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How does it compare or differ from other more urban youth affiliated programs or organizations that have come under scrutiny or have had similar tragedies?

Module 3 Discussion: Theories in Wilderness Therapy

Social work is the subject

Full assignment details attached in a word doc

In reference to the readings and the OBH Council link, what social work theories can you identify being used in this field? How do you see social learning theory applying to this field? How about the importance of soft skills and crisis-interventions skills? Why are these important?

In looking at the accredited organizations listed on the OBH site how many were affiliated with the Aspen(CRC) Group?(Hint: look in previous module link: The Aspen Guide to Wilderness Therapy to compare).

In looking at one of the OBH accredited programs, that is not affiliated with the Aspen Group, did you notice any differences or similarities in their approach versus Aspen’s? In your own words, and after previously reading chapter 2 in Shouting at the Sky (about Aaron Bacon’s death) and this weeks article:

Dark side of a Bain Success, why do you think it is important to have an independent accrediting body for wilderness therapy and outdoor behavioral programs? How does it compare or differ from other more urban youth affiliated programs or organizations that have come under scrutiny or have had similar tragedies?

Do you agree or disagree with the statement, mentioned by a parent in Ferguson’s book Shouting at the Sky, “You can hate what happened to Aaron Bacon…without needing to hate the whole idea of kids going to the wilds to heal.”(p.16)

Discuss the hypotheses you might have in support. Explain the following and justify your response

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For each method, discuss what the method is, how it would be designed to support the research question and the rationale for choosing the selected method.

Then, discuss the hypotheses you might have in support. Explain the following and justify your response:

Identify the population that might be considered.
Explain the sampling process to be used.
Propose a collection strategy.
Determine an analysis process that could be applied.

In particular, identify and support an appropriate analysis process, and explain why.

Discuss any ethical considerations.

You must clearly describe the key points of each area, supporting each step with citations to your course text as well as peer-reviewed studies that directly align with the key areas discussed.

Compare and discuss“Anti-Social Media” to “The Last Channel” in a specific and insightful way.

Compare “Anti-Social Media” to “The Last Channel” in a specific and insightful way.

MAX => 100 words

Compare “Anti-Social Media” to “The Last Channel” in a specific and insightful way.

Note that the standard notion of comparison includes both comparing and contrasting, that is, looking at both the similarities and the differences.

Your comparison can be on theme (alienation, societal expectations, etc.), relationships (family, romance, friendship, etc.), specific words (select, delete, overwhelm, obsess, meaning, random, love, etc.), metaphor (bridge, rabbit hole, etc.), style and structure (the use of lists, quotation vs. inner dialogue, etc.), or any other aspect that compares the two pieces in a meaningful and specific way.

The full title of the poem is “Antisocial Media: short fiction based on a true story,” is written by Kim Z Dale (January 10, 2014).

“Anti-Social Media” and “The Last Channel” are available as two separate PDF files and uploaded with the order.

NOTE: The instructions of this assignment and some examples (Previous Responses) (read these, but do not write on them) are avialibe as a PDF file and uploaded with the order.

Identify Carr’s metaphor, then put an arrow, then put your metaphor, then write a paragraph using that metaphor to make a point about using the Net. Put the metaphors in bold- “Is Google Making Us Stupid?”

“Is Google Making Us Stupid?”

MAX=> 100 words.

RESPONSE: Take a metaphor used by Carr (jet-skier, brain as computer, shallows, depths, cathedral, etc.) and come up with a similar metaphor and a scenario which makes a point about how you (or other people) are effected by the Internet.

Make sure not to use the exact same metaphor Carr uses. For instance, where Carr uses a cathedral, you might use a Greek temple, a gurdwara, a mosque, a synagogue, Yankee Stadium, the British Museum, or the downtown Vancouver library.

You can use your own experience, create a fictional scenario, or give an explanation. Remember that the response must be in one paragraph and cannot exceed 100 words.

FORMAT: Identify Carr’s metaphor, then put an arrow, then put your metaphor, then write a paragraph using that metaphor to make a point about using the Net. Put the metaphors in bold.

EXAMPLES: Previous Responses

NOTE: (read these, but do not write on them) on the attached PDF file.

Meal time interactions-Write a research paper about the topic of meal time interactions.

Meal time interactions

This order consists of two parts

The first part of this order it is required to write a research paper about the topic of meal time interactions.

The transcriptions of a video using Jeffersonian Transcription and analyse using discourse analysis strategies.

The second part of this order requires a 3 slide powerpoint containing a study proposal that is developed

Guided by your findings and propose a future research target from your study.

The video will be provided through a link that leads to a google drive page containing the video required for the transcription.

A more detailed assignment brief and marking criteria will be provided.

Explain how these research decisions relate to the existing literature and theoretical/conceptual framework, problem statement, purpose statement, and research questions.

Research Methodology and Design

1.Describe the research methodology and design. Elaborate upon their appropriateness in relation to the study problem, purpose, and research questions

2. Identify alternative methodologies and designs and indicate why they were determined to be less appropriate than the ones selected. Do not simply list and describe research methodologies and designs in general.
Length: 4 pages.see sample of Research Methodology and Design
Population and Sample

1.Describe the population, including the estimated size and relevant characteristics.

2. Explain why the population is appropriate, given the study problem, purpose, and research questions.

3. Describe the sample that will be (proposal) obtained.

4. Explain why the sample is appropriate, given the study problem, purpose, and research questions.

5. Explain the type of sampling used and why it is appropriate for the proposal methodology and design. For qualitative studies, evidence must be presented that saturation will be (proposal) reached.

6. Describe how the participants will be (proposal) recruited (e.g., email lists from professional organizations, flyers) and/or the data will be (proposal) obtained (e.g., archived data, public records) with sufficient detail so the study could be replicated. ( will use social media)
Length:5 pages.see sample of Population and Sample
Materials or Instrumentation

1.Describe the instruments (e.g., tests, questionnaires, observation protocols) that will be (proposal) used, including information on their origin and evidence of their reliability and validity. OR as applicable, describe the materials to be used (e.g., lesson plans for interventions, webinars, or archived data, etc.).

2. Describe in detail any field testing or pilot testing of instruments to include their results and any subsequent modifications.

3. If instruments or materials are used that were developed by another researcher, include evidence in the appendix that permission was granted to use the instrument(s) and/or material(s) and refer to that fact and the appendix in this section.
Length:2 pages.see sample of Materials or Instrumentation
Study Procedures

1.Describe the exact steps that will be (proposal) or were (manuscript) followed to collect the data, addressing what data as well as how, when, from where, and from whom those data will be (proposal) collected in enough detail the study can be replicated.

Length: 1 page. see sample of Study Procedures
Data Collection and Analysis

1.Describe the strategies that will be (proposal) used to code and/or analyze the data, and any software that will be (proposal) used.

2. Ensure the data that will be (proposal) analyzed can be used to answer the research questions and/or test the hypotheses with the ultimate goal of addressing the identified problem.

3. Use proper terminology in association with each design/analysis (e.g., independent variable and dependent variable for an experimental design, predictor and criterion variables for regression).

4. For qualitative studies, describe how the data will be (proposal) processed and analyzed, including any triangulation efforts. Explain the role of the researcher.
Length: 3 pages.see sample of Data Collection and Analysis
Assumptions

1.Discuss the assumptions along with the corresponding rationale underlying them.
Length:1 page. see sample of Assumptions
Limitations

1.Describe the study limitations.

2. Discuss the measures taken to mitigate these limitations.
Length: 1 page.see sample of Limitations
Delimitations

1.Describe the study delimitations along with the corresponding rationale underlying them. An example of delimitations are the conditions and parameters set intentionally by the researcher or by selection of the population and sample.

2. Explain how these research decisions relate to the existing literature and theoretical/conceptual framework, problem statement, purpose statement, and research questions.

Length: 2 pages.see sample of Delimitations

Ethical Assurances
Tip: When research involves human subjects, certain ethical issues can occur.

They include but are not limited to protection from harm, informed consent, right to privacy, and honesty with professional colleagues.

1.Confirm in a statement the study will (proposal)) receive approval from University’s Institutional Review Board (IRB) prior to data collection.

2. If the risk to participants is greater than minimal, discuss the relevant ethical issues and how they will be (proposal) addressed.

3. Describe how confidentiality or anonymity will be (proposal) achieved.

4. Identify how the data will be (proposal) securely stored in accordance with the University IRB requirements.

5. Describe the role of the researcher in the study. Discuss relevant issues, including biases as well as personal and professional experiences with the topic, problem, or context.

Present the strategies that will be (proposal) used to prevent these biases and experiences from influencing the analysis or findings.

Length: 7 pages. see sample of Ethical Assurances
Summary

1.Summarize the key points presented in the chapter.
Length: 2 pages. see sample of Summary.

use a future tense. All the peer-reviewed publications will include only those published within the last three years (2018-2021).

How does cognitive appraisal of the acculturation experienced by international English language learners in their new environments affect their psychological, social, and academic outcomes?

Research Questions
Two research questions were explored to address the identified gaps in the literature:
RQ1
How does cognitive appraisal of the acculturation experienced by international English language learners in their new environments affect their psychological, social, and academic outcomes?
RQ2
How do international English language learners cope with the acculturation challenges in their new environments?

Discuss potential limitations of your study and suggest modifications and extensions for your study, when appropriate. End with a conclusion – what are implications of your results?

Biological psychology ans statistics

Your lab report should contain the following parts
Title page
Introduction
Methods
Results
Discussion
References
Appendices (if applicable)

The font must be Times New Roman, size 12, and should adhere to double spacing for all sections.

The main body of your report (Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion) should not exceed four pages with page margins of 2.54cm (1in) top / bottom / left / right.

make sure to indent the first line of each paragraph and not to add any extra lines between paragraphs.

Submit all parts of your report in a single file named PSY2013_Resit_LabReport_URNXXXXXXX either as a word document or pdf.

Your lab report should include:

• Title – should summarise the empirical findings from your study

• Abstract – should give an overview of the report and explain theory the study is designed on.

provide a brief outline of the study design and summarise the main findings. End the abstract with major discussion points and/or conclusions.

• Introduction – should start with some general statements on why it is important to study your question.

Provide an overview of the relevant background information that helps you to either identify the gap in the literature or illustrates a current debate around the topic.

Make sure that the rationale for your study and your research question logically follow from this overview of your background reading.

Briefly introduce the general design of your study so that your specific hypothesis / research predictions are easy to understand.

• Methods – Experimental methods are described in a concise paragraph or through an original representation that describes the flow and proper sequence of important aspects of the experimental protocol.

The methods section clearly and concisely answers the question, “what did you do?”. Photographs and/or drawings may be used to illustrate relevant aspects of the experimental methods. Here think about what is important for a reader to replicate your study.

• Results – Start with information on your data – mean and standard deviation or median and interquartile range; skew and kurtosis.

Then explore your data for outliers followed by checking the assumptions for parametric analyses.

Describe differences that appear to be present – remember you can only interpret these if they are statistically significant.

Check these differences for statistical significance using the appropriate test (parametric or non-parametric test depending on your data). Write in sentences!

• Discussion / Conclusion – Start by repeating aims of the study and summarising the main findings ( bear in mind that a reader can get a rough idea of your study reading the discussion only). Then relate these results to your hypothesis / aim and to previous studies.

If your results agree with hypotheses and with previous studies discuss the implications for the theory or scientific debate. If they disagree the you should discuss why this may be the case (e.g., difference in study design, power issues etc.).

Discuss the implications of these differences for the theory (e.g., the theory is applicable only under specific circumstances) or the scientific debate.

Discuss potential limitations of your study and suggest modifications and extensions for your study, when appropriate. End with a conclusion – what are implications of your results?

• References – References are cited within the body of the text and a complete bibliography is presented that is correctly formatted according to APA style. Only use scientific resources.

• Appendices – presents figures / charts / tables with descriptions or captions. add any other information that may be relevant e.g., information about stimuli etc.

Additional tips:
• Be brief and simple. Do not include too much prior research in your introduction. Select a few papers of high relevance and introduce them properly.

• When discussing the limitations of your study think in terms of methodological differences to previous studies that potentially could explain the differences in results.

• Define abbreviations at their first use.

• Include units of measurement (e.g., age is given in years).

1. You will be marked on the quality of your arguments in the introduction and discussion, the appropriateness of the chosen analysis and the correctness of the results presentation. You will NOT be marked on the significance of the results.

2. Figures and Tables should be referenced in the text and have appropriate legends and/or titles.

3. Include units of measurement where relevant.

4. Refer back to the tutorials and , don’t save them to last minute.

Available on SurreyLearn: ‘Psychology – Undergraduate Support’ in the folder ‘Useful Forms & Guides’, then ‘Assessment and Feedback’.

For late submissions a penalty will be applied depending on the submission time:

• Between 4:01 pm on Tuesday and 4:00 pm on Wednesday,
the penalty is -10% (percentage points = marks)

• Between 4:01 pm on Wednesday and 4:00 pm on Thursday,
the penalty is -20%

• After 4:01 pm on Thursday, the coursework will be given a zero (fail) and will not be marked.

You will receive feedback within three weeks of your submission on SurreyLearn.

You can receive additional feedback during Student Engagement and Feedback Hours

Discuss when you might use a qualitative approach to observation, include an evaluation/critique of the approach and contrast it with more quantitative approaches to observation.

Revise these papers according to feedbacks

Qualitative Data Assignment
Observation as a method of data collection

For this assignment, you are going to observe and analyse a 5-minute video clip of a nursery setting:

I’m scared of thunder!

As you watch this video, take detailed field notes of what you are observing – recording behaviours and relevant dialogue.

These notes will go in your appendix and you will use them to demonstrate how you coded the data and developed your themes. You could look at the ‘Qualitative Approach’ slides in Session 12 as an example of a researcher’s field notes (the NVivo screen shot).

In an actual real-world study, it is likely you would continue to analyse further observation data as it is difficult to make any strong claims based on this limited amount of data.

However, for the purposes of this assignment, you will only be focused on this 5-minute video.

The broad aim of this study is to examine children’s emotions in nursery settings. It is up to you to decide on a more specific research question.

Suggested plan of report (1000 words)

Introduction: The research question (approx. 10-20 words):

• State your chosen research question. Your question may focus on Heidi’s behaviours, the actions of her peers, the teacher, or interactions between/among the children and adults. The research question should be related to the broad aim of the study, stated above.

Method: Type of analysis (approx. 200 words):

• Describe the type of thematic analysis you used to analyse your data, outlining the different steps you took.

Results (approx. 300 words):
• Identify and describe two key themes, using examples/quotations to support your description.

• Explain how these themes are relevant to your research question.

Discussion (approx. 500 words):
• Reflect on how effective this approach was in terms of addressing your research question.

Identify any issues you encountered and how they might be resolved in future studies

• Discuss when you might use a qualitative approach to observation, include an evaluation/critique of the approach and contrast it with more quantitative approaches to observation.

References (not included in word count)

• Include any literature you have used to support your writing/arguments – format according to APA guidelines

Appendix (not included in word count)

• Include your field notes demonstrating how you coded the data (Video 3 in Session 14 gives you an example of one way to do this – codes in one column, field notes in the other).

• Include a table or diagram showing which codes relate to which themes