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2-1 Practice Activity: Identifying Research Questions Gia Gimilaro Southern New Hampshire University SCS-285-H3724 Research Literacy in Soc Sci 24EW3 Lynne Barga January 16, 2024

Scenario One: You are a social worker in an outpatient clinical setting. You receive referrals from juvenile court counselors (also known as probation officers) to provide clinical assessments and therapy for juveniles aged 12 to 17 suspected of having a mental illness such as depression and/or a substance use disorder. In your work over the last several years, you noticed that when a youth has been in treatment for several months, they tend to have fewer arrests for crimes. You are interested in conducting a research study about what is at the core of this outcome. Research Question: What is the best alternative to incarceration for youths involved in the criminal justice system? - I think that this is the research question because it will guide the research study. It states the specific issue and allows the researcher to address the outcomes of the research. Scenario Two: You are a caseworker responsible for investigating child abuse and neglect reports in your city. After team meeting discussions with fellow caseworkers, you noticed that when the report caseloads are high (over 50 cases per worker), there tend to be more substantiated cases of abuse before the caseworker can get involved in the initial case management after adjudication. It often takes one to two weeks before a caseworker can actually get involved in the case: This can be due to higher priorities among other cases, other caseworkers being out sick or on vacation, or the amount and type of paperwork involved. You are interested in knowing what can be improved to reduce the numbers of substantiated abuse cases and the time frame between report and actual involvement, which would minimize the likelihood of this abuse occurring.

Research Question: What challenges do Case Managers face working at The Department of Children and Families? - I think this would be the research question because the question is clear and its focus is directly on the specific issue. The question is researchable. It states what is going to be examined and what changes could be made for better outcomes. Scenario Three: You are a health educator for your county’s public health department. You work with a team of nurses, social workers, a dietician, and other health educators to help reduce the rate of type 2 diabetes among adults who come to the clinic. You have often noticed that the children of parents who have recently been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes tend to be overweight. You are interested in how eating habits in the family may change after a parent with diabetes is educated on proper diet to reduce weight. Research Question: How big of an influence do parents' eating habits have on their children? - I think this would be the research question because it is analytical rather than descriptive. The question is not too easy or too difficult to answer. It also addresses the needs of the target population. Scenario Four:

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You are a county commissioner for your county: You are responsible for keeping your county safe from crime and serving as an ambassador for its citizens. While meeting with the mayor and your sheriff’s department and deputies, you were told that there has been an increase in human trafficking reports and arrests since the new interstate opened about six months ago. You want to know if there has been an increase of human trafficking happening among residents in your county, or if the increase is due to people traveling on the interstate and being caught while stopping in your county. Research Question: What county were the people who were arrested for human trafficking from after the interstate was built? - I think that this is the research question because it focuses on the specific issue. The question is also specific enough to answer thoroughly. Scenario Five: You work for your state’s Department of Health and Human Services and have been involved in ensuring that one state psychiatric hospital’s patients are safely moved to the newly built state hospital, including its emergency room services. The old hospital will close once all patients are moved in the next month; the new hospital is two hours away. Research Question: What would be the best plan for transportation to the new hospital to ensure the safety of all the patients? - I think that this would be the research question because it is a realistic question to research. The question is feasible and specific.

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