Depression in Nursing Home Residents

Do you think your life is empty? This is the single question the researchers in this article use to examine depression in a sample of "care home residents with a high prevalence of dementia". The article is presented in a brief form. I would like you to examine the methods section and see if you can figure out how they conducted the study based on the information provided. Further, after reading the article, I would like you to discuss the use of the question "Do you think your life is empty" as a predictor of depression. Click the link to read the article.

Compliance Therapy with Psychotic Patients

I found an article from the UK that discuses the uses of compliance therapy with psychotic patients. It's an interesting article with some relevance to social work practice. However, what I want you to do is try your hands at a little criticial analysis. Read the article but specifically focus on the methods section. Look for terms that you recognize from our class discussions. I want you to comment on the article with a specific focus on the methodology used by the researchers. I'm interested to see your comments.

Compliance Therapy with Psychotic Patients

COPESing With Research

Today in class, we discussed COPES questions. These questions are used by clinicians who are involved in research. Since this lecture was somewhat central to this entire class, I thought it might be helpful to have some additional information. Below is a link relating to COPES questions. It provides a grid that may assist you when trying to develop your own COPES questions.

Explore the exciting world of COPES questions.

NASW Code of Ethics

Our profession is governed by a Code of Ethics. The National Association of Social Workers provides us a set of rules, a code of ethics, that guides our professional practice. Please review the code of ethcis and create posts that explain how you think these guidelines apply to social work research.

Welcome to Research Methods for Social Work Practice! Try and contain your excitement :)
In all seriousness, research and social work practice are not as far apart as you might think. In fact, most of you have engaged in research . . . you just may not have understood that was what you were doing. During this class, we will assist you in applying the appropriate research terms for the everyday activities in which you most likely already engage. To start this discussion, I am posting a link to the NASW website. This page will outline the use of Evidence Based Practice in Social Work. Check out the link and comment about the use of evidence based practice in the world of social work.