Week 2 – Discussion 1
Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric under the Settings icon above for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.
Analyzing Basic Applied Research
There are very different views of what types of evidence are most credible in evaluating the effectiveness of psychological treatment research. In this discussion you will analyze basic applied psychological research as well as evaluate how researchers applied a research process in the development of specific components. To begin read the following articles (which can be accessed through the ProQuest database in the Ashford University Library):
After reading the articles listed above select two of them. Analyze the basic applied research within each of your two selected articles by answering the following questions:
articles in order for the reference page already in APA:Evidence-based practice in psychology: Implications for research and research training. (2007). Journal of Clinical Psychology (7) 685. doi:10.1002/jclp.20374Brendtro L. K. Mitchell M. L. & Doncaster J. (2011 Winter2011). Practice-Based Evidence: Back to the Future. Reclaiming Children & Youth. pp. 5-7.Dozois D. J. (2013). Psychological treatments: Putting evidence into practice and practice into Evidence. Canadian Psychology (1) 1.
Week 2 discussion 2
this discussion you will be evaluating contributions of psychological research in the applied context of the DSM-5. To begin read the DSM-5 section entitled Conditions for Further Study (Section III of the DSM-5) and the article titledAn Overview of the DSM-5: ChangesControversy and Implications for Psychiatric Nursing.Then address the following points in your post: