Research

Question 1

Describe evidenced based practices

Answer 1

Helps SW to consider the most promising ways to intervene in given situations

Question 2

What are the steps of EBP?

Answer 2

1. Identify problem
2. Develop question
3. Search for info
4. Choose intervention
5. Rely on experience
6. Decide how to evaluate
7. Review data

Question 3

Steps of Research

Answer 3

1. Problem formulation
2. Study design
3. Methodology
4. Data collection
5. analysis of results
6. results

Question 4

What is an independent variable?

Answer 4

explanatory variable that cause the dependent variable to change

Question 5

What is an dependent variable?

Answer 5

response variable; responds to independent variable

Question 6

Describe a probability sample

Answer 6

participants randomly selected every individual considered for the study has equal opportunity to be included

Question 7

Describe a Non probability sample

Answer 7

whoever is available and willing to participate (snowball sample)

Question 8

What is internal validity?

Answer 8

Confidence with which we can say that a relationship exists between variables

Question 9

What is external validity?

Answer 9

how valid the results are for other populations (generalizability)

Question 10

Name 4 ethical issues in research

Answer 10

1. informed consent
2. voluntary participation
3. confidentiality
4. do no harm

Question 11

T or F in crisis you do not delay tx in order to obtain baseline data

Answer 11

True

Question 12

T or F correlation implies association not causation

Answer 12

True