Social Work Research
An experiment is a scientific procedure carried out under controlled conditions to demonstrate a known factor, discover an unknown effect, and test a hypothesis. Social workers are professionals who work to ensure the communities’ well-being and work to meet their needs. They, therefore, need to conduct experiments and research collected from everywhere, including the lab.
Experiments have a procedure of carrying them out by first collecting samples and assigning them randomly by assigning numbers and grouping them into the experiment group that will receive the treatment and the control group that will not receive the treatment. The importance of this is for the researcher to get results as to whether the treatment has given the desired results or not. The next procedure would be testing the two groups before starting intervention to see if the two participants are alike and afterward applying treatment, proceeding to post-test after a period of time. This procedure is known as the classical experimental design (Mauldin, n.d.).
Social workers need to have a scientific understanding so as to engage in ethical practice, and I believe that they can get valuable information from research conducted in the lab because they have to deal with cases such as drug abuse, food disorders, sexually transmitted infections, pregnancy, and other scientific-based problems. According to (“Oxford Bibliographies – Your Best Research Starts Here – obo,” 2022), in scientific research, one must adhere to principles and base conclusions and observations gathered in a systemic and objective fashion. Labs, therefore, provide enough observations; for example, when dealing with sexually transmitted diseases, they will need lab research to create treatments and understand the cause of infections and preventions, such as condoms.
In conclusion, research is important due to the nature of the jobs of social workers. As a result, engage in all kinds of activities, including lab research, to solve problems being faced by the communities.
References
Mauldin, R. (n.d.). Foundations of Social Work Research.
Oxford Bibliographies – Your Best Research Starts Here – obo. (2022). Retrieved 25 April 2022, from https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/
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Question
Do you think social workers can gain valuable information from research conducted in a lab?
Why or why not?
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