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SOWK 5317: Social Work Research

Social Work Research

Research Steps

Literature Review: (1) Include at least 10, peer-reviewed journal articles (2) A comparison and contrast of previous research and research findings based on categories identified by you. (3) Indicate detail of your contribution to the body of literature. a) How will you build on the current knowledge base? b) Identification of the gaps in previous literature that you are going to address with your research. Be clear on how your research will fill those gaps. (4) Theoretical framework (systems, strengths perspective, attachment, etc.), as applicable in this section (5) Hypothesis(es) (as appropriate); clear, concise, and matches research questions and research topic. 

Purdue Owl APA 7th

In the Advanced Search option for Start Your Research, you can run a search across all disciplines and databases or you can limit your search by discipline first. This would help narrow a broad topic and give you some ideas how to focus the research question.

Try to identify synonyms for your keywords, like "mental health" can also be searched as keywords "mental illness"OR "mentally ill" OR "emotional health" OR "psychological health"

Topics:

Latinx Community, mental health

Child Welfare, Trauma, Mental Health  

LGBTQ+ youth, Latinx youth, first-gen youth and mental health

Mental health, children with autism, addiction

LGBTQ+ youth, Juvenile Correctional psychiatry, counseling and mental health

Veterans, Populations Experiencing Homelessness, Mental Health

Women's mental health, Autism (all ages), Psychiatric disorders, Isolation, Social Impact of Covid, Women Veterans, impact of ADHD

Adolescent mental health, veterans

Veterans, Addiction, Mental health

Juvenile justice,School to prison pipeline, Effects of trauma on youth, Youth counseling , First gen/ something education related  

Mental Health, Child Welfare, Low Income Communities

Mental health for adolescent black girls; lack of services for poc; importance of mental health services for poc

Youth and adolescent mental health in cases of trauma and abuse, family trauma, domestic violence  

Mental health and trauma (exploration of novel trauma treatments and group based treatments), homelessness, criminal justice, income inequality

Veterans and military connected families and children, Mental Health

Mental health, trauma, adolescent/youth, LGBTQ+ Veterans, military connected families, children and mental health

Family trauma and family loss, mental health, Latinx population  

Veterans (retired and active). Military families.  

LGBTQ community, youth, mental illnesses