Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Percent
Related
Course
Competenci
15%
30%
es
1E, 3A,3B,
6A, 6B
3B,6B,10D1
45%
10%
100%
BENCHMARK ASSIGNMENTS
Term Paper Phases I and II
Accessing Evidence in Social Work Practice
15 Points
The purpose of this assignment is to give students the opportunity to
demonstrate their ability in accessing empirical research and selecting an
evidence-based intervention of relevance to their social work practice.
Term Paper Phase III
Evaluating Evidence in Social Work Practice
30 Points
This component of the term paper gives students the opportunity to build on
the previous two phases by demonstrating their ability to critically examine
published social work research relevant to an identified practice problem.
Students will 1) describe the strengths and limitations of research design; 2)
identify and assess ethical and cultural issues associated with conducting
research with culturally diverse, disenfranchised, and or at-risk populations;
and 3) evaluate how well the evidence presented in a selected empirical
journal article is relevant for addressing a social work relevant practice
question.
GRADING POLICY:
Students may pass the course with a grade of D but must maintain a C
average during the junior and senior year. (See Undergraduate Bulletin,
Wayne State University
http://www.bulletins.wayne.edu/ubk-output/index.html)
Grade distribution:
100-95 A
94.9-90 A-
89.9-87 B+ 86.9-83 B
3
82.9-80 B-
79.9-77 C+
79.9-77 C+ 76.9-73 C
72.9-70 C-
69.9-67
D+
66.9-63 D
62.9-60 D-
Contact Information
Instructor: Tam E. Perry, MSSW, MA, PhD
Office: 300 Thompson Home
Email: teperry@wayne.edu
Phone: (313) 577-4402
Office Hours: by appointment
Unit 1
1/14
1/21
Unit 2
1/28
2/4 Quiz 1
(in class)
Unit 3
2/18
2/25 Quiz 2
(due)
Unit 4
2/25
Paper
Phase One
(11:59pm on
2/27)
Unit5
3/4
Unit 6
3/11
Research Design
Chapter 11 (Rubin & Babbie, 2013)
Qualitative
Presentation
s (3/11 &
3/25)
Quiz 3 Take
Home due
4/1
Unit7
4/1
Sampling
Readings:
Chapter 10 (Rubin & Babbie, 2013)
Unit 8
4/8
Data Collection
Readings:
Chapter 9 (Rubin & Babbie, 2013)
Unit 9
4/15
Evaluation Research
Unit 10
4/22
Readings:
Chapter 13 (Rubin & Babbie, 2013)
Final Paper
due
4/27
11:59pm
BIBLIOGRAPHY
American Psychological Association (2009). Publication manual of the
American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
Babbie, E. (2010). The basics of social research (5th ed.). Belmont, CA:
Thomson/Wadsworth.
Corcoran, K. (2007). From the scientific revolution to evidence-based
practice: Teaching the short history with a long past. Research on
social work practice, 17, 548-552.
Epstein, L. (1996). The trouble with the research-practitioner idea. Social
Work Research, 20(2), 113-117.
Franklin, C., Moore, K. & Hopson, L (2008). Effectiveness of solution-focused
brief therapy in a school setting. Children & Schools, 30(1), 15-26.
Gainey, R.R., Haggerty, K.P., Fleming, C.B., Catalano, R.F. (2007) Teaching
parenting skills in a methadone treatment setting. Social Work
Research, 31(3), 185-190.
Gibbs, A. (2001). The changing nature and context of social work research.
British Journal of Social Work, 31(5), 687-704.
Gilgun, J.F., & Abrams, L. S. (2002). The nature and usefulness of qualitative
social work research. Qualitative Social Work, 1(1), 39-55.
Hodge, D.R., Andereck, K. & Montoya, H. (2007). The protective influence of
spiritual-religious lifestyles. Social Work Research, 31(4), 211-219.
Holosko, M.J. (2006). Primer for critiquing social research: A student guide.
Belmont, CA: Thomson Brooks/Cole.
Hopson, R. (2001). Global and local conversations on culture, diversity, and
social justice in evaluation: Issues to consider in a 9/11 era. American
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TERM PAPER
Accessing & Evaluating Evidence in Social Work Practice
Purpose
This assignment assesses students ability to (a) identify and access rigorous
empirical intervention studies, (b) match the empirically validated
intervention with a specific practice problem or concern, and (c) critically
analyze the intervention study; and (d) discuss the extent to which the
intervention might address their practice problem or concern.
All requirements for this assignment will be completed in three
phases resulting in an 8-10-page paper.
Assignment Requirements
Phases I and II: Accessing Research Evidence in Social Work Practice (first
benchmark assignment)
Phase 1 (7 points):
1. Formulate a Description of a Practice Need
a. Write a one-page description about a social work problem that is
relevant to your field placement,
employment/volunteerexperience, or area of interest.
Phase 2 (8 points):
2. Search for the Evidence
a. Use the library databases, Cochrane or Campbell Collaboration
web sites, etc. to review the evidence-based articles in the
literature relevant to your practice question.
b. Locate a rigorous intervention study that provides evidence of
the effectiveness of an intervention that addresses your practice
problem or concern.
3. Determine Which Evidence-Based Intervention is Most
Appropriate for Your Particular Client(s)
a. Write a one paragraph overview of the intervention study and
explain why you think it addresses the needs of your target
population and problem. Discuss your reasons for selecting this
intervention.
b. Write a second paragraph describing how you found the article.
Be specific about the process you used, which can include 1)
using databases (specify which one), 2) bibliography from an
existing article (specify the article where you obtained the
reference), systematic review (specify the review database). If
you used keywords, specify which keywords you used.
14
15
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
16
17
Paper Section
Points
Possibl
e
No Points
Partial Points
Full Points
PARTS I AND II: ACCESSING EVIDENCE IN SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE (15 POINTS TOTAL)
1. Formulate a
description of
a practice
need (PHASE
I)
Paper Section
2. Search for the
Evidence
(PHASE II)
Points
Possibl
e
8
No Points
Does not describe the
intervention that is being
discussed in the article.
Does not describe how the
article was obtained
(0)
Partial Points
Full Points
Paper
Section
Possibl
e
Points
4
No Points
Partial Points
Full Points
Data
Collection
Ethics and
Cultural
Considerati
ons
Measurem
ent
Paper
Section
Possibl
e
Points
Results and 4
Implication
s
No Points
Partial Points
Full Points
Grammar
and
Readability
Paper is somewhat
difficult for reader to
follow. Organization of
paper is somewhat
difficult to understand.
Required headings are
incomplete. Several
grammatical and
typographical errors. APA
style is not followed
consistently (1-3)
TOTAL for
Phase III
30