Which pieces of evidence from the 2 articles fits better with Brianna’s case?

You might be asking yourself, why would I need to spend an entire Workshop choosing research articles? Well, as a researcher, you want to be able to choose the best articles for your literature review, including making sure the articles you choose are current, utilize the strongest research designs, and are most relevant to your future practice or program evaluation. The NASW Code of Ethics also suggests that importance of social workers utilizing EBP in practice and policy.
As it relates to social work education and training, the NASW Ethical Standard 3.02 states:
“Social workers who function as educators, field instructors for students, or trainers should provide instruction only within their areas of knowledge and competence and should provide instruction based on the most current information and knowledge available in the profession.”
As it relates to social workers competency, the NASW Ethical Standard 1.04 states:
“Social workers should provide services in substantive areas or use intervention techniques or approaches that are new to them only after engaging in appropriate study, training, consultation, and supervision from people who are competent in those interventions or techniques.”
As was mentioned multiple times already, after completing this SWK661 research course you will need to take the SWK662 research course. For this second research course, you will need to develop a proposal that goes through all the program or practice evaluation steps in research. Remember, you get to choose in the next research course whether you want to complete a program or practice evaluation for your final paper, but either way learning about and utilizing EBP now will help you tremendously when you begin your research proposal next term.
Read the Brianna case study below and then follow the five EBP steps below to complete this assignment.
Brianna Case Study
Brianna, a 22-year-old Asian woman, is seeking counseling for anxiety and depression that she attributes to her problems during her junior year of college. In response to questions about her use of substances, Brianna describes herself as a “social drinker.” Her typical pattern is to consume 3-6 drinks each day, and she drinks 5 times per week. She began drinking regularly (1-2 times per week) and heavily (to intoxication) at the age of 12, usually in the company of an older cousin or school friends. She continued this pattern through high school but cut back during her first two years of college due to lack of money to buy alcohol and more difficult access. During her junior year, Brianna was raped at a party and became pregnant with the perpetrator’s child. She resumed drinking heavily after this incident.
Evidence-Based Process:
Step 1 (Develop a Question): Develop at least 1 question you would like to answer from the Brianna case study. Specifically, ask a question about a potential problem you identified and want to help Brianna alleviate;
Step 2 (Find the Evidence): Find at least two published studies that can help you answer this question (for my review, cut and paste or write out the abstracts of the 2 articles into your essay question). Specifically, find two articles that use an intervention that you believe would help Brianna with her problem;
Step 3 (Analyze the Evidence): Summarize each article and identify which study you believe has a stronger research design and why? Which study do you believe has an intervention that is likely to help Brianna with her problem?;
Step 4 (Combine Evidence w/ your Understanding of Client & Situation): Which pieces of evidence from the 2 articles fits better with Brianna’s case? Which pieces of evidence do not fit well with Brianna’s case? Of the 2 articles, which one has an intervention that you plan to apply to Brianna’s case? Why did you pick this particular one?; and
Step 5 (Application to Practice/Policy): For this step you can “make up” the information. Describe how you would implement this intervention with Brianna?
Upon successful completion of this assignment, you will be able to:
Analyze quantitative and qualitative research methods and research findings (PLO 4; ILO 6)
Synthesize information from a variety of sources to purposefully plan and develop a research practice focus
Resources
Video: Evidence-Informed Practice
File: Evidence-Informed Practice Transcript
Video: Evidence-Based Programs
File: Evidence-Based Programs Transcript
Important Note about Videos: Please keep in mind that if you are asked to watch any video in this course and it does not work, this is okay. In this world of technology and easy access to information, all you need to do is search for more relevant videos using the relevant terms for this Workshop. So, for this workshop, open YouTube and type the words “evidence-based practice” or “evidence-based programs.” These terms should give you numerous videos to choose from. You can also use similar keywords to search for relevant videos. Keep in mind that whatever video(s) you decide to utilize for your assignment, you must cite them in your reference section. The general format for citing a video in APA is below:
Author, A. A. [Screen name]. (year, month day). Title of video [Video file]. Retrieved from http://xxxxx
Review the rubric to make sure you understand the criteria for earning your grade.
Watch the three videos related to evidence-based practice and programs;
Read the Brianna case study above.
Watch the three videos relevant to evidence-based practice above.
Go through the evidence-based practice process and steps by answering the questions above.
Make sure this essay question is at least 2 pages in length

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