Journalist: Andrea Henderson
Date: November 5, 2007
Summary: This article describes a research project that involves the provision of services to student veterans that is intended to increase their levels of educational attainment to 14 years. Because veterans often experience barriers to education that include health and mental health problems, they will receive a variety of free services.
Relevance: Social workers often work with clients who are veterans.
Questions:
1. What are some of the ethical issues to consider when using control groups in research studies?
2. What is military social work?
3. How would you compare the results obtained from the intervention group with the results obtained from the control group?
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