A. IM COMPLETING PART A!
B. Complete the study questions listed below for Chapter 1 of the textbook, and the other tasks associated with it. A PDF of this first chapter is posted on the Canvas files, (ebook link available down below!!) in case you have not obtained your textbook yet.
IN DEPTH ANSWERS ARE NEEDED!
1. What is meant by evaluation-informed practice?
2. What does the Council on Social Work Education require?
3. What is meant by a client/system?
4. What is meant by single-system designs (SSDs)?
5. What theory of practice are SSDs most attached to?
6. What is meant by an operational definition of a target?
7. Distinguish between the two types of phases associated with SSDs.
8. What is the heart of single-system evaluation?
9. What is a practice design?
10. What is the ultimate purpose of SSDs?
11. Why may classical designs not be useful for practitioners?
12. Drawing upon Table 1.1, describe two characteristics on how SSDs and Classical group designs may differ.
13. What is said to be the essence of successful practice?
14. Describe any two features of what the authors describe as the scientific practitioner.
15. Describe any two advantages of using SSDs in practice.
16. Describe how SSDs can promote social and economic justice.
17. Write out a thoughtful question or comment about this chapter.
C. What the video below and answer its associated questions in writing.
The Ethical Duty to Know: The Tragic Case of Facilitated Communication for Autism (90 minutes)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j0TAaDWrxU
1. The speaker talks about the fads that have popped up, particularly in the psychology and related fields, suggesting that in most cases fads are short-lived. This is not always the case, what according to the speaker, is an example of a fad that has staying power despite the evidence demonstrating the effectiveness of the fad?
2. According to the speaker, there is a “seductive charm” to lean towards fads when dealing with autism and autism spectrum disorders despite the fact there is no cure and only limited treatments. What is the central reason for this?
3. According to Biklen, we had autism wrong. What did he mean according to the speaker?
4. What is Facilitated Communication for Autism?
5. The Facilitated Communication Institute was founded before what happened? Why?
6. Identify and Define one of the early facilitated communication research mentioned to evaluate facilitated communication.
7. Under carefully controlled studies, how many successful validations were there? What does this mean?
8. What position did the APA adopt regarding facilitated communication?
9. Facilitated Communication is making a “comeback” in the scholarly world, what might it be called now-a-days if not FC?
10. Why, according to the speaker, is facilitated communication (FC) a fad that has stuck around with regards to autism?
ebook link:
Write out each question in single spacing. Double space. The writen out each answer in single spacing.
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