Wk1 Critically Anaylzing Counseling Literature As a scholar practitioner, it is important for you to continue to use professional journals and other research sources to guide your practice. Developing the skills to review, critically analyze, and discuss professional literature is essential for your development as a competent counselor. In some cases, counseling scholars review and summarize the professional literature for you in order to provide a synopsis of trends, misconceptions, and promising areas for future research. In this Discussion, you review literature reviews constructed by counseling scholars. Also, you develop a conceptual understanding of the Scholar Practitioner Model and how professional literature plays a role in all that you do as a practicing counselor. With these thoughts in mind: Select an article from this week's Learning Resources. Provide a brief synopsis of the literature that was reviewed in your selected article. Explain the implications of the research, as represented in the literature review, to practice in the area represented. Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the Learning Resources.

Wk1 Critically Anaylzing Counseling Literature

As a scholar practitioner, it is important for you to continue to use professional journals and other research sources to guide your practice. Developing the skills to review, critically analyze, and discuss professional literature is essential for your development as a competent counselor. In some cases, counseling scholars review and summarize the professional literature for you in order to provide a synopsis of trends, misconceptions, and promising areas for future research.

In this Discussion, you review literature reviews constructed by counseling scholars. Also, you develop a conceptual understanding of the Scholar Practitioner Model and how professional literature plays a role in all that you do as a practicing counselor.
With these thoughts in mind:

Select an article from this week's Learning Resources. Provide a brief synopsis of the literature that was reviewed in your selected article. Explain the implications of the research, as represented in the literature review, to practice in the area represented.

Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the Learning Resources.

Learning Resources

Course Introduction (located under Course Home in the left navigation bar)


Course Text: Sheperis, C. J., Young, J. S., & Daniels, M. H. (2010). Counseling research: Quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc.
Chapter 1, `Contemporary Issues in Counseling Research`
Chapter 2, `Getting Started`
Chapter 3, `Reviewing the Literature`


Article: D'Andrea, M., & Heckman, E. (2008). A 40-year review of multicultural counseling outcome research: Outlining a future research agenda for the multicultural counseling movement. Journal of Counseling and Development, 86(3), 356363.
Article: Duba, J. D., Kindsvatter, A., & Lara, T. (2008). Treating infidelity: Considering narratives of attachment. The Family Journal, 16, 293299.

Article: Hunter, S. V. (2006). Understanding the complexity of child sexual abuse: A review of the literature with implications for family counseling. The Family Journal, 14, 349358.
Article: Rayle, A. (2006). Mattering to others: Implications for the counseling relationship. Journal of Counseling & Development, 84(4), 483487.
Article: Smith, S., Reynolds, C., & Rovnak, A. (2009). A critical analysis of the social advocacy movement in counseling. Journal of Counseling & Development, 87(4), 483491.
Article: Zalaquett, C., & Stens, A. (2006). Psychosocial treatments for major depression and dysthymia in older adults: A review of the research literature. Journal of Counseling & Development, 84(2), 192201.