COURSE NAME: Research and Program Evaluation

COURSE NUMBER: PP 6025 COURSE NAME: Research and Program Evaluation TERM: Fall 2008

INSTRUCTOR: Jacquie Lewis, PhD

PHONE: 773.925.8227

EMAIL: [email protected]

FAX: 773.925.8227

ALT PHONE: 773.620.5453

REQUIRED TEXTS:

Title Research Methods in Clinical Psychology: An Introduction for Students and Practitioners Author(s) Barker, C., Pistrang, N. and Elliott, R. Copyright 2002 Publisher Wiley ISBN 978-0-471-49089-0 Edition 2nd Edition

Title Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association Author(s) American Psychological Association Copyright 2001 Publisher American Psychological Association ISBN 1557987912 Edition Fifth Edition

Title The Psychologist's Companion: A Guide to Scientific Writing for Students and Researchers Author(s) Sternberg, R.J. Copyright 2003 Publisher Cambridge University Press ISBN 0521528062 Edition Fourth Edition

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Faculty Information Faculty Name: Jacquie Lewis, PhD Campus: Chicago Contact Information: 773.925.8227 Office Hours: 3:15 – 4:15, by appointment

Short Faculty Bio: My PhD has a focus in both clinical and research psychology. I graduated from Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center with a degree in psychology, with an emphasis in consciousness and spirituality. I also teach psychology at Northcentral University, California Southern University, Chicago School of Professional Psychology, and Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center, where I am the Interim Co-Director of the Dream Studies Certificate Program. I also serve on the board of directors and am the E-News editor for the International Association for the Study of Dreams. I am a runner, yoga practitioner, and meditator. I also enjoy documentaries and reading fiction, particularity historical fiction, and non-fiction. I am the president of SPEAK (Supporting and Promoting Ethics for the Animal Kingdom), an all- volunteer national animal rights humane education speakers bureau. I live with a Shetland Sheepdog named Gaia, a Welsh Pembroke Corgi named Darshan, an African Grey parrot named Opus, a Brazilian Cardinal named Bernadine and Pandora the box turtle.

Course description: A basic understanding of types of research is presented, covering basic statistics, research report development, and research implementation. Other areas studied include program evaluation, needs assessment, publications of research information, and ethical and legal consideration pertinent to the psychotherapist.

Course Pre-requisites: None Required Textbook: Barker,C., Pistrang, N., and Elliott, R. (2002). Research Methods in Clinical Psychology: An Introduction for Students and Practitioners. Wiley. 978-0-471-49089-0.

Technology: Intel Pentium IV 1.4 GHz processor or equivalent Microsoft Office 2000 or equivalent. Windows 2000 Professional or equivalent. Acrobat (full version); Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 (PC), 5.0 (MAC), Anti-virus software (e.g. McAfee or; Norton Antivirus).

Course length: 15 Weeks

Contact Hours: 45 Hours

Credit Value: 3.0

Program Outcomes: The Master’s Program in Clinical Psychology has been designed to educate and train students to enter a professional career as MA level practitioners. Argosy University, Chicago Campus provides students an educational program with all the necessary theoretical and clinical elements that will allow them to be effective members of a mental health team. The program introduces students to basic clinical skills that integrate individual and group theoretical foundations of applied psychology into appropriate client interactions and intervention skills

In addition, the Program offers excellent preparation for those considering application to the Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology.

Course Objectives: This course will require students to understand and interpret research designs in published research by critically examining published psychological research. Students will learn how to design and carry out a research project. Students should be able to: study the major categories of research methods, examine the research methods used in previous studies, formulate research questions and how the research questions will be investigated, describe the potential significance of the research, identify research constructs, conduct a literature review, and determine the nature of the relationships to be studied. Assignment Table

Topics & Session Content Readings Assignments 1  The Research Process Research Methods in Clinical  Perspectives on Research Psychology: An Introduction for  Philosophical Issues Students and Practitioners  Professional Issues Chapters 1 & 2  Personal Issues  In class: Course overview, introductions by students and teacher 2  Foundations of Research Methods in Clinical Quantitative Psychology: An Introduction for Measurement Students and Practitioners  Formulating the Chapters 3 & 4 Research Question  The Politics of Research in Applied Settings  The Process of Measurement  Foundations of Quantitative Methods  Psychometric Theory  In class: Discussion questions. Forming of research teams 3  Foundations of Research Methods in Clinical Submit Research Question, Research Design, Qualitative Methods Psychology: An Introduction for and Survey Questions  Phenomenological Students and Practitioners Approaches Chapters 5 & 6  Social Constructionist  Approaches  Ways of Evaluating Qualitative Studies  Self Report Methods, Quantitative and Qualitative  In class: Qualitative exercise

4  Observation, Qualitative Research Methods in Clinical and Quantitative Psychology: An Introduction for  Nonexperimental Students and Practitioners Designs Chapters 7 & 8  Experimental Designs  In class: Quantitative exercise 5  Single Case Research Methods in Clinical Experimental Designs Psychology: An Introduction for  Naturalistic case Study Students and Practitioners Designs Chapters 9 & 10  In class: Video, The Human Behavior Experiments 6  What is Evaluation Research Methods in Clinical Midterm Paper: Literature review due – 12  Preparation for Psychology: An Introduction for reference minimum Evaluating A Service Students and Practitioners  Monitoring the Process Chapters 11 & 12 of Service Delivery  Outcome Evaluation  In class: Discussion questions, examination of research articles 7 Quantitative vs. Qualitative Sample qualitative and quantitative In class: Examination of articles on reserve in Library: research articles Psychotherapy Process Variables Associated With the Retrieval of Memories of Childhood Sexual Abuse: A Qualitative Study. Phelphs, A., Friedlander, M.L. and Enns, C.Z. Journal of Counseling Psychology. Vol 4, No. 3, p. 321-332, 1997.

Hand Out: The Significant Life Experiences (SLEs) of Humane Educators. Lewis, J. E. Society & Animals Journal. Vol 15, No 3, 2007. 8  Ethics in Research Ethical principles of Psychologists and  In class: Discussion Code of Conduct. American questions, critique of ethical/unethical research Psychological Association. scenarios Read Ethical Standard #8, Research and Publishing. On reserve in Library or visit: http://www.apa.org/ethics/code2002.html 9  Research Paper Format & APA Style  In class: Practice exam 10  Anatomy of a Research Project  In class: Exercise evaluating research 11  Anatomy of a Research Project  In class: Exercise evaluating research 12  Anatomy of a Research Project  In class: Exercise evaluating research 13 In Class Presentation of Student Research 14 In Class Presentation of Student Research 15 Research Paper Due – Minimum 12 written pages, excluding reference section

Grading Criteria Grading requirements Attendance/class 25% participation Mid Term- Literature Review 15% Final paper- Research Paper 40% Final Presentation 20% 100% Grading Scale A 100 – 93 A- 92 – 90 B+ 89 – 88 B 87 – 83 B- 82 – 80 C+ 79 – 78 C 77 - 73 C- 72 – 70 D+ 69 – 68 D 67 – 63 D- 62 – 60 F 59 and below

Library Resources

Argosy University’s core online collection features more than 21,000 full-text journals, 23,000 electronic books and other content covering all academic subject areas including Business & Economics, Career & General Education, Computers, Engineering & Applied Science, Humanities, Science, Medicine & Allied Health, and Social & Behavior Sciences. All electronic resources can be accessed through the library’s website at www.auchicagolib.org. User IDs and passwords are distributed during orientation, but can also be obtained at the circulation desk, calling 312-777-7653, or by e-mail at [email protected].

In addition to online resources, Argosy University’s onsite collections contain a wealth of subject-specific research materials searchable in the Library Online Catalog. Catalog searching is easily limited to individual campus collections. Alternatively, students can search combined collections of all Argosy University Libraries. Students are encouraged to seek research and reference assistance from campus librarians. Information Literacy: Argosy University’s Information Literacy Tutorial was developed to teach fundamental and transferable research skills, including selecting sources appropriate for academic-level research, searching periodical indexes and search engines, and evaluating and citing information. In the tutorial, students study concepts and practice them through interactions. At the conclusion of each module, they can test their comprehension and receive immediate feedback. Each module takes less than 20 minutes to complete. Please view the tutorial at http://library.argosyu.edu/infolit/

Academic Policies

Academic Dishonesty/Plagiarism: In an effort to foster a spirit of honesty and integrity during the learning process, Argosy University requires that the submission of all course assignments represent the original work produced by that student. All sources must be documented through normal scholarly references/citations and all work must be submitted using the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th Edition (2001). Washington DC: American Psychological Association (APA) format. Please refer to Appendix A in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th Edition for thesis and paper format. Students are encouraged to purchase this manual (required in some courses) and become familiar with its content as well as consult the Argosy University catalog for further information regarding academic dishonesty and plagiarism.

Scholarly writing: The faculty at Argosy University is dedicated to providing a learning environment that supports scholarly and ethical writing, free from academic dishonesty and plagiarism. This includes the proper and appropriate referencing of all sources. You may be asked to submit your course assignments through “Turnitin,” (www.turnitin.com), an online resource established to help educators develop writing/research skills and detect potential cases of academic dishonesty. Turnitin compares submitted papers to billions of pages of content and provides a comparison report to your instructor. This comparison detects papers that share common information and duplicative language.

Americans with Disabilities Act Policy

It is the policy of Argosy University to make reasonable accommodations for qualified students with disabilities, in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If a student with disabilities needs accommodations, the student must notify the Director of Student Services. Procedures for documenting student disability and the development of reasonable accommodations will be provided to the student upon request. Students will be notified by the Director of Student Services when each request for accommodation is approved or denied in writing via a designated form. To receive accommodation in class, it is the student’s responsibility to present the form (at his or her discretion) to the instructor. In an effort to protect student privacy, the Department of Student Services will not discuss the accommodation needs of any student with instructors. Faculty may not make accommodations for individuals who have not been approved in this manner.

The Argosy University Statement Regarding Diversity

Argosy University prepares students to serve populations with diverse social, ethnic, economic, and educational experiences. Both the academic and training curricula are designed to provide an environment in which students can develop the skills and attitudes essential to working with people from a wide range of backgrounds.