‌ 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 ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ Unit‌‌4:‌‌Counseling‌‌Services:‌‌Clientele,‌‌Settings,‌‌Tools,‌‌and‌‌Processes‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Lesson‌‌4.5‌ ‌ Identifying‌‌Needs‌‌for‌‌Counseling‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Introduction‌ ‌ In‌ ‌any‌ ‌profession,‌ ‌quality‌‌assurance‌‌is‌‌needed‌‌to‌‌determine‌‌gaps‌‌in‌‌operational‌‌processes‌‌ and‌ ‌reach‌ ‌potential‌ ‌opportunities.‌ ‌The‌ ‌same‌ ‌idea‌‌applies‌‌to‌‌counseling.‌‌The‌‌quality‌‌of‌‌the‌‌ professional‌‌service‌‌of‌‌counselors‌‌is‌‌regularly‌‌assessed‌‌using‌‌institutional,‌‌ethical,‌‌and‌‌legal‌‌ standards.‌‌Part‌‌of‌‌this‌‌quality‌‌assurance‌‌process‌‌is‌‌determining‌‌client‌‌needs.‌ ‌ ‌ In‌‌this‌‌lesson,‌‌we‌‌will‌‌understand‌‌the‌‌various‌‌ways‌‌by‌‌which‌‌client‌‌needs‌‌are‌‌identified.‌‌We‌‌ will‌‌also‌‌discuss‌‌the‌‌reason‌‌why‌‌facilitating‌‌this‌‌process‌‌is‌‌important.‌‌In‌‌addition,‌‌we‌‌will‌‌also‌‌ note‌ ‌the‌ ‌various‌ ‌ways‌ ‌that‌ ‌needs‌ ‌identification‌ ‌can‌ ‌impact‌ ‌the‌ ‌overall‌ ‌success‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌‌ client’s‌‌counseling‌‌experience.‌ ‌ ‌ 4.5.‌I‌ dentifying‌N ‌ eeds‌f‌ or‌C ‌ ounseling‌‌ ‌ 1‌ ‌  ‌ Unit‌‌4:‌‌Counseling‌‌Services:‌‌Clientele,‌‌Settings,‌‌Tools,‌‌and‌‌Processes‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Learning‌‌Objectives‌ ‌ DepEd‌‌Learning‌‌Competency‌ ‌ At‌ ‌the‌ ‌end‌ ‌of‌ ‌this‌ ‌lesson,‌ ‌you‌ ‌should‌ ‌be‌ ‌able‌ ‌to‌‌ In‌‌this‌‌lesson,‌‌you‌‌should‌‌be‌‌able‌‌to‌‌do‌‌the‌‌ distinguish‌‌the‌‌needs‌‌of‌‌individuals,‌‌organizations,‌‌ following:‌ ‌ groups,‌a ‌ nd‌c‌ ommunities‌(‌ HUMSS_DIASS‌1 ‌ 2-lc-15).‌ ‌ Determine‌ ‌the‌ ‌counseling‌ ‌needs‌‌ ‌ of‌ ‌individuals,‌ ‌groups,‌ ‌and‌‌ communities.‌ ‌ Understand‌ ‌the‌ ‌importance‌ ‌of‌‌ needs‌ ‌analysis‌ ‌in‌ ‌identifying‌ ‌the‌‌ specific‌‌needs‌‌of‌‌clients.‌ ‌ ‌ Explore‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Listing‌‌Down‌‌My‌‌Needs‌ ‌ 10‌‌minutes‌ Instructions‌ ‌ 1. Briefly‌ ‌review‌ ‌your‌ ‌learning‌ ‌about‌ ‌counseling‌ ‌from‌ ‌the‌ ‌previous‌ ‌lessons.‌ ‌You‌ ‌may‌‌ also‌‌consult‌‌external‌‌references‌‌for‌‌more‌‌information.‌ ‌ ‌ 2. In‌‌your‌‌notebook,‌‌list‌‌down‌‌the‌‌various‌‌needs‌‌that‌‌you‌‌have‌‌at‌‌the‌‌moment.‌‌A‌‌need‌‌ may‌‌be‌‌tangible‌‌or‌‌intangible.‌‌List‌‌as‌‌many‌‌needs‌‌as‌‌you‌‌can.‌‌ ‌ 3. Once‌ ‌done,‌ ‌categorize‌ ‌these‌ ‌needs.‌ ‌You‌ ‌can‌ ‌categorize‌ ‌them‌ ‌based‌ ‌on‌ ‌their‌ ‌type‌‌ (e.g.,‌‌physical,‌‌emotional,‌‌material,‌‌etc.).‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Guide‌‌Questions‌ ‌ 1. Which‌‌type‌‌of‌‌needs‌‌dominated‌‌your‌‌list?‌‌Why‌‌do‌‌you‌‌think‌‌so?‌ ‌ ________________________________________________________________________________________‌ ________________________________________________________________________________________‌ ________________________________________________________________________________________‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 4.5.‌I‌ dentifying‌N ‌ eeds‌f‌ or‌C ‌ ounseling‌‌ ‌ 2‌ ‌  ‌ Unit‌‌4:‌‌Counseling‌‌Services:‌‌Clientele,‌‌Settings,‌‌Tools,‌‌and‌‌Processes‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 2. Could‌‌these‌‌needs‌‌be‌‌addressed‌‌by‌‌counseling?‌‌Why‌‌or‌‌why‌‌not?‌ ‌ ________________________________________________________________________________________‌ ________________________________________________________________________________________‌ ________________________________________________________________________________________‌ ‌ ‌ 3. In‌‌your‌‌opinion,‌‌what‌‌type‌‌of‌‌needs‌‌can‌‌counseling‌‌address?‌‌ ‌ ________________________________________________________________________________________‌ ________________________________________________________________________________________‌ ________________________________________________________________________________________‌ ‌ ‌ Discover‌ ‌ ‌ 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 ‌ ‌ ‌ How‌ ‌do‌ ‌counselors‌ ‌identify‌ ‌the‌ ‌specific‌ ‌needs‌ ‌of‌‌ individuals,‌‌groups,‌‌and‌‌communities?‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 4.5.‌I‌ dentifying‌N ‌ eeds‌f‌ or‌C ‌ ounseling‌‌ ‌ 3‌ ‌  ‌ Unit‌‌4:‌‌Counseling‌‌Services:‌‌Clientele,‌‌Settings,‌‌Tools,‌‌and‌‌Processes‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ For‌‌Individuals‌‌ ‌ In‌ ‌the‌ ‌field‌ ‌of‌ ‌mental‌ ‌health,‌ ‌there‌ ‌is‌ ‌an‌ ‌empirically‌ ‌supported‌ ‌notion‌‌that‌‌the‌‌counseling‌‌ and‌ ‌therapy‌ ‌process,‌ ‌including‌ ‌assessment,‌ ‌treatment,‌ ‌and‌ ‌follow-up,‌ ‌should‌ ‌be‌‌ individualized.‌ ‌This‌ ‌would‌ ‌mean‌ ‌that‌ ‌counselors‌ ‌should‌ ‌tailor-fit‌ ‌all‌ ‌their‌‌counseling‌‌plans‌‌ based‌ ‌on‌ ‌the‌ ‌client’s‌‌issue‌‌and‌‌background.‌‌Even‌‌when‌‌two‌‌clients‌‌are‌‌diagnosed‌‌with‌‌the‌‌ same‌ ‌condition,‌ ‌they‌ ‌must‌ ‌still‌ ‌be‌ ‌given‌ ‌different‌ ‌treatment‌ ‌plans‌ ‌because‌ ‌they‌ ‌are‌ ‌two‌‌ distinct‌‌people‌‌who‌‌function‌‌and‌‌adapt‌‌in‌‌different‌‌ways.‌ ‌ ‌ 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 ‌ ‌ 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 objective‌‌process‌‌of‌‌data‌‌gathering‌‌and‌‌interpretation‌‌that‌‌focuses‌‌on‌‌determining‌‌specific‌‌ programs‌ ‌and‌ ‌services‌ ‌for‌ ‌clients.‌ ‌In‌ ‌facilitating‌ ‌a‌ ‌needs‌ ‌assessment‌ ‌among‌ ‌groups,‌ ‌a‌‌ counselor‌‌must‌‌follow‌‌a‌‌method‌‌with‌‌four‌‌distinct‌‌steps:‌ ‌ ‌ 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 would‌‌participate‌‌in‌‌the‌‌needs‌‌assessment.‌‌For‌‌example,‌‌in‌‌an‌‌organizational‌‌setting,‌‌ ‌ 4.5.‌I‌ dentifying‌N ‌ eeds‌f‌ or‌C ‌ ounseling‌‌ ‌ 4‌ ‌  ‌ Unit‌‌4:‌‌Counseling‌‌Services:‌‌Clientele,‌‌Settings,‌‌Tools,‌‌and‌‌Processes‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ a‌ ‌counselor‌ ‌may‌ ‌decide‌ ‌to‌ ‌facilitate‌ ‌a‌ ‌needs‌ ‌assessment‌‌solely‌‌on‌‌members‌‌of‌‌the‌‌ human‌‌resource‌‌team‌‌to‌‌determine‌‌internal‌‌HR‌‌needs.‌‌ ‌ Collecting‌‌needs‌‌assessment‌‌data‌‌(assessment)‌ ‌ When‌‌a‌‌specific‌‌subset‌‌has‌‌been‌‌selected,‌‌the‌‌counselor‌‌will‌‌then‌‌facilitate‌‌the‌‌actual‌‌ needs‌ ‌assessment‌ ‌among‌ ‌its‌ ‌members.‌‌The‌‌process‌‌may‌‌be‌‌done‌‌individually‌‌or‌‌in‌‌ 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.‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Fig.‌‌1.‌‌‌Group‌‌counseling‌‌session‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 4.5.‌I‌ dentifying‌N ‌ eeds‌f‌ or‌C ‌ ounseling‌‌ ‌ 5‌ ‌  ‌ Unit‌‌4:‌‌Counseling‌‌Services:‌‌Clientele,‌‌Settings,‌‌Tools,‌‌and‌‌Processes‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ For‌‌Communities‌ ‌ Needs‌ ‌assessment‌ ‌is‌ ‌also‌ ‌used‌‌among‌‌communities.‌‌One‌‌main‌‌difference‌‌in‌‌this‌‌setting‌‌is‌‌ that‌ ‌community‌ ‌leaders‌ ‌usually‌ ‌participate‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌needs‌ ‌assessment‌ ‌instead‌ ‌of‌ ‌individual‌‌ community‌‌members.‌‌This‌‌is‌‌because‌‌several‌‌logistical‌‌challenges‌‌may‌‌arise‌‌when‌‌the‌‌latter‌‌ 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 ‌for‌‌each‌‌community‌‌member.‌‌However,‌‌the‌‌counseling‌‌ process‌‌can‌‌still‌‌be‌‌tailor-fitted‌‌to‌‌the‌‌community‌‌norms‌‌and‌‌culture.‌‌ ‌ ‌ Check‌‌Your‌‌Progress‌ ‌ In‌ ‌your‌ ‌opinion,‌ ‌is‌ ‌there‌ ‌any‌ ‌disadvantage‌ ‌to‌ ‌conducting‌‌a‌‌needs‌‌ ‌ assessment?‌‌Explain‌‌your‌‌answer.‌ ‌ ‌ ______________________________________________________________________‌ ______________________________________________________________________‌ ______________________________________________________________________‌ ‌ ‌ In‌‌Philippine‌‌Context‌ ‌ ‌ 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.‌‌ ‌ ‌ Needs‌ ‌assessment‌ ‌can‌ ‌be‌ ‌applied‌ ‌in‌ ‌various‌ ‌settings,‌ ‌including‌ ‌educational‌ ‌institutions,‌‌ where‌ ‌students’‌ ‌needs‌ ‌can‌ ‌be‌ ‌classified‌ ‌into‌ ‌numerous‌‌areas.‌‌In‌‌Iloilo‌‌City,‌‌the‌‌Guidance‌‌ ‌ 4.5.‌I‌ dentifying‌N ‌ eeds‌f‌ or‌C ‌ ounseling‌‌ ‌ 6‌ ‌  ‌ Unit‌‌4:‌‌Counseling‌‌Services:‌‌Clientele,‌‌Settings,‌‌Tools,‌‌and‌‌Processes‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Needs‌‌Inventory‌‌for‌‌Nursing‌‌Students‌‌(GNINS)‌‌was‌‌developed‌‌by‌‌researchers‌‌to‌‌determine‌‌ students'‌ ‌attitudes‌ ‌towards‌ ‌guidance‌ ‌and‌ ‌counseling‌ ‌as‌ ‌well‌ ‌as‌ ‌their‌ ‌specific‌ ‌guidance‌‌ needs‌‌as‌‌students.‌‌ ‌ ‌ Results‌‌showed‌‌that‌‌students‌‌were‌‌interested‌‌in‌‌seeking‌‌guidance‌‌and‌‌counseling‌‌up‌‌to‌‌a‌‌ moderate‌ ‌extent.‌ ‌The‌ ‌study‌ ‌also‌ ‌found‌ ‌that‌ ‌individual‌ ‌needs‌ ‌did‌ ‌not‌ ‌differ‌ ‌from‌ ‌group‌‌ needs.‌ ‌The‌ ‌specific‌ ‌needs‌ ‌identified‌ ‌by‌ ‌the‌ ‌researchers‌ ‌remain‌ ‌in‌‌the‌‌realm‌‌of‌‌academic‌‌ stress,‌ ‌external‌ ‌factors,‌ ‌and‌ ‌issues‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌clinical‌ ‌setting.‌ ‌The‌‌results‌‌of‌‌this‌‌study‌‌can‌‌be‌‌ used‌‌by‌‌the‌‌counselor‌‌to‌‌devise‌‌programs‌‌for‌‌the‌‌sample‌‌so‌‌that‌‌they‌‌can‌‌better‌‌cope‌‌with‌‌ their‌‌varying‌‌stressors.‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌Wrap-Up‌ ‌ _____________________________________________________________________________________________‌ ‌ The‌ ‌counselor‌ ‌can‌ ‌identify‌ ‌the‌ ‌needs‌ ‌of‌ ‌clients‌ ‌as‌ ‌individuals,‌ ‌groups,‌ ‌or‌‌ communities.‌ ‌ ‌ A‌‌needs‌‌assessment‌‌is‌‌an‌‌evaluative‌‌and‌‌objective‌‌process‌‌of‌‌data‌‌gathering‌‌and‌‌ interpretation‌ ‌that‌ ‌focuses‌ ‌on‌ ‌determining‌ ‌specific‌ ‌programs‌ ‌and‌ ‌services‌ ‌for‌‌ clients.‌ ‌ Needs‌ ‌assessment‌ ‌comprises‌ ‌four‌ ‌steps,‌ ‌namely‌ ‌goal‌ ‌setting‌,‌ ‌grouping‌,‌‌ assessment‌,‌‌and‌a ‌ nalysis‌.‌‌ ‌ In‌ ‌the‌ ‌community‌ ‌setting,‌ ‌community‌ ‌leaders‌ ‌usually‌ ‌participate‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌needs‌‌ assessment‌‌instead‌‌of‌‌individual‌‌community‌‌members.‌‌ ‌ _____________________________________________________________________________________________‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 4.5.‌I‌ dentifying‌N ‌ eeds‌f‌ or‌C ‌ ounseling‌‌ ‌ 7‌ ‌  ‌ Unit‌‌4:‌‌Counseling‌‌Services:‌‌Clientele,‌‌Settings,‌‌Tools,‌‌and‌‌Processes‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Try‌‌This!‌ ‌ A.‌ T ‌ rue‌‌or‌‌False.‌W ‌ rite‌t‌ rue‌‌‌if‌‌the‌‌statement‌‌is‌‌correct.‌‌Otherwise,‌‌write‌f‌ alse‌.‌ ‌ ‌ ______________‌ 1. Counselors‌ ‌can‌ ‌determine‌ ‌an‌ ‌individual‌ ‌client’s‌ ‌needs‌ ‌based‌ ‌on‌‌ his‌‌or‌‌her‌‌history‌‌of‌‌present‌‌condition.‌‌ ‌ ______________‌ 2. Among‌‌communities,‌‌needs‌‌assessment‌‌is‌‌also‌‌used‌‌in‌‌identifying‌‌ 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,‌‌‌counselors‌‌may‌‌not‌‌be‌‌able‌‌to‌ tailor-fit‌ ‌the‌ ‌counseling‌ ‌program‌ ‌to‌ ‌each‌ ‌individual‌ ‌community‌‌ member.‌ ‌ ______________‌ 9. In‌‌group‌‌counseling,‌‌th ‌ e‌‌counselor‌‌will‌‌compile‌‌the‌‌results‌‌of‌‌the‌‌ needs‌ ‌assessment‌ ‌and‌ ‌use‌ ‌analytical‌ ‌tools‌ ‌to‌ ‌determine‌ ‌the‌‌ specific‌‌needs‌‌of‌‌the‌‌group.‌ ‌ ______________‌ 10. In‌‌identifying‌‌individual‌‌needs,‌‌counselors‌‌should‌‌tailor-fit‌‌all‌‌their‌‌ counseling‌‌plans‌‌based‌‌on‌‌the‌‌client’s‌‌issue‌‌and‌‌background.‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 4.5.‌I‌ dentifying‌N ‌ eeds‌f‌ or‌C ‌ ounseling‌‌ ‌ 8‌ ‌  ‌ Unit‌‌4:‌‌Counseling‌‌Services:‌‌Clientele,‌‌Settings,‌‌Tools,‌‌and‌‌Processes‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 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. Aside‌‌from‌‌group‌‌challenges‌‌and‌‌issues,‌‌strengths,‌‌and‌‌dynamics,‌‌ counselors‌‌strive‌‌to‌‌understand‌‌this‌‌in‌‌group‌‌counseling.‌ ‌ ______________‌ 5. This‌‌term‌‌refers‌‌to‌‌the‌‌needs‌‌of‌‌a‌‌larger‌‌population.‌ ‌ ‌ Challenge‌‌Yourself‌ ‌ Short‌ ‌Response‌ ‌Essay.‌ ‌Answer‌ ‌the‌ ‌following‌ ‌questions‌ ‌using‌ ‌relevant‌ ‌concepts‌ ‌from‌ ‌the‌‌ lesson.‌‌Use‌‌examples‌‌to‌‌support‌‌your‌‌claims.‌ ‌ ‌ 1. Discuss‌‌how‌‌needs‌‌assessment‌‌can‌‌be‌‌applied‌‌in‌‌the‌‌different‌‌areas‌‌of‌‌specialization‌‌ in‌‌counseling.‌ ‌ ________________________________________________________________________________________‌ ________________________________________________________________________________________‌ ________________________________________________________________________________________‌ ‌ 2. Compare‌ ‌and‌ ‌contrast‌ ‌needs‌ ‌assessment‌ ‌at‌ ‌the‌ ‌individual,‌ ‌group,‌ ‌and‌ ‌community‌‌ levels.‌ ‌ ________________________________________________________________________________________‌ ________________________________________________________________________________________‌ ________________________________________________________________________________________‌ ‌ ‌ 4.5.‌I‌ dentifying‌N ‌ eeds‌f‌ or‌C ‌ ounseling‌‌ ‌ 9‌ ‌  ‌ Unit‌‌4:‌‌Counseling‌‌Services:‌‌Clientele,‌‌Settings,‌‌Tools,‌‌and‌‌Processes‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 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 ‌ Beginning‌‌ Proficient‌ ‌ Advanced‌‌ Weight‌ ‌ 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 ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 4.5.‌I‌ dentifying‌N ‌ eeds‌f‌ or‌C ‌ ounseling‌‌ ‌ 10‌ ‌  ‌ Unit‌‌4:‌‌Counseling‌‌Services:‌‌Clientele,‌‌Settings,‌‌Tools,‌‌and‌‌Processes‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Reflect‌‌on‌‌This‌ ‌ Should‌‌there‌‌also‌‌be‌‌a‌‌needs‌‌assessment‌‌process‌‌tailor-fitted‌‌for‌‌counseling‌‌professionals?‌‌ Explain‌‌your‌‌answer‌‌using‌‌relevant‌‌examples.‌ ‌ _______________________________________________________________________________________________‌ _______________________________________________________________________________________________‌ _______________________________________________________________________________________________‌ _______________________________________________________________________________________________‌ _______________________________________________________________________________________________‌‌ _______________________________________________________________________________________________‌ _______________________________________________________________________________________________‌ _______________________________________________________________________________________________‌ _______________________________________________________________________________________________‌ _______________________________________________________________________________________________‌ ‌ Bibliography‌ ‌ Corey,‌ ‌Gerald.‌ ‌Theory‌ ‌and‌ ‌Practice‌ ‌of‌ ‌Counseling‌ ‌and‌ ‌Psychotherapy‌.‌ ‌10th‌ ‌ed.‌ ‌Boston,‌ ‌MA:‌‌ Cengage‌‌Learning,‌‌2017.‌‌ ‌ ‌ Patrick,‌‌Pamela‌‌K.S.‌C ‌ ontemporary‌‌Issues‌‌in‌‌Counseling‌.‌‌Boston,‌‌MA:‌‌Allyn‌‌&‌‌Bacon,‌‌2007.‌ ‌ ‌ Sue,‌ ‌Derald‌ ‌Wing,‌ ‌David‌ ‌Sue,‌ ‌Helen‌ ‌A.‌ ‌Neville,‌ ‌and‌ ‌Laura‌ ‌Smith.‌ ‌Counseling‌ ‌the‌ ‌Culturally‌‌ Diverse:‌‌Theory‌‌and‌‌Practice‌.‌‌Hoboken,‌‌NJ:‌‌John‌‌Wiley‌‌&‌‌Sons‌‌Inc.,‌‌2019.‌ ‌ ‌ Truax,‌ ‌Charles‌ ‌B.,‌ ‌and‌ ‌Robert‌ ‌Carkhuff.‌ ‌Toward‌ ‌Effective‌ ‌Counseling‌ ‌and‌ ‌Psychotherapy:‌‌ Training‌‌and‌‌Practice‌.‌‌London:‌‌Routledge,‌‌2017.‌ ‌ ‌ Tudor,‌ ‌Louise‌‌Embleton,‌‌Keemar‌‌Keemar,‌‌Keith‌‌Tudor,‌‌Joanna‌‌Valentine,‌‌and‌‌Mike‌‌Worrall.‌ The‌ ‌Person-Centred‌ ‌Approach:‌ ‌A‌ ‌Contemporary‌ ‌Introduction‌.‌ ‌London:‌ ‌Macmillan‌‌ International‌‌Higher‌‌Education,‌‌2004.‌ ‌ ‌ 4.5.‌I‌ dentifying‌N ‌ eeds‌f‌ or‌C ‌ ounseling‌‌ ‌ 11‌ ‌