Please no plagiarism and make sure you are able to access all resource on your own before you bid. Main references come from Balkin, R. S., & Kleist, D. M. (2017) and/or American Psychological Association (2014). Assignments should adhere to graduate-level writing and be free from writing errors. I have also attached resources given to complete the assignment. Please follow the instructions to get full credit. I need this completed by 10/12/19 at 7pm. The case number you will focus on is #2. You will complete only part 2 of the worksheet attached because part 1 has been completed.
Assignment – Week 7
In Week 5, you selected a case study for your Final Project research investigation. In Part 1 of the Final Project Worksheet, you identified the client, mental health disorder, and counseling intervention that will be the focus of your research. This week, you will complete Part 2 of the Final Project Worksheet. The goal of this Assignment is to conduct a review of the professional counseling literature and identify current, peer-reviewed articles to support your Final Project.
To Prepare
- Review the media program, Final Project Worksheet Part 2, and consider your next steps for your Part 2 Final Project assignment.
- Review the Final Project Worksheet you used for your Part 1 Assignment, and use Part 2 of this worksheet to complete this Final Project assignment.
- Incorporate any feedback you received on Part 1 from your Instructor during Week 5.
- Search the Walden Library and choose three articles that relate to the intervention and mental health issue that you chose for your Final Project using the criteria below:
- Three current (last 10 years) and peer-reviewed articles from professional counseling journals.
- Include at least one quantitative and one qualitative research design.
- Do NOT use meta-analysis type articles.
- Verify that the research is not outside of the scope of practice for a professional counselor.
- For each article you chose, be sure to provide:
- A complete citation of the article
- The methodology used in each article
- Permalink for each article
Note: Please see the Final Project Worksheet for specific details.
Final Project Assignment
· Complete Final Project Part 2 of the Final Project Worksheet.
Required Resources
Balkin, R. S., & Kleist, D. M. (2017). Counseling research: A practitioner-scholar approach. Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association.
- Chapter 8, “Examining Differences Within Groups and Single-Case Research Designs”
- Chapter 9, “Synthesizing Research Results Using Meta-Analysis”
Caruth, G. g. (2013). Demystifying mixed methods research design: A review of the literature. Mevlana International Journal Of Education, 3(2), 112-122. doi:10.13054/mije.13.35.3.2
Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.
Foster, L. H., Watson, T. S., Meeks, C., & Young, J. S. (2002). Single-subject research design for school counselors: Becoming an applied researcher. Professional School Counseling, 6(2), 146.
Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.
Walden University Course Guides (2017). COUN 6626 Research Methodology and Program Evaluation: Week 7. Retrieved from http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/coun6626
Document: Final Project Worksheet
Required Media
Laureate Education (Producer). (2017g). Mixed methods: An example [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 11 minutes.
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Laureate Education (Producer). (2017d). Final project worksheet part 2 [Audio file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 10 minutes.
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