The exam will be mostly medium-length & short answer questions.
Be sure to have done all of your reading!!
Be able to give a reason that research is important to generalist social work practice.
KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION
EFFECTIVE INTERVENTIONS, TREATMENT
UNDERSTANDING HUMAN KNOWLDEGE
Be able to name and explain the major steps in the research process (in order). Be able to do this if given a scenario about a research interest.
Be able to read a general, rambling, statement about a research interest and turn it into a “researchable” research hypothesis.
• Adult chronic schizophrenics who participate in an aerobic exercise program are more likely to decrease the level of severity of psychopathology than those who do not.
• The less traditional an adolescent woman’s sex role orientation, the more likely she is to use contraception.
• Successful completion of a social skills training program is likely to increase the success rate of mentally retarded adults placed in supported work settings.
• Psychoeducation family treatment is likely to decrease the severity of negative symptoms in schizophrenic patients.
Be able to generate 1 or 2 research questions of interest to social workers.
WHO,WHAT ex: WHAT KIND OF LIVING SITUATIONS WOULD
BOOMERS BE INTERESTED IN?
Be able to recognize and name the main elements of informed consent.
EXPLAIN THE PURPOSE
RISK AND BENEFITS
DURATION:WHAT I NEED U TO DO AND HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE
CONFIDENTIALITY
CONTACT INFO
VOLUNTARY
ABLE TO STOP AT ANY TIME
AGE
Be able to discuss the ethical responsibilities of a researcher. What needs to happen in order for research to be ethical?
DO NO HARM
INFORM PARTICIPANT
PROVIDE OPTIONS IF AVA
PARENTAL CONSENT AND ABSENT FORM CHILD
Be able to distinguish an independent variable from a dependent variable and also be able to recognize when they are not present in a research question....