Handouts:

• Powerpoint Slides
• Handout Packet
• Data Collection Worksheet

This second session of the three-part webinar series on needs assessment will build off the foundational concepts introduced in the first session. The webinar will go into step-by-step detail on how to collect data, including the main sites and sources to find the data and how to organize the data for review. Then we will look at how to conduct a basic gaps analysis and interpretation activities for understanding the story the data is telling. This session will include numerous examples, resources, and templates so participants can conduct these activities independently if desired. Similar to the first webinar, in addition to providing information on how to do basic data collection, gap analysis, and interpretation, we will provide considerations for more intermediate or advanced activities.

CE Total: No continuing education credits available.
Target Audience: Counselors, Social workers, Bereavement support professionals
Instructional Level: Basic – This best describes a topic or issue that the prospective audience is encountering for the first time in a meaningful way.
Format: Live Interactive Webinar

This session is part of the Needs Assessment Training Series. To learn more and register for the upcoming sessions, click here.

Objectives:

By the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:

1. Increase knowledge and skills of how to engage in data collection activities for doing a needs assessment.
2. Increase knowledge and skills of how to engage in gaps analysis activities for doing a needs assessment.
3. Increase knowledge and skills of how to engage in interpretation activities for doing a needs assessment.
4. Increase knowledge and skills of how to engage in data collection, gaps analysis and interpretation activities for doing a needs assessment at a basic, intermediate, and advanced level.

Speaker Bio:

Ailala Kay (she/her), MA, is OMNI’s Director of Learning and Development. Ms. Kay has been with OMNI since 2004 and has overseen the provision of learning and development-focused projects, such as training, technical assistance, coaching, evaluation, and facilitation services to multiple state and local government agencies, foundations, and non-profits. Ms. Kay brings particular expertise in the design and delivery of trainings and facilitations focused on areas of needs assessment, strategic planning, implementation, and evaluation processes while supporting groups to optimize their efficiency, cohesion, collaboration, and decision-making. She is a certified performance coach, trainer of Prevention Ethics and Substance Abuse Specialist Trainer (SAPST) training, and is also certified in Effective Facilitator Strategies, Keys to Sustainability (CAPT), and Communities that Care, and is a Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) facilitator. Ms. Kay is also a staff adjunct for the University of Oklahoma Master of Prevention Science degree program.

Ona Crow (she/her), CPSII, MSW, is a Senior Learning and Development Manager and has been with OMNI for 5 years.  She brings over 15 years of experience in both direct service and project/program management with diverse populations. She values the power of community in creating systemic transformation to solve complex problems and sees strong relationships as the foundation of this work. Ona brings high-level expertise and experience in developing and delivering training grounded in adult-learning theory and interactive, and  equitable approaches. Ona brings an embodied, authentic, and joyful presence to training and facilitation. She is an expert at designing effective, engaging, and customized training processes that center equity, as well as customizing the process of knowledge and skill building to meet the unique needs of each organization or group she is working with.

Refund/cancellation policy: If you need to cancel your registration, please contact Megan Lopez at megan.lopez@childrengrieve.org or at (432) 288-4688. Please note that no refunds will be given.

To request accessibility accommodations: The National Alliance for Children’s Grief is committed to providing universal access to all our events. Please contact Megan Lopez at megan.lopez@childrengrieve.org or at (432) 288-4688 to request disability accommodations. Advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility needs.