The needs assessment process is indeed complex in the social service context. Whereas most contexts can start with a presumption of "no need," the social service context frequently must start with an assumption of "need met-->change." In addition, underlying values--the individual's, the assessor's, the society's--all play a part in the judgment process. The assumption that the involvement of a...

In order to adequately understand the process of risk management, the best approach would be to start with a defi nition of risk. Although there are varied defi nitions, there are some common threads; uncertainty, potential for harm, and potential for loss are a few examples. The U.S. Fire Administration1 defi nes risk as the objective or subjective probability that something negative will occu...

background: a comprehensive system of assessing orthodontic need requires the integration of normative clinical measures with patient-based indicators. this study sought to discover weather an oral health-related quality of life measure or aesthetic component of index of orthodontic treatment need (ac-iotn) could be used as a predictor of orthodontic treatment need. factors affecting the judgme...