The building blocks of a quality day treatment program: the needs assessment.
This paper is the first in a series of papers which discuss the many necessary ingredients that combine to produce a quality day treatment program. The theme of this article is the assessment of market needs. Included are (1) an introduction to the concepts of needs, (2) a discussion of the movement from need to change in society, (3) an examination of the process of quantifying needs, and (4) a brief description of several different types of needs assessments. The conclusion provides a description of each salient point and indicates its use in day treatment program development.
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D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods; D003631:Day Care, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000379:methods; D010934:Planning Techniques; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012107:Research Design; D014481:United States