Respond to a classmate by offering a strategy to address the ethical issue she or he identified.
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Two criteria for evaluating the quality of qualitative research designs include validity and reliability. According to Burkholder et al. (2020), validity is related to the truth, and reliability involves consistent results. Therefore, the study has trustworthiness. The authors explain that there is confidence in the study’s results, including trustworthiness in, dependability, and credibility. According to Burkholder et al. (2020), the interpretations accurately reflect the reality of participants and whether there is stability or change. Using triangulation in a qualitative design provides credibility in internal validity. According to Golafshani (2003), triangulation strengthens the study by combining methods to modify theories from other studies.
These criteria are tied to epistemological and ontological assumptions underlying philosophical orientations and counseling standards through the relationship between the therapist, his or her style, working alliance, and interventions. Three epistolic types in counseling include rationalism, empiricism, and metaphorism. According to Lee et al. (2018), rationalism underlies rational cognitive therapy, empiricism underlies behavioral therapy, empiricism underlies behavioral therapy, and metaphorist underlies constructivist therapy. I would consider my style constructivist, where I explore the client’s emotions, thoughts, and behaviors that coincide with cognitive theories. According to Lee et al. (2018), constructivist therapists explore other techniques depending on the client. When looking for interventions to work with my clients, I am looking for dependability and credibility in research that uses a triangulation approach to see which interventions work best with a client’s needs based on the experience shared.
The study I looked at had limitations of power relationships between the researcher and the interviewer. The researcher has an agenda and demonstrates a perception of dominance or authority. This study used a survey from volunteers, which differs from non-volunteers. According to Lee et al. (2018), the differences include education, intelligence, and desire for social approval. Therefore, compromising the external validity. A qualitative study that is amenable involves understanding the limitations and suggestions for further research.
