Potential Topic:

I would like to research the effectiveness of play therapy used for ADHD, ODD, and Autism school-age students in private practices as well as educational settings. I feel that additional resources are needed for this population of students and we have them accessible to use but lack individuals who are knowledgeable and open to new forms of therapy. Researching this could help increase the use of play therapy as well as increase the accessibility of interventions available to these populations of students.

Post a response to the following:

• Based on the feedback to your potential capstone or dissertation topic, in 2-3 sentences, refine your potential DSW capstone or PhD Social Work dissertation topic.
• Explain how your topic might align with one of the Grand Challenges of Social Work.
• In 3-4 sentences, explain how your topic fits within the scholar-practitioner model and can effect positive social change.
• In 3-4 sentences, discuss the scope of the social problem that is underlying your topic. You must use peer-reviewed literature to support your claims.
• In 2-3 sentences, discuss one consequence of the problem underlying your potential topic. You must use peer-reviewed literature to support your claims.

References:

• Grand Challenges for Social Work. (2019, February). Grand Challenges for Social Work: Vision, mission, domain, guiding principles, & guideposts to action Download Grand Challenges for Social Work: Vision, mission, domain, guiding principles, & guideposts to action. https://grandchallengesforsocialwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/GCSW-Principles-2-5-19.pdf
• Grand Challenges for Social WorkLinks to an external site.. (n.d.). http://grandchallengesforsocialwork.org/
• Padilla, Y., & Fong, R. (2016). Identifying grand challenges facing social work in the next decade: Maximizing social policy engagement links to an external site. Journal of Policy Practice, 15(3), 133-144. http:/dx.doi.org/10.1080/15588742.2015.1013238
• Cnaan, R. A., & Ghose, T. (2018). Doctoral social work education: Responding to trends in society and the academy links to an external site. Research onSocial WorkPractice, 28(3), 224-233. http:/dx.doi.org/10.1177/1049731517718938
• Barak, M. E. M., & Brekke, J. S. (2014). Social work science and identity formation for doctoral scholars within intellectual communitiesLinks to an external site.Research on Social Work Practice, 24(5), 616-624. http:/dx.doi.org/10.1177/1049731514528047