Posted: April 4th, 2015

Research on an Intervention Program for Individual Risk Factors to Increase Resilience

Research on an Intervention Program for Individual Risk Factors to Increase Resilience

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Essay (80 marks)
Write an essay (500 words maximum) (2–3 double-spaced word-processed pages) on the following topic. Be sure that you are presenting the concepts in your own words and that you include current information.

Topic: Research on an Intervention Program for Individual Risk Factors to Increase Resilience
Find at least two peer-reviewed journal articles that discuss the results of intervention programs aimed at increasing individual protective factors and thus resilience. Who are the identified at-risk groups? What individual factors are targeted? Was the program successful? Why or why not? (Refer to Module 1, Topic 3, Activity 6 for help finding peer-reviewed journal articles in the Library’s online full-text databases.)

Your word-processed assignments should follow APA format for preparing your essay and citing sources. The Library has an APA style guide that might be helpful.

The following rubric may be helpful in helping you organize your assignment. The rubric will also be used to mark your assignment.

Organization Information is very organized with well constructed paragraphs (including introduction, body, and conclusion). Assignment within 250 to 400 words.

Mechanics No grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors.

Critical Thinking Evidence of critical examination. Thoughts presented are reflective and insightful.

Examination of Concepts Is able to make inferences and comprehends deeper meaning consistently, demonstrating insight and the relevance to resiliency.

Criteria for Evaluating Assignments
Here is a set of criteria that will form the basis for evaluating the essay portion of the written assignments.

Substance (75 per cent)
The essay provides evidence of critical thinking and analysis as well as synthesis of researched information throughout, and presents a logical and persuasive argument.
The essay incorporates the concept of individual resilience and associated terms that were introduced in this module.
Research sources are relevant, current, and credible. They are clearly documented in the paper.
The introduction offers a sense of direction for the paper and presents a clear thesis statement to the reader.
The body develops the necessary aspects of the main idea and provides examples, support, or illustration for each aspect of the main idea.
The conclusion summarizes the main points and ties them to the thesis; it also presents an impact statement and/or suggests direction for future research.
Writing Style and Format (25 per cent)
Paragraphs are unified, developed, and coherent, with transitions between ideas.
Sentences are grammatically correct; words are chosen for accuracy and impact.
The writing follows the conventions of spelling and mechanics (punctuation, etc.).
The format follows the APA documentation style accurately and consistently.