USE OF RESEARCH IN COUNSELING DECISION MAKING

As a counselor, you will be making decisions on how to select evidence-based treatments. In your essay, demonstrate thedecision–making process that you will use to choose one evidence-based treatment over another. Write a 1,000-1,250-wordreflection essay on how to effectively utilize research in order to guide decision–making processes in the counseling profession. Include the following in your essay:

1. A discussion about how qualitative and quantitative research reports guide the decision–making process.
2. A discussion about the key characteristics of effective writing and publication in counseling and psychological research. How do these characteristics guide the decision–making processes?
3. Select a diagnosis and include an example of how research could assist in treatment.
4. Include a minimum of three scholarly resources in addition to the course textbook.

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This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competency: 4.2: Utilize research to guide decision–makingprocesses.

This benchmark assignment meets the following CACREP Standard: 2.F.8.f. Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed research methods.

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In counseling and psychology, research plays a critical role in ensuring effective treatment of patients. Using Qualitative research involves the assessment of patient psychological disorders through interaction and dialogue with the patient which enables identification and treatment (Wang, 2015). ..

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