Methodological Issues Article Review
Read the following articles, which can be accessed through the
ProQuest database in the Ashford University Library:
·
Evidence-based practice in
psychology: Implications for research and research training.
·
Practice-based evidence:
Back to the future.
·
Psychological treatments:
Putting evidence into practice and practice into evidence.
Write a three- to four-page article review in which you discuss
methodological issues unique to psychological research and analyze basic
applied psychological research relevant to the treatment of mental disorders.
In your paper, you will discuss the topics of evidence-based practice and
practice-based evidence and their roles in providing practitioners useful
information for making decisions about appropriate mental health treatments.
In the body of your paper:
1.
Discuss the methodological
issues and challenges that are unique to psychological research investigating
effective treatments for psychological disorders.
2.
Explain the concepts of
evidence-based practice and practice-based evidence and identify controversies
associated with these concepts.
3.
Select one treatment
modality associated with a disorder in the DSM-5and
present at least one example of pertinent, applied psychological research
investigating the efficacy of the treatment modality. Discuss the findings of
the research. Locate at least one peer-reviewed article that contains a
research study on a treatment modality to fulfill this requirement. You may not
use any of the course materials.
4.
Take the point of view of
Bauer (2007) to analyze the article(s) you selected in #3. Using this author’s
arguments from his Evidence-Based
Practice in Psychology: Implications for Research and Research Training article,
what would be his evaluation of the article(s) you selected?
5.
Take the point of view of
Brendtro, Mitchell, & Doncaster (2011) and analyze the article(s) you
selected in #3. Using these authors’ arguments from their Practice-Based Evidence: Back to
the Future article, what would be their evaluation of the
article(s) you selected?
6.
Discuss ways in which an
evidence-based practice model might provide practitioners useful information
for making decisions about the degree to which the treatment modality you
selected in #3 is an appropriate treatment for the disorder you specified.
7.
Conclude your paper with a
discussion of your opinion of the utility of evidence-based practice and
practice-based evidence for practitioners needing to identity effective
treatments for psychological disorders.
8.
Utilize a minimum of two
additional peer-reviewed journal articles published within the last five years
(not including the course text or any of the course materials). At least one
article must be used to satisfy the requirement in #3, and at least one article
must also be included to support your arguments. All sources must be documented
in APA style, as outlined by the Ashford Writing Center.
Writing the Methodological Issues Article Review
The Assignment:
1.
Must be three to five
double-spaced pages in length, and formatted according to APA style as outlined
in the Ashford Writing Center.
2.
Must include a title page
with the following:
o Title of paper
o Student’s name
o Course name and number
o Instructor’s name
o Date submitted
3. Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct
thesis statement. (Refer to the Ashford Writing CenterThesis
Generator ).
4.
Must address the topic of
the paper with critical thought.
5.
Must end with a conclusion
that summarizes your opinion of the utility of evidence-based practice and
practice-based evidence for practitioners needing to identity effective
treatments for psychological disorders.
6.
Must utilize each of the
three required articles: Bauer (2007); Brendtro, Mitchell, & Doncaster
(2011) and Dozois (2013).
7.
Must utilize a minimum of
two additional peer-reviewed sources published within the last five years (not
including the course text).
8.
Must document all sources
in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
9.
Must include a separate
reference page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford
Writing Center.
