Profiling a community

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Profiling a community

• Target a population and assess the need for
  services

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The questions you need to ask

• You dont build the product for yourself. You
  need to know what the people want and build it
  for them (Walt Disney said about the first
  Disneyland theme park)
• Several layers of inquiry- working closely with
  community partners to get the answers
  (administration, client, parent, etc)

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What are the problems/happenings of the community?

• Are there issues occurring in the community which
  will effect your program? (divorce rates,
  homelessness, adolescent pregnancy,
  racial/gender/age discrimination, etc)
• What is the frequency?
• What are the factors contributing to the
  problems?
• Will your program address one or more of the
  problems?

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How do you actually get in?

• Cold calls
• Having community contacts already
• Through friends of friends
• A community leader
• From former project
• Others?

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The needs Assessment

• Introduction of self
• Identifying the need
• Identify the vision statement
• Identifying the purpose of the project or the
  mission statement
• Identify the targeted population
• Identify the type of programming to be offered
• Identify the unmet programming needs

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Vision Statements

• SHRPs Vision Statement
• To be recognized as the leading school of health
  professions- shaping the future of health care.

• Department of OTs Vision Statement
• To be recognized as the leading program in
  occupational therapy- shaping the future of the
  profession.

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Mission Statements

• SHRPs Mission
• To improve health care through teaching, research
  and translation of discoveries into practice in
  partnership with the UAB community.

• Department of Occupational Therapy (proposed)
• To contribute to the health and well being of
  individuals/ community/ populations through
  practice and research which apply the principles
  of occupation.

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Goals and Objectives

• SHRP Goal 1
• To ensure that SHRP program's are exceptional in
  preparing students to provide professional
  services, lead, and conduct research.

• Department of OT Goal 1
• Prepare OT students with the knowledge and skills
  for practice including entry level clinical and
  research skills.