Includes bibliographical references and index Altschuld, J. W. (2015). Bridging the gap between asset/capacity building and needs assessment: Concepts and practical applications. Los Angeles: SAGE.

Chapter 1: Beginnings -- Chapter 2: A synthesis of needs assessment and asset/capacity building -- Chapter 3: Looking closely at the first three critical steps in the framework -- Chapter 4: Step 4 in the hybrid framework -- Chapter 5: Steps 5-8, completing the hybrid process -- Chapter 6: A checklist for the hybrid framework -- Chapter 7: Cases exhibiting hybrid framework characteristics: examples from public health -- Chapter 8: Cases from other fields -- Chapter 9: Research and utilization

"This one-of-a-kind book breaks new ground by synthesizing two antithetical ideas - needs assessment and asset/capacity building. The author explains the foundations of needs assessment and asset/capacity building, discusses their similarities and differences, and offers a new hybrid framework that includes eight steps for how they might be done jointly for better results. The author then applies a checklist for judging the quality of such endeavors to six cases that represent real-world applications of hybrid principles. The last chapter demonstrates how such efforts might be studied in the future, emphasizing how findings and results from hybrid ventures can be used effectively. A wide range of examples, tables, and figures appear throughout, and insightful discussion questions at the end of each chapter are included to facilitate meaningful discourse." - From the Book