During Weeks 2 to 6, you will create the Literature Review section of the research proposal. This week, you will develop Part 1 (first two articles) of the Literature Review section. While developing Part 1, use the following guidelines: Find at least two articles on the selected topic using the Library databases (EBSCOhost or ProQuest) … Read more
Finding an article in the general media regarding PTSD. That is look in magazines, websites, newspapers and find a human interest story. You will be responsible for discussing how this human interest story is different from or similar to those articles that we have been discussing in class regarding experimental designs and legitimacy of information.
Read the following 3 articles and synthesize (Combine the ideas of all three sources into one overall point – DO NOT SUMMARIZE) them into 1 and half page word document. Also, write a well elaborated question from each reading. Keep in mind the following points when working on this task: *Questions must be original, … Read more
I find Anslinger’s statement concerning substance misusers being “criminals first and addicts afterwards (Hari, 2015, p. 141),” interesting because, from my personal experience, the opposite is true. I think that that statement, if it was true, would help justify the targeting and maltreatment of “offenders” in many people’s minds. Unfortunately, we have many privately owned … Read more
In this assignment, you consider how leaders can engage in a strategic planning process with stakeholders to develop a plan to guide the organization’s evolution and development for the long-term. Since strategic planning should engage persons who will be affected by an organization’s decisions (e.g., staff, administration, board members, members of the community), it is … Read more
What does a leader do when things do not go as planned? How can a leader help to restore or improve an organization’s operations when a situation stalls or interferes with its functions? Although taking a proactive approach to planning is desired, change may occur suddenly and unexpectedly causing immediate consequences. A skilled leader must … Read more
Imagine that two focus groups have been conducted in an Asian American and immigrant community in a large urban city. The rationale of conducting the qualitative study was because it has been noted that many Asian Americans and immigrants are reluctant to seek mental health services. To further understand this issue, service providers including social … Read more
Evidence-based social work practice calls for the use of research data to guide the development of social work interventions on the micro, mezzo and/or macro-levels. Kearney (2001) described ways qualitative research findings can inform practice. Qualitative findings can help social workers understand the clients’ experiences and “what it may feel like” (Kearney, 2001). Therefore, social … Read more
troop and Native Language Use an independent t-test to analyze data from a fictitious study. This study compares the ability of native English speakers and native Spanish speakers to state the font color of words that are color names. Although some of the participants are nonnative English speakers, all participants are considered fluent in … Read more
how do you respond to this? Ethically we have to consider the needs of participants whether they are animal or human. Even in animal studies we have to consider human needs too since there has to be safety protocols to ensure human handlers are not hurt. Some studies involve both human and animals. For example, … Read more