Discussion1: Research Questions and Literature Reviews

 

In this week’s video, you meet Eboni Logan, a teenager who reveals that she is pregnant. Eboni explains to her social worker that no one at her school talks about methods of birth control, as their only focus is on abstinence. Imagine that you are a social worker in Eboni’s school and you begin to notice an increase in teen pregnancy. This causes you to wonder about the effectiveness of abstinence-only education. This curiosity propels you to investigate further, but you are not sure what you should do first—develop a research question or conduct a literature review.

 

For this Discussion, review the literature on abstinence education. View the Sessions episode on the Eboni Logan case.

 

·      Post your explanation about what should come first—the development of a research question or a thorough literature review.
 
·      Justify your answer by adding your thoughts about which process you believe to be more realistic and/or appropriate, and why.

  ·      Finally, describe potential consequences of deciding on a research question without conducting a review of the literature.

 

Please use the resources to support your answer.

 

References

 

Laureate Education Producer). (2013). Logan family (Episode 1) [Video file]. In Sessions.

 

Yegidis, B. L., Weinbach, R. W., & Myers, L. L. (2012). Research methods for social workers (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Allyn & Bacon.

 

 

  Logan Family Episode 1

Program Transcript

 

MS. WARRICK: Hi, Ebony. It’s good to see you. I saw you at the track meet. Nice

 

job on the 100 meter dash.

 

EBONY: Oh, thanks. Thanks for seeing me, Ms. Warrick.

 

MS. WARRICK: So what’s on your mind?

 

EBONY: I’m pregnant.

 

MS. WARRICK: Are you sure?

 

EBONY: Two months.

 

MS. WARRICK: Oh, Ebony. Why? Did you want to get pregnant? Didn’t you use

 

protection?

 

EBONY: Nobody talks about birth control here. All they teach is abstinence. I

 

made a mistake.

 

MS. WARRICK: Do you know who the father is?

 

EBONY: Darion, my boyfriend. We’ve been going together for about four months.

 

MS. WARRICK: Have you told him?

 

EBONY: He told me to do whatever I want to do. I know what that means,

 

though, but he won’t say it. He thinks we’re too young to have a baby.

MS. WARRICK: Have you told your family?

 

EBONY: My mom. She wants me to have an abortion. Says I’ll ruin my life if I

 

have a baby now. But not my dad. He says it’s god’s choice, not mine. I don’t

 

know what to think. I’m all mixed up. What do you think I should do?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discussion 2: Blog

 

Refer to the topics covered in this week’s resources and incorporate them into your blog.

 

Post a blog post that includes:

 

·      An explanation of the role of supervision in your field education experience (military mental health clinic)

 

·      A description of your field instructor’s leadership style and an explanation of whether the leadership style will promote your agency learning agreement during your field education experience

 

References

 

   Garthwait, C. (2012). The social work practicum: A guide and workbook for students (6th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.

                                            Chapter 5, “Learning from Supervision” (pp. 40–52).

           

Bogo, M., Regehr, C., Power, R., & Regehr, G. (2007). When values collide: Field instructors’ experiences of providing feedback and evaluating competence. The Clinical Supervisor, 26(1–2), 99–117.

 

Mctighe, J. P. (2011). Teaching the use of self through the process of clinical supervision. Clinical Social Work Journal, 39(3),301–307.