Systemic-organizational consultation

Article 2

All article critiques should be in proper APA format. Use of appropriate, APA headings is REQUIRED for each main point and sub-point listed below.

1. Rationale for Article:

• Example:
• ‘The authors state that systemic-organizational consultation is an important model for professional counselors, but that it is under-emphasized in counselor training and practice to the detriment of professionals and clients alike. The authors claim that this article seeks to rectify a perceived oversight by summarizing the principles of systemic-organizational consultation and suggesting where this model can be taught and implemented within the field.’

2. Identification of Research Questions/Hypotheses:): List the research questions and/or hypotheses the article is supposed to be address; Identify if the author’s listed them explicitly or if you had to ‘guess’ what the research questions were.
3. Identification of Variables, Concepts, and Constructs:

• -Make sure to identify the Independent and Dependent Variable(s) under study if the article is based on hypothesis-testing/quantitative methods. Also, if the study is quantitative, identify phenomena that could be the subject of a qualitative study in future research.
• -If the based on inductive/qualitative methods, identify the phenomena of interest being described and studied. Also, identify variables that could be used in a future study based on hypothesis-testing/quantitative methods.

4. Description of Methodology:

• Data Collection/Sampling Strategy (specific sampling method used, how did they decide to recruit participants, and whom did they decide to recruit).
• Concept Measurement/Assessment (how are they measuring/assessing the concept under investigation?).
• Method of Analysis (what test or method of statistical or qualitative analysis strategy are they using to systemize the data)
• Accounting for External Validity and Generalizability (using your textbook and the supplemental article on Threats to Validity: how are the researchers accounting for these issues? )
• Accounting for Internal Validity/Trustworthiness (Using your text and the supplemental article on Threats to Validity: how did they control for alternate explanations or seek to account for their own worldview and values during the analysis process).

5. Identification, Description, and Critique of Conclusions:

• Identify at least 2 main conclusions that the authors make based on their data
• Identify positive support for those conclusions and justify your support
• Critique the conclusions and justify your critique

6. Applications: Identify 2 ways to incorporate the ideas and conclusions presented in the article into counseling practice
7. APA-formatted paper, proper use of citations, and complete reference