1.Discuss the methodological issues and challenges that are unique to psychological research investigating effective treatments for psychological disorders.
2.Explain the concepts of evidence-based practice and practice-based evidence and identify controversies associated with these concepts.
3.Select one treatment modality associated with a disorder in the DSM-5 and present at least one example of pertinent, applied psychological research investigating the efficacy of the treatment modality. Discuss the findings of the research. Locate at least one peer-reviewed article that contains a research study on a treatment modality to fulfill this requirement. You may not use any of the course materials.
4.Take the point of view of Bauer (2007) to analyze the article(s) you selected in #3. Using this authors arguments from his Evidence-Based Practice in Psychology: Implications for Research and Research Training article, what would be his evaluation of the article(s) you selected?
5.Take the point of view of Brendtro, Mitchell, & Doncaster (2011) and analyze the article(s) you selected in #3. Using these authors arguments from their Practice-Based Evidence: Back to the Future article, what would be their evaluation of the article(s) you selected?
6.Discuss ways in which an evidence-based practice model might provide practitioners useful information for making decisions about the degree to which the treatment modality you selected in #3 is an appropriate treatment for the disorder you specified.
7.Conclude your paper with a discussion of your opinion of the utility of evidence-based practice and practice-based evidence for practitioners needing to identity effective treatments for psychological disorders.
8.Utilize a minimum of two additional peer-reviewed journal articles published within the last five years (not including the course text or any of the course materials). At least one article must be used to satisfy the requirement in #3, and at least one article must also be included to support your arguments. All sources must be documented in APA style, as outlined by the Ashford Writing Center.
Discuss the methodological issues and challenges that are unique to psychological research investigating effective treatments for psychological disorders.
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