TY - JOUR
T1 - Standards of Care for Research in Group Work
AU - Ausloos, Clark D.
AU - Bloom, Zachary
AU - Goodrich, Kristopher M.
AU - Hunnicutt Hollenbaugh, K. Michelle
AU - Taylor, John
AU - Bennett, Caitlyn
AU - Blount, Ashley
AU - Gerlach, Jennifer
AU - Schroeder, Katy
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 ASGW and Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling (AARC). This article has been co-published with permission in THE JOURNAL FOR SPECIALISTS IN GROUP WORK and COUNSELING OUTCOME RESEARCH AND EVALUATION. All rights reserved. The articles are identical except for minor stylistic and spelling differences in keeping with each journal’s style. Either citation can be used when citing this article.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - The Standards of Care for Research in Group Work were developed in partnership between the Association for Assessment in Research in Counseling (AARC) and the Association for Specialists in Group Work (ASGW). The purpose of these standards is to highlight empirically validated and literature-supported practices for conducting research in group work, as there are methodological and design considerations that are unique to group work research. These include, but are not limited to, small sample sizes that are often inherent in group work, the dependence of variables when measured in a group setting, historical lack of empirical rigor in group work research, and the need for theoretical and methodological congruence in qualitative research. During the development of this document, the committee used extant research standards to guide and center our efforts, and it was our intent for these standards to be used in conjunction with other established research standards. We also recognized the need to emphasize quantitative and qualitative research guidelines to encompass the importance of both types of research in the counseling field; and to highlight the importance of recognition and attention to concerns related to conducting group work research with participants from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds.
AB - The Standards of Care for Research in Group Work were developed in partnership between the Association for Assessment in Research in Counseling (AARC) and the Association for Specialists in Group Work (ASGW). The purpose of these standards is to highlight empirically validated and literature-supported practices for conducting research in group work, as there are methodological and design considerations that are unique to group work research. These include, but are not limited to, small sample sizes that are often inherent in group work, the dependence of variables when measured in a group setting, historical lack of empirical rigor in group work research, and the need for theoretical and methodological congruence in qualitative research. During the development of this document, the committee used extant research standards to guide and center our efforts, and it was our intent for these standards to be used in conjunction with other established research standards. We also recognized the need to emphasize quantitative and qualitative research guidelines to encompass the importance of both types of research in the counseling field; and to highlight the importance of recognition and attention to concerns related to conducting group work research with participants from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds.
KW - group work
KW - research
KW - standards
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85113435631&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/01933922.2021.1942347
DO - 10.1080/01933922.2021.1942347
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85113435631
SN - 0193-3922
VL - 46
SP - 244
EP - 255
JO - Journal for Specialists in Group Work
JF - Journal for Specialists in Group Work
IS - 3
ER -