The Long Term Effects of Child Sexual Abuse
Outline for the Paper:
Each student will complete a paper on a selected topic related to course content, investigate the topic in depth and provide a formal 4-6 page term paper (excluding the cover page and the reference page/section). The goal of the paper is for you to understand the topic, become familiar with the research and theoretical approaches associated with the topic, and learn about intervention and prevention approaches and social change efforts related to the topic.
The written paper should be organized under the following headings (please use distinct sub-headings whenever required):
Introduction
In this section, you should discuss how and why you are interested in researching the topic or issue. This section will then include a general introduction on the topic and ultimately narrow down to the specific topic or issue. You may support this section with one or two references (peer reviewed journal articles) to support your statement.
History/Background of the topic
In this section, you will discuss the importance of the topic i.e. why it is important. Further, you will answer the questions: who, what, where, and when besides the why of the issue.
The section will provide relevant information about the history/background information (including statistical data, important definitions, and other interesting facts and highlight as necessary) about the social issue, the specific population that it impacts and how it impacts. You will also describe challenges encountered by that population.
Theoretical perspective, context analysis, and limitations
In this section the group should include theory(s) or perspective (s) that is especially relevant to explain the topic/issue. This will not only be in support of the problem/issues, but also strengthen their discussion.
This section should also concentrate on limitations or significant areas that are important, but will not be explored because of page restrictions. This will allow you to convey to the instructor that you are aware of the importance of the related areas.
Conclusion
In this section, you will include the overall findings of your paper. You should also discuss what you think will be some of the future recommendations, for example, in terms of practice and research implications related to this issue.
Course Textbook: Heavy Hands – Denise Kindschi Gosselin
