The effects of verbal abuse as a child; does therapy alleviate symptoms of trauma related to childhood verbal abuse.

The effects of verbal abuse as a child; does therapy alleviate symptoms of trauma related to childhood verbal abuse.

RESEARCH DESIGN ASSIGNMENT – Use this outline and the headings noted below (Introduction, Methodology, etc.) in your assignment. Feel free to add additional subheadings. This assignment will focus on the research design – that is, how you plan to conduct your proposed research. You will not actually conduct this study. It is just an exercise/proposal. This paper should be written correctly in APA style in paragraph/essay form with references. Your proposal should mimic the research articles you have been reading. Length should be between 5-6 pages. However, the paper should exceed 6 pages (not including the references and cover pages). You should have at least 5 SUPPORTING ARTICLES on your topic in your references as well as any other sources used including the textbook and any instrument cited. Make sure to answer ALL QUESTIONS IN EVERY SECTION. Introduction: What is the purpose of your study and why it is relevant? How will the information from this study improve practice? This section is very important to explain the rationale for the rest of your proposal. What information is missing from current research and practice experience? State the main research question. Write at least three hypotheses related to the research question. Using what you learned from your literature review, why do you think these hypotheses are correct? You will need to use citations in this section. Discuss how knowledge or experience from social work practice might inform the topic, content, method, or anticipated findings of your research proposal. For example, why did you make the predictions that you did in your hypotheses? How does your previous experience inform your choices? State what your independent and dependent variable are for each hypothesis. Methodology Are you going to conduct primarily a qualitative study, a quantitative study, or a mixed- methods study? Why is this design appropriate for your research question?

How do you plan to assess your variables? What questions do you plan on asking your participants so you can find out whether your hypotheses are correct or not? Or how will you observe them? What format (written, over the internet, in-person, focus groups) do you plan on using to collect this information? Create a sample survey/interview guide/focus group guide and include it in your paper as “Appendix A.” If you take questions from a standardized measure, you will need to include citations here. Indicate the type of sampling plan (participant selection) you will use to execute the research design you chose Clearly state the population you will study and how it relates to your hypothesis and design How will you recruit participants? Indicate how you will select your participants and whether this is a probability or non-probability sample Discuss sample size, sampling frame, etc. Indicate how you will measure the variables you have identified What are the main variables in the study? How will you operationalize the concepts you have chosen to study? Be very detailed in how you respond to this. (i.e., counting certain behaviors, using a scale to assess opinions) Also discuss the reliability and validity of the measures you have chosen Will you use an instrument? If so, how was it chosen and has it been validated?