Research Critique Melinda Ann Whiteley SW 530 January 29‚ 2015 Professor Thomas Research Critique The purpose of this paper is to critique an article from the National Association of Social Workers‚ Inc. The article selected is titled “Child custody loss among women with persistent severe mental illness.” (Hollingsworth‚ 2004) I selected this article due to its applicability to child protective services which is where my field practicum is taking place. The components of this article are clearly
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A Critique of the DARE Program The DARE drug prevention program takes ranked officers into schools and has sessions with the kids or teens about drug prevention . DARE has been around since 1983 and started in Los Angeles (Lohman‚ 2010‚ par. 2). This program was designed at first to help students be aware of illegal drugs and to resist peer pressure. Now‚ DARE has expanded to not only its original purpose‚ but also to help awareness about abuse‚ online safety‚ and gangs (par. 2). DARE has since
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What do you think when you hear the word “concussion”? I’m sure you think‚ like most people do‚ about a football player getting a head injury in the game. That’s what I used to think about concussions‚ until I got one‚ and trust me it was not from a football game. I just finished up my first semester as a freshman at Kutztown University and I was home for winter break. I was in the car with my best friend pulling up to an intersection at a red light. It was three days after Christmas‚ so it was
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Lin Article Critique: Part 1 Title and Introduction Bonnie J Thomas-Willey Liberty University Coun 503-D10 LUO Research and Program Evaluation Lin Article Critique: Part 1 Title and Introduction Summary Lin‚ Mack‚ Enright‚ and Baskin (2004) state that prior to the writing of this article anger and related emotions have already been associated as triggers within the realm of substance abuse. As way of illustration the authors cite the Project Match 12-step facilitation therapy manual which
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Uppercase and Bold letters‚ speech bubbles‚ thought bubbles‚ colour‚ settings and objects. Specific features of Ethel and Ernest are that there is a lot of detail and a lot of speech. I think that I covered them both to an extent especially detail. It’s was harder on the flip books to have a lot of speech but certainly on the pictures I have added as much speech as I could.
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Creighton Smith ACP 131 Critique 2/21/13 Word Count: 572 “A Third Life” by Paul Martin discusses the consequences people face if they do not sleep enough over long periods of time. Due to the constraints of modern living‚ society views sleep as unproductive. Sleeping rhythms are disrupted by the needs of our busy lifestyles and we sacrifice sleep in favor of other activities. Because we chose to sleep less‚ sleep deprivation has a negative effect on our lives. Tiredness is one of the frequent
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Sample and Design Critique The purpose of this paper is to critique the design‚ sample and ethical issues used in the selected research studies. The article “The Experience of Patients Undergoing Awake Craniotomy” is a qualitative study. The overall purpose of the study is as Palese‚ Skrap‚ Fachin‚ Visioli‚ and Zannini‚ (2008) states‚ “Although different techniques are used‚ very little has been documented about how the patients feels‚ what they think about‚ or how they approach this type of surgery
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Lin Article Critique Pt.2 Keara Goode Liberty University Online COUN-503 Dr. K. Beard 2-17-13 The purpose of this article is to critique the title and introduction of the Wei-Len Lin (2004) article titled “Effects of Forgiveness Therapy on Anger‚ Mood‚ and Vulnerability to Substance Use Among Inpatient Substance-Dependent Clients”. The study demonstrated the importance of substance dependent inpatients confronting resentments from the past as an aid to emotional recovery (Wei-Lin‚ 2004)
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Comparative Methodological Critique Introduction The aim of this paper is to compare two academic research papers‚ one informed by qualitative and another one by quantitative research designs with focus on the methodological factors. Both papers describe working lives and attitudes of gay and lesbian workers in the UK and USA‚ possible consequences of disclosure of sexual orientation on their working relations and organisational arrangements towards equality and diversity of working practice. These
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My Critique of The Phantom of the Opera The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux‚ a treat for lovers of dark‚ mysterious fiction‚ see’s the life of someone who will do almost anything for love (especially when there is lack of it in their life) from the lives of Erik‚ The Opera Ghost (’O.G.’ for short)‚ and Raoul‚ Vicomte de Chagny. Both men are in love with the same woman‚ Christine Daee. Christine is a Swedish soprano at the Paris Opera House who has been singing with her father ever since
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