The Rutgers Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Project at the Center for Applied Psychology in Partnership with the Office of Educational Support Services in the Division of Student Services at the New Jersey Department of Education presents

Conducting Practical Needs Assessment

All handouts and accompanying materials are available on the SDFSC website. To get the full benefit of this program, please take a moment to locate the workshop material files and print out a copy of the workshop handouts so you will be able to follow along with the presentation. Workshop materials can be downloaded by clicking on the links below.

This program is a part of a series of workshop videos which include:

Workshop Materials Handout

This handout includes information and workshop exercises.

PowerPoint Handout

This handout contains the original PowerPoint slides used when the workshop was presented. Many of the slides have been incorporated into the video presentation. The handout may prove useful to you as a reference guide.

If you have questions or comments, please contact the Rutgers Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities project at:
sdfsc@rci.rutgers.edu
Or call 732-445-6173
Mail may be sent to
Rutgers Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Project
41 Gordon Road, Suite C, Piscataway, NJ 08854
Additional information can be found by visiting the project web site at:
http://sdfsc.rutgers.edu

Click on each individual chapter to view that portion of the workshop. You will need to click on each chapter that you wish to view. You will be able to use the controls in Windows Media Player to fast forward, or to repeat sections as you watch the presentation.


Chapter 1 Workshop Purpose and Objectives Identifying a Need Length 6:31	Chapter 6 Need Assessment Exercise Please be sure to download the handout packet to be able to follow along with the “Clintonville, NJ” exercise. Length 13:49
Chapter 2 How Do You Define a Need Components of a Need Logic Model Length 8:28	Chapter 7 Small Group Sharing Backward Design Need Assessment Resources Length 9:44
Chapter 3 Types of Data Data Triangulation Analysis of Data Length 9:49	Chapter 8 Step by Step Plan for Needs Assessment Length 11:16
Chapter 4 Research Design Concepts and Terms Active Parental Consent Length 13:55	Chapter 9 Need Assessment Planning Exercise Planning Team Community Resources Identified Problems Target Populations Wrap UP Length 20:16
Chapter 5 Risk and Protective Factors Resilience Factors Developmental Assets Length 4:31

Project Staff

(Seen in this video)

Project Director Dr. Bradford C. Lerman

Regional Manager Fred Bilofsky

Regional Manager Steven M. Hollow

Produced By: The Rutgers Safe & Drug-Free Schools & Communities Project

Project Coordinator Lia Valentino

Executive Producer: Steven M. Hollow

Staff from the Office of Educational Support Services, Division of Student Services New Jersey Department of Education

All Materials in this presentation were researched and developed by The Rutgers Safe & Drug-Free Schools & Communities Project in consultation with the New Jersey Department of Education

This program was filmed using the services of the Rutgers University’s Division of Continuous Education & Outreach and was edited at the iTV studios on the Livingston Campus of Rutgers University.

Editor Thomas Sanitate

Funds for the Title IV-A and Unsafe School Choice Option Training and Technical Assistance Project were provided in full by a grant to the New Jersey Department of Education from the United States Department of Education, Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program.