Complete and submit: Assessment of Self-harm & Harm to Others Program (Template attached) Using this week’s textbook readings(Whiston, S. (2013). Principles and applications of assessment in counseling (5th ed.). Belmont, CA: Thomson Brooks/Cole. and provided external resources as a guide, your assignment will be to design an Assessment of Self-harm & Harm to Others Program. Although your textbook indicates that this process should not be planned by just one person, you will develop a draft that can be shared with other stakeholders. You will incorporate the assessment instrument review that you completed as part of your program. This program should be created in the template provided and in narrative form (not bulleted lists). APA guidelines should be used when citing references. Neither a cover page nor a running head is necessary. Resources/Examples of Assessment Programs (to get started). Independently, locate your own website resources as needed. Please remember to cite your references. http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET_DYNAMIC_CONVERSION&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased&dDocName=id_058038 www.antoniocasella.eu/archipsy/Otto_2000.pdf http://www.jabfm.org/content/23/2/240.full Drummond and Jones recommend following six steps in designing an assessment program. The six steps include: Identify the goals and purposes of the assessment program/plan Identify the types of information needed to make decisions Identify the types of instruments to be given and establish procedures for selecting them (Use assessment instrument review) Identify the responsibilities of the staff in the assessment program/plan Develop procedures for disseminating assessment results to appropriate individuals Develop an evaluation strategy to continuously monitor the assessment program/plan
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