Research & Program Evaluation Flashcards
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The ACA Code of Ethics requires counselors who conduct research to obtain informed consent that includes all of the following EXCEPT:
Answer: A guarantee that participation will improve the client's mental health
Researchers cannot guarantee therapeutic benefit; informed consent must be honest about what the research involves without making promises about outcomes.
A counselor implements an evidence-based intervention supported by multiple randomized trials. When evaluating this intervention for her specific rural Latino population, she should FIRST consider:
Answer: Whether the intervention was validated with populations similar to her clients
Evaluating whether an evidence-based practice was developed and validated with a comparable population is essential for determining cultural applicability.
In qualitative research, 'bracketing' or 'epoché' refers to the researcher's effort to:
Answer: Set aside personal assumptions and biases to remain open to participant meanings
Bracketing is a phenomenological practice in which researchers consciously suspend their preconceptions to avoid biasing their interpretation of participant data.
Which of the following best describes 'effect size' in research?
Answer: The practical magnitude of the difference or relationship found
Effect size quantifies the practical or clinical magnitude of a finding, independent of sample size, indicating how meaningful the result is.
A counselor conducting action research in her school is primarily focused on:
Answer: Solving a specific local problem and improving practice in her immediate context
Action research is practitioner-driven inquiry aimed at understanding and improving practice within a specific local context.
When a counselor's program evaluation reveals that a group counseling intervention for depression was effective with adult women but not with adolescent males, this difference in outcomes is called a(n):
Answer: Interaction effect
An interaction effect occurs when the impact of an intervention differs based on the combination of two or more variables, such as age group and gender.
A school counselor uses the MEASURE model for program evaluation. The 'E' in MEASURE stands for:
Answer: Evaluate
In the MEASURE model (Mission, Elements, Analyze, Stakeholders, Unite, Reanalyze/Evaluate), the 'E' stands for Evaluate, referring to assessing the school counseling program's impact.