Please no plagiarism and make sure you are able to access all resource on your own before you bid. Main references come from Balkin, R. S., & Kleist, D. M. (2017) and/or American Psychological Association (2014). Assignments should adhere to graduate-level writing and be free from writing errors. I have also attached my assignment rubric so you can see how to make full points. Please follow the instructions to get full credit and use the attached worksheet as required. I need this completed by 09/21/19 at 7pm. 

Assignment – Week 4

Research Critical Analysis of a Journal Article

The purpose of this assignment is to allow you to practice the critical analysis of the contents of research articles. When you identify a research article, you want to begin by assessing whether the source of the article is scholarly and current. Once you have verified these elements, it is important to determine what the researchers were attempting to investigate, how the study was carried out, and what the outcomes were.

For this Assignment, you will critically examine the elements of a scholarly article. Because you will need to choose research articles that represent each type of methodology when you create your Final Project Annotated Bibliography, it is essential for you to understand the contents of a research article.

To Prepare

• Review the media programs and blog found in the Learning Resources which will introduce you to the critical elements of a scholarly article, how to identify them, and how to read scholarly articles.
• Review the Kenny, M. C., & Winick,      C. B. (2000) article found in the Learning Resources. You will use this article to complete this Assignment.
• Review the Scholarly Article Content Analysis Preparation Guide, the Scholarly Article Content      Analysis Worksheet including the briefcase conceptualization found in the      Learning Resources and consider the “client” for any counseling implications. Note: You will use this Worksheet to complete this Assignment.

Assignment

• Complete the Scholarly Article      Content Analysis Worksheet for the Kenny and Winick (2000) article.
• Analyze the contents of the article and apply the findings to the case conceptualization included in the worksheet.
• Critically analyze the article  and identify all components:
  • Is the article scholarly?
  • What is the problem/purpose?
  • What is(are) the research question(s)?
  • Who are the participants?
  • What are the ethical/cultural considerations?
  • What data /information was collected from participants?
  • How did the researchers describe the results/answer to the research question?
  • How does this research apply to the case study?

Required Resources

Kenny, M. C., & Winick, C. B. (2000). An integrative approach to play therapy with an autistic girl. International Journal of Play Therapy, 9(1), 11–33. doi:10.1037/h0089438

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Raff, J. (2018, January 3). How to read and understand a scientific article [Blog post]. Retrieved from https://violentmetaphors.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/how-to-read-and-understand-a-scientific-article.pdf

Walden University. (n.d.). How do I verify that my article is peer reviewed? Retrieved August 1, 2019, from https://academicanswers.waldenu.edu/faq/72613  

Walden University Library. (n.d.). Verify peer review. Retrieved August 1, 2019, from https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/library/verifypeerreview  

Document: Scholarly Article Content Analysis Preparation Guide (PDF) 

Document: Scholarly Article Content Analysis Worksheet (Word document)

Required Media

Walden University Library. (n.d.). Anatomy of a research article. Retrieved from https://waldencss.adobeconnect.com/anatomyofaresearcharticle/ 

Note: if you are having difficulty viewing the required media above using Google Chrome as your browser, please visit http://academicanswers.waldenu.edu/faq/239615 for instructions on how to enable Flash.

Laureate Education (Producer). (2016). Literature review [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 8 minutes.

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Laureate Education (Producer). (2017k). Purpose of research [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 15 minutes. This media piece is also in the resources of Week 2.

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Credit: Provided courtesy of the Laureate International Network of Universities.