Post University Unit 6 Mental Health Professional Discussion Questions

The range and type of existing information available will vary according to the setting you are operating in. However, all settings will have information available that will be useful in identifying the promotion needs of the target groups. It will also be necessary to collect new information which is more targeted to the setting and the kinds of mental health promotions needs that you expect to identify (Merceron, et. al, 2015). A range of methods may be used to collect this information. They may involve using interviews, questionnaires, group-based techniques, or objective tests. The procedures to be used for collecting this information will vary according to the setting that you are operating in more detail on these procedures can be found in the setting specific toolkit.

Questions such as these should be presented to the person undertaking the analysis of the data so that the process of identifying the most important problems can be driven by the project team as representatives of the setting. The method by which you will gather data is hugely important to the validity of your results. Ideally, a researcher would utilize established measurement tools which have been validated through consistent study (Merceron, et. al, 2015). Overall, determine what information you want to collect. The first thing you need to do is choose what details you want to collect.

Being able to figure out the audience and question, the literature review has been much easier to understand and organize. Being able to focus and determine what information this writer wants to collect has made it easier to focus on a particular topic.

Reference

Merceron, A., Blikstein, P., & Siemens, G. (2015). Learning Analytics: From Big Data to Meaningful Data. Journal of Learning Analytics, 2(3), 4–8.

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The writer has discovered that gathering data for this project has progressively grown to be less taxing. Knowing where to look and incorporating methods like framing your idea into question(s) have been paramount as the writer attempts to prove the viability of his action research project. Creating questions that aim to get a better understanding of the issues, problems and needs are impactful to all stakeholders involved. These questions take place in many aspects of the the Look-Think-Act framework to include the preliminary interviews, surveys and questionnaires, and progress reviews. Bivens & Wheeler (2021) assess that the interview process not only provides records of participants’ views and perspectives but recognizes the legitimacy of their experience. Stringer & Aragon (2020) state the world of human behavior is entwined with complex events and it requires action researchers to take into account aspects that affect the ability of people to engage in actions necessary to resolve significant problems in their lives. The writer strongly agrees with their assessments and strives daily in his professional life to do the same as well. The rewards of these approaches are scaleable and the writer also believes that the use of people’s lived experiences as well as workshops are great resources.

The writer is working through the literature review section and remains hopeful to complete this section by the end of the week. The writer believes that the challenge of completing a cohesive section will remain while trying to ensure that this section stays within the eight page requirement.

References

Stringer, E. T., & Aragon, A. O. (2020). Action research (5th ed.). Sage Publication.