Time Series Designs and Therapeutic Outcomes
Time Series Designs and Therapeutic Outcomes
Accountability is a central issue for all practicing counselors. Whether you are working in a school setting, community agency, marriage and family counseling center,
or another type of clinic, you will be asked to provide evidence of the effectiveness of your work. In order for you to measure effectiveness, it is necessary to
approach the counseling process from an empirical stance and to plan for data collection that will validate your efforts.
In this Discussion, you develop a preliminary understanding of how to implement various time series research designs and how to analyze the data produced from this
type of research. You also consider legal and ethical issues that may be associated with these types of designs.
With these thoughts in mind:
Post by Day 4 a description of your area of specialization and a therapeutic outcome that you might like to measure. Then, describe the time series design that you
would use, why you would use that particular design, and how you would use it.
Read a selection of your colleagues’ postings.
Respond by Day 6 to at least one of your colleagues’ postings. Be sure to respond to a colleague who discussed a different time series design than you did. Based on
your colleague’s response, note any insights you gained or conclusions you drew about time series designs. Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific
references from the Learning Resources.
Accountability is a central issue for all practicing counselors. Whether you are working in a school setting, community agency, marriage and family counseling center,
or another type of clinic, you will be asked to provide evidence of the effectiveness of your work. In order for you to measure effectiveness, it is necessary to
approach the counseling process from an empirical stance and to plan for data collection that will validate your efforts.
As You write, you develop a preliminary understanding of how to implement various time series research designs and how to analyze the data produced from this type of
research. You also consider legal and ethical issues that may be associated with these types of designs.
With these thoughts in mind:
Write a 1 page (do not double space) description of your area of specialization and a therapeutic outcome that you might like to measure. Then, describe the time
series design that you would use, why you would use that particular design, and how you would use it.
