For Milestone One, you are creating a clear, concise problem statement that deve

For Milestone One, you are creating a clear, concise problem statement that develops your program and grant proposal. This statement involves
identifying and explaining a specific need for your community’s children. You will submit your problem statement as a draft of the Problem Identification section
of your grant proposal. The statement should appear in your introductory paragraph to set the context for the project, including the location and a description of
the problem you will address. You will also describe the impact on your community and the current resources available to address the problem.
Think about the professional environment you will seek upon graduation and a potential problem within that professional environment your recommended
program could solve.
Specifically, address the following critical elements in your milestone assignment:
I. Problem Identification: Research and identify resources for a specific developmental, behavioral, or diagnostic need for your community’s children or
adolescents.
a) Prevalence: Determine a necessary program or service by examining the current needs of your community’s children or adolescents and using
the standards established by the American Psychiatric Association.
i. What issue have you chosen to address? Who is affected? What data will you use to point to the prevalence of this issue?
ii. What is the necessary service or program? How will it address the needs you have examined?
b) Assessment of Resources: Evaluate available and needed resources in your community.
i. Evaluate the resources available for providing a program or service like the one you identified.
ii. Determine necessary but unavailable resources and explain their importance in providing the identified program or service.
c) Impact of the Problem: Describe the impact of the problem on individuals, families, and the community. Construct an impact statement based
on the prevalence of the identified issue and the lack of community resources.
i. Articulate how the lack of the identified program or service impacts the community.
ii. How is the lack of available resources exacerbating the issue?