Assignment: Analyzing Focus Group Findings

Imagine that two focus groups have been conducted in an Asian American and immigrant community in

a large urban city. The rationale of conducting the qualitative study was because it has been noted that

many Asian Americans and immigrants are reluctant to

seek mental health services. To further

understand this issue, service providers including social workers, counselors, doctors, and nurses were

recruited to discuss the barriers in implementing mental health services targeted to Asian Americans

and immigra

nts. After the focus groups were transcribed, two research assistants were hired to conduct

a content analysis of the transcripts. Refer to the Week 5 Handout: Content Analysis of Focus Groups.

As the social worker, you have been asked to analyze the focus

group data and are charged with working

with an advisory board in the community to formulate social work practice recommendations using the

ecological model.

To prepare for this Assignment, review Week 5 Handout: Content Analysis of Focus Groups.

By Day 7

Submit

a 3

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4

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page report of the following:

1.

Discuss the themes found in the Week 5 Handout: Content Analysis of Focus Groups. Based on this

data, what is your analysis of the current barriers to services?

2.

Create two social work recommendati

ons to address a current barrier and explain how the

recommendation proposed addresses the findings.

3.

Discuss how you would collaborate with the research stakeholders (e.g. service providers and

community members) to ensure that the data are interp

reted accurately and that the practice

recommendations made will be culturally appropriate.

4.

Critically reflect on your own culture and explain how your cultural values and beliefs may have

influenced how you interpreted the focus group data. What

specific cultural knowledge do you think you

need to obtain to conduct culturally sensitive research with this group?

Resources

Single Room Occupancy (SRO) hotels as menta

l health risk environments among impoverished women:

the intersection of policy, drug use, trauma, and urban space

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PMC (nih.gov)

SAGE Journals: Your gateway to world

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class journa

l research (sagepub.com)

Content analysis and thematic analysis: Implications for conducting a qualitative descriptive study

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Vaismoradi

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2013

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Nursing & Health Scienc

es

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Wiley Online Library

Assignment: Analyzing Focus Group Findings

Imagine that two focus groups have been conducted in an Asian American and immigrant community in

a large urban city. The rationale of conducting the qualitative study was because it has been noted that

many Asian Americans and immigrants are reluctant to seek mental health services. To further

understand this issue, service providers including social workers, counselors, doctors, and nurses were

recruited to discuss the barriers in implementing mental health services targeted to Asian Americans

and immigrants. After the focus groups were transcribed, two research assistants were hired to conduct

a content analysis of the transcripts. Refer to the Week 5 Handout: Content Analysis of Focus Groups.

As the social worker, you have been asked to analyze the focus group data and are charged with working

with an advisory board in the community to formulate social work practice recommendations using the

ecological model.

To prepare for this Assignment, review Week 5 Handout: Content Analysis of Focus Groups.

By Day 7

Submit a 3-4-page report of the following:

1. Discuss the themes found in the Week 5 Handout: Content Analysis of Focus Groups. Based on this

data, what is your analysis of the current barriers to services?

2. Create two social work recommendations to address a current barrier and explain how the

recommendation proposed addresses the findings.

3. Discuss how you would collaborate with the research stakeholders (e.g. service providers and

community members) to ensure that the data are interpreted accurately and that the practice

recommendations made will be culturally appropriate.

4. Critically reflect on your own culture and explain how your cultural values and beliefs may have

influenced how you interpreted the focus group data. What specific cultural knowledge do you think you

need to obtain to conduct culturally sensitive research with this group?

Resources

Single Room Occupancy (SRO) hotels as mental health risk environments among impoverished women:

the intersection of policy, drug use, trauma, and urban space – PMC (nih.gov)

SAGE Journals: Your gateway to world-class journal research (sagepub.com)

Content analysis and thematic analysis: Implications for conducting a qualitative descriptive study –

Vaismoradi – 2013 – Nursing & Health Sciences – Wiley Online Library