Research Paper
Section I. Introduction (1-1.5 pages):
Briefly describe what your agency does to help its clients and your role is in that helping process.
Choose and describe a problem / issue that keeps coming up at your agency and needs a better intervention. This may be violence, truancy, high dropout rate, low grades, ADHD in school students, depression, addiction, family reunification, early / unplanned pregnancy, etc.
At the end of the introduction section, list your research question. An example of research question may be, “What are evidence-based interventions for young adults with schizophrenia?” “What are best practices to help homeless mothers?” “What is the effectiveness of the 12-step program for substance users?,” or “How to prevent truancy in middle school?”
Section II. Summarize 2 articles (2 pages each)
Find 2 articles from peer-reviewed journals published within 7 years that tested an intervention to resolve your client’s issue at Rutgers Libraries https://rutgers.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?vid=01RUT_INST:01RUT&lang=en (Links to an external site.)
In your summary of each article, be sure to answer the following questions:
Population (age, gender, ethnicity, economic status, urban / rural population) and study size;
What intervention was studied, when, and for how long.
What research design was used (qualitative, quantitative, longitudinal / short term, randomized / control groups, ABA, case study, meta-analysis, etc.).
Describe method of study (questionnaire, interview, 10 weeks of therapy, focus groups, etc.).
Describe research findings listed in the article (include statistics);
Limitations of the study.
Section III. Conclusion (1 page):
Discuss how article findings are generalizable to your client population and what you will do differently (if this is the case) to better serve your clients.
