The Counselor As Practitioner-Researcher by Richard D. Parson... - 9781793511492

The Counselor As Practitioner-ResearcherA Practical Guide to Research Methods\nAuthor(s): Richard D. Parsons, Eric Owens, Cheryl Neale-McFall\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cognella, Inc, United States\nImprint: Cognella, Inc\nISBN-13: 9781793511492, 978-1793511492\nSynopsis\nThe Counselor as Practitioner-Researcher: A Practical Guide to Research Methods is designed to help readers integrate a researcher's perspective and research methodology into their professional practice. Approaching practice as a practitioner-researcher not only facilitates the gathering of data and the drawing of useful conclusions, but also results in more ethical and effective practice decisions.\n\nSection I provides readers with an overview of the need and value of research in support of the counseling profession and as a basis for sound and successful practice decisions. In Section II, the fundamentals of quantitative, qualitative, and mixed designs are reviewed. Section III highlights specific designs and.