Describe how you would do a needs assessment to determine the    need for such a program. Would you use quantitative or qualitative    tools? Why?

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Imagine that you are working at an agency that serves victims of  domestic violence. You have been asked by the agency’s clinical  director to create a trauma-informed care therapy program for victims  of domestic violence.

Write a 700-1,050-word essay describing the program you would want  to create. Address the following in your essay:

  1. Describe how you would do a needs assessment to determine the    need for such a program. Would you use quantitative or qualitative    tools? Why?
  2. What tool would you use to measure the outcome    of the program? Would you use a quantitative or a qualitative tool?  Why?
  3. Research one trauma-informed care intervention you would    recommend to the clinical director and evaluate its effectiveness.    Discuss its validity and reliability as an intervention. Was the    research conducted based on quantitative or qualitative  measures?

Include a minimum of three scholarly resources in your essay.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA  Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to  beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for  successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the  directions in the Student Success Center

Chapter Objectives: Students will demonstrate an understanding of basic social and behavioral science concepts and principles used in the analysis of behavioral, social, and cultural issues (B2).

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This assignment encourages you to consider the various psychological perspectives and views that influence human behavior. For each of the following statements, indicate which psychological perspective(s) that you most likely agree with, and explain why. Follow the discussion board guidelines and respond to peers.

The Psychological Perspectives:

  • Behavior (B)
  • Cognitive (C)
  • Humanistic (H)
  • Psychoanalytical (P)
  • Social (S)

Note: Each statement is keyed to one of these perspectives, however, you may be able to make a strong argument for multiple perspectives.

The Statements:

  1.  The mind can be viewed as an information processing system.
  2. Behavior is motivated by forces that individuals may not understand or be aware of.
  3. One limitation of our understanding of behavior is that most research has been conducted on subjects from North America.
  4. Psychological science is the study of behavior that is observable and measurable.
  5. Behavior is motivated by self-actualization and the promise of human potential.

This assignment is adopted from the Society of Teaching Psychology.

Guidelines

Before you begin, remember to review the class Discussion Board Guidelines.

Your original post, in response to the discussion prompt above, should contain a minimum of 125 words, not including restatement of questions or reference sections. Utilize critical thinking, and support your work with additional resources as applicable.

Finally, any content that is paraphrased, summarized or quoted in your discussion post or response must be cited using APA format. For more information on APA format, review the OWL Guide: APA General Format

Chapter Objectives: Students will demonstrate an understanding of basic social and behavioral science concepts and principles used in the analysis of behavioral, social, and cultural issues (B2).

Explain whether or not a mixed methods approach is the best way to study the topic, demonstrating that the second method is not added as an afterthought or merely to impress journal editors who favor mixed methods.

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Psy 635 w4 Directions

 

When Should Mixed Methods Be Used?

Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read Chapters 1 and 2 of the Hesse-Biber e-book, Mixed Methods Research: Merging Theory with Practice, and the two required articles for this week. Mixed methods is a current popular methodology. While this type of methodology is useful for some studies, because of its dual nature as both quantitative and qualitative, it is not effective or appropriate for all research.

For this discussion, you will consider the use of mixed methods for the topic you have chosen for your Research Proposal. In your initial post, apply the scientific method to your research topic by defining your research question and determining the method(s) necessary to answer that question. Compare the characteristics and appropriate uses of the different methods and explain if your research question could best be answered through qualitative or quantitative methods, or a mix of both. Identify the dominant method (quantitative or qualitative) for your proposed study. Explain whether or not a mixed methods approach is the best way to study the topic, demonstrating that the second method is not added as an afterthought or merely to impress journal editors who favor mixed methods. If you have decided not to use mixed methods, explain why the study is best completed with either a quantitative or qualitative focus. Justify your design choice and support your position with scholarly sources. Include a discussion explaining how you would apply ethical principles to your design to address concerns which may impact your research.

describe two potential effects on the personnel selection process and how you may address them. Provide concrete examples and citations from the Learning Resources and current literature to support your post.

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When developing a selection process, a personnel consultant must consider criterion measures that are fair and valid for applicants. There are no mandates to follow either the multiple hurdle or the composite model; rather, the circumstances will indicate that one model may be more appropriate in a given situation. The Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology’s Principles for the Validation and Use of Personnel Selection (2003) advocates using multiple criteria and methods in selection. In considering multiple methods and criteria in selection, the consultant must decide if prospective job candidates are to score above a specific cut–off point on each assessment (multiple hurdle model) or achieve a composite weighted score across all assessments (composite model). Using multiple assessments ensures greater coverage in covering job requirements, but there is a cost (Pulakos, 2005). Compare the ethical, legal, and business issues that may arise by using one assessment versus many.

For this Discussion, select one ethical, one legal, and one business issue stemming from how predictors are ordered in a multiple hurdle selection system.

Post by Day 4 descriptions of the ethical, legal, and business issues you selected. Then, select one of the issues and explain how it may affect a multiple hurdle selection system. Finally, describe two potential effects on the personnel selection process and how you may address them. Provide concrete examples and citations from the Learning Resources and current literature to support your post.