Assignment task:
Overview:
Taking the feedback you received on your potential research topics in Unit 1, select the one that you would like to write about for your research project and provide some information regarding the topic. You will also draft your thesis statement which will focus on the argument you plan to support in the body of your paper.
Instructions:
- Select your research topic.
- Include headings/sections in your paper. The topics listed below that you are expected to cover should be these headings/sections:
- Proposed Topic
- Discuss your topic of choice in detail including target population, identified problem, and potential treatment options).
- Topic Relevance
- Explain why you chose this topic including its importance to you as well as the human services profession.
- Thesis Statement
- Your thesis statement should take a position that can start a discussion or debate and is backed by evidence. It should explicitly lay out the specific argument that you plan to support in the body of your paper.
- Include at least one scholarly source that you can use for your final paper. Be sure to reference them correctly in APA style.
Requirements:
- Submit a Word document in APA format.
- Maximum 3 pages in length, excluding the Title and Reference pages.
- At least one scholarly resource.
Be sure to read the criteria below by which your work will be evaluated before you write and again after you write.