Research Method Short Answer Questions

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Directions: Provide short answers of 100-150 words each for the following questions/statements. Do not exceed 200 words for your response. Use the textbook, and any other scholarly resources to support your responses. Include at least two to three peer-reviewed journal articles beyond the textbook and course readings.

1.  What is the definition of and the core meaning of research literacy as it relates to counseling psychology?

2.  What specific methods would you utilize in beginning your review of the literature within counseling research? Discuss the steps and rationale for conducting a review of the literature. Include specific examples related to the methods and steps for conducting a review of the counseling literature in your response.

3.  Read “Self-Maintenance Therapy in Alzheimer’s Disease,” located in the reading materials.

What were the variables under investigation by this study? What methods were used to obtain the study’s sample? What specific measurements were used to assess or analyze the study’s variables? Discuss any potential methodological problems in this study. Include specific examples in your response.

4.  How would you define Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)? Discuss the inherent strengths and limitations of EBP. Be sure to include your comments regarding what is meant by “validity of treatments.”

5.  Watch the Objectivity and subjectivity in social research video. What are the issues of objectivity and subjectivity as they relate to methodological issues in conducting counseling research?

6.  What makes a counseling treatment empirically supported and validated? Include the description of at least two empirically supported and validated treatments from the course textbook and readings in your response. Include the mental health conditions that are treated by the empirically supported and validated treatments identified.

References

Benchmark – Dual Relationships Case Study

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Research Psychologist A has been conducting a study with human subjects for nearly a year. As a result, A has come to know Participant M quite well. The study is taking longer than expected, and some of the participants are leaving the study. Because of the nature of the working relationship with the participants, Research Psychologist A and Participant M have become interested in an intimate relationship. Since neither one wants to jeopardize the progress of the study, they agree to retain only a professional relationship for the duration of the study, and then to pursue an intimate relationship once the study is completed and the results have been published.

In this assignment, you will address the ethical issues of this case and will present options for resolving the ethical conflict. You will be required to consider individual perceptions as well as the needs, potential, and motivation of the involved parties when positing your resolution.

General Requirements:

Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:

  • Review the 2010 APA Ethics Code.
  • Refer to Pope, K. S. (n.d.). Dual relationships, multiple relationships, & boundary decisions in the course materials for this topic.
  • This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
  • In addition to those listed in the assignment directions, this assignment benchmarks the following writing competencies: C7.1: Produce scholarly academic writing and C7.2: Demonstrate written logic, argument, and persuasiveness.
  • Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments. The APA Style Guide is located in the Student Success Center.
  • You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

Directions:

Write a paper (1,750-2,000 words) in which you do the following:

  1. Describe the ethical conflict in the scenario above.
  2. Describe the options for resolving the ethical conflict including the interpersonal perceptions and other considerations that influence the options. (Benchmarks: Relationships, Spirit and Self-Discovery C8.2: Evaluate changes in one’s ability to be perceptive of others.)
  3. Identify the preferred option for resolving the conflict, and explain why it is the best option. How does this option address the needs, potential, and motivations of the involved parties? (Benchmarks: Relationships, Spirit and Self-Discovery C8.3: Synthesize the potential and motivations of self and others.)
  4. Propose steps Research Psychologist A should take to avoid a similar situation in the future.

Response Essay

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Whether an individual fully assimilates into American society may depend on whether or not the individual voluntarily immigrates to the U.S., or whether the individual is a  member of a group who were brought  involuntarily to the United States (Gollnick & Chinn, 2013). Notice that the citation is placed BEFORE the endmark (period) of the sentence.

The following are examples of  APA Style references:

for a book: Gollnick, D. & Chinn, P. (2017).  Multicultural education in a pluralistic society (10th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NU: Pearson Education. for a journal article: Welner, K.G. (2002).  Ability tracking:  What role for the courts?  Educational Law Reporter, 163 (2), 565-571. for a website: Wright, V.R., Chau, M., & Aratami, Y. (2011).  Who are America’s poor children?  Retrieved on June 4, 2018, from http://www.nccp.org/publications/pdf/text_1001.pdf.

 

 

 

 

 

You are to write a four paragraph essay.  Paragraph #1 is to include your response to Question #1 (listed below).  Paragraph #2 is to include your response to Question #2.  Paragraph #3 is to include your response to Question #3.  Paragraph #4 is to include your response to Question #4.   Each paragraph is to have no fewer than 7 full sentences, and some of your paragraphs might be considerably longer.  Include in each of  paragraphs #2, #3, and #4 at least one citation for your textbook, i.e. (Gollnick & Chinn, 2017), since you will be including information that you learned from Chapter 1 of your textbook in each of these three paragraphs of your essay.  You are ALWAYS encouraged to use additional outside sources, in addition to your textbook, and when you do so, you will need to provide APA Style citations and references for those sources as well.    Question #1: (no citation is required in responding to Question #1)  In either a face-to-face classroom, or a web-based learning environment, what are the characteristics of that learning environment that help YOU to feel most safe and secure in terms of participating and sharing ideas with your classmates?  In THIS web-based class, what types of things would help you most in terms of feeling safe about sharing your ideas and thoughts, even when the issues being discussed are potentially controversial?   Question #2: (include  at least  one APA in-text citation in this paragraph)  Select one of the characteristics of culture (pages 4 & 5) and then discuss that characteristic by providing an example and analyzing it in the context of the cultural characteristic.  Do not use an example that is already provided in your textbook; instead, create your own example based on your experiences and observations. Question #3: (include  at least  one APA in-text citation in this paragraph)   Contrast and compare the concepts of ethnocentrism and cultural relativism.  How are they related?   Question #4: (include  at least  one APA in-text citation in this paragraph)   What practices in schools or other environments could support and promote multiculturalism?  Be specific here, providing some actual ideas for promoting multiculturalism, cultural awareness, and respect of diversity.

In addition to the in-text citations that you will include in paragraphs 2,3, and 4, BE SURE to include a Reference Section at the end of your Assignment Post in which you list the reference listings, in alphabetical order, for each of the citations that you have used.  Refer to the Purdue OWL website to learn how to format your Reference Section.  

Social And Cultural Counseling

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In order to complete this activity, you must read Part III (CA) and the following sections from Chapter 3 (WC): Special Topics for Asian American Women, Domestic Violence, Interventions, & Lesbians.  In addition, you may want to consider using one or more additional resources if you think those resources will be relevant for this activity.

Make sure you provide in-text citations (e.g., Corey, 2017, p. 248) first citing the required readings, and then additional readings if you would like to add material from other sources. This is not necessary, but it is necessary to cite often in your assignments. Then add the references at the end of the assignment – all in APA style of writing. 

Attachments below

· Chinese family-Activity.docx

 

Activity

 

Read carefully the following case because it is a bit more complex than the first one. For this activity, you can pretend that you will work with either the family, with the couple, or just with one of the family members (pick one).

 

Our potential clients are Mr. and Mrs. Chang and their children. The case study describes Mr. and Mrs. Chang as a Chinese-born couple who met in China, married also in China in their early twenties, and came to United States when Mr. Chang was promoted in an international electronic company. Their youngest child is 6 months old, and Mrs. Chang is recovering physically and hormonally from her pregnancy while also supervising their other children and maintaining the household. The oldest child called Li An was born and raised in China and moved to U.S. when he was 10 years old. He is seventeen years old at the date of the first interview and he speaks fluently both English and Chinese. The second child was born just one year after Mr. and Mrs. Chang arrived to U.S. and was named Nicole. Per her mother’s report, Nicole is seven years old and she only wants to speak English although Mrs. Chang only speaks Chinese at home and her English is “not very good.”

According to Mrs. Chang, she and her husband are in a constant battle with the seven-year-old Nicole as she fought every rule and requirement imposed. She had become very stubborn and defiant in school, and her peers were rejecting her. Nicole’s mother reported having problems saying “no” to Nicole and follow through on negative consequences. Mrs. Chang also reported that Mr. Chang was very little involved with her daughter. Actually, her daughter hardly speaks to him when he is at home. and Mr. Chang reported that he does not have many things to say to her either. She has a very good relationship with her older brother and hardly acknowledges her 6-months-old brother. In addition, Mr. Chang recognized that he and his wife were having marital problems since some years ago. Although he did not want to have another child, they thought a new child would improve their relationship. However, since the birth of the last child, Nicole’s behavior got even worse affecting also the marital relationship until Mrs. Chang asked her husband to leave their bedroom and sleep in the room for guests. Mr. Chang reported that he is very angry with his wife and very ashamed with this situation while Mrs. Chang reported feeling isolated since her family, who moved from China some years ago, is aware of the family situation and blames her for it. Mrs. Chang requested the services of couple and family therapy because she wants to help her daughter but also because she does not want to dishonor her family by filing for divorce.

The couple’s main concern is their daughter’s behavior that is described as “disrespectful, defiant, and problematic” not only in school but also at home. Mr. Chang reports that she has an “attitude” that makes his wife “upset.” Mr. Chang also complains that his wife lets his daughter get her way due to her constant tantrums. Despite his attempts to discipline and ground her, Mrs. Chang always intercedes for their daughter and undermines his authority. This situation has caused an increasing tension between the couple. Regarding the oldest child, Mrs. Chang stated that Mr. Chang is very proud of him because their son is a very respectful and a very bright student. However, she reported that he does not have a close relationship with Mr. Chang. Although Mr. Chang also reported that he is very proud of his oldest son, he confirmed that they do not talk much or do things together.

As the interview continues and a genogram* is developed, Mrs. Chang reports having an abortion in China two years before arriving in U.S. Mrs. Chang stated that she was pressured by her family in law to have an abortion since the fetus was a baby girl but Mrs. Chang refused. However, Mrs. Chang was seven-months pregnant when local officials abducted her and forced to abort because her husband failed to pay more than $ 6,000 in fines to family-planning officials in order to have a second child. Mrs. Chang begged her husband to find a job outside China because she was terrified that officials might force her to undergo a sterilization to prevent a new pregnancy.

 

*Genogram may be developed during the first session with the family. The purpose of it is to gather more information about the family. A genogram is defined as a pictorial representation of a client’s family and relationships along with medical history. It allows the therapist to visualize hereditary patterns and psychological factors. In addition, it may help to identify recurrent patterns of behaviors (Nichols, 2013).

 

Nichols, M. P. (2013). Family Therapy Concepts & Methods. 10th edition. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

 

 

 

Questions:

Identify the client (pick either the family as a whole, the couple, or just with one of the family members (either a parent or a child).

1. What are the cognitive, behavioral, affective, and environmental components of clients’ complaints? Include all the identified presenting problems.

2. Identify at least three possible treatment goals.

3. What specific counseling techniques would you use if you were this client’s counselor? Address at least one strategy to address the cognitive needs, one strategy to addresses the affective needs, and one strategy to addresses the behavioral needs of your client. Name the theories associated with each technique, and explain why you