Global Perspectives

Global Perspectives

Description: Each student will identify and conduct a comprehensive examination of a treatment within a global context. Deliverable will include: 1) an information brief – 2 page overview of the problem and relevant factors and 2) a 5 minute recorded video presentation of findings and recommendations. Attention will be placed on cultural distinctions in evaluation of treatment, the role of tradition in treatment, relevant geographic and socio-economic factors.

Steps:

1. Identify a global issue, outside the field of ABA, special education, or disabilities fields. Examples may include: healthcare, climate/environment, nutrition, education (not special education), economic, vocational, safety, etc.
2. Conduct internet based research of your chosen issue. Identify the following information about your issue:

1. 1. Definition/Description of the issue
   2. Description of why the issue is important
   3. Description of the cause of the issue and/or its origins
   4. Description of various solutions to the issue and their relative research support
   5. Description of the type of fallacy used by individuals who support non-evidence based solutions to the issue

1. Write a 2-page overview including each of the items from #2 above:

1. 1. Definition/Description of the issue
   2. Description of why the issue is important
   3. Description of the cause of the issue and/or its origins
   4. Description of various solutions to the issue and their relative research support
   5. Description of the type of fallacy used by individuals who support non-evidence based solutions to the issue

1. Record a 5 minute video of yourself explaining the non-evidence based treatment. You will need to talk about the non-evidence based treatment. Do not read your paper. During the presentation, remember to provide all of the information identified in requirement #2 above:

1. 1. Definition/Description of the issue
   2. Description of why the issue is important
   3. Description of the cause of the issue and/or its origins
   4. Description of various solutions to the issue and their relative research support
   5. Description of the type of fallacy used by individuals who support non-evidence based solutions to the issue

Deliverable/Scoring Criteria:

1. Written Report, professionally written, including at least 5 sources in APA format (5 points):

1. 1. Definition/Description of the issue (10 points)
   2. Description of why the issue is important (10 points)
   3. Description of the cause of the issue and/or its origins (5 points)
   4. Description of various solutions to the issue and their relative research support (30 points)
   5. Description of the type of fallacy used by individuals who support non-evidence based solutions to the issue (10 points)

1. Video Presentation, professionally prepared (5 points)

1. 1. Definition/Description of the issue (5 points)
   2. Description of why the issue is important (5 points)
   3. Description of the cause of the issue and/or its origins (5 points)
   4. Description of various solutions to the issue and their relative research support (5 points)
   5. Description of the type of fallacy used by individuals who support non-evidence based solutions to the issue (5 points)

Total Points: 100