Online Seminar Syllabus

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Lecture 1: An Introduction to Consumer/Survivor Research Issues

• 1.a What Do Consumers/Survivors Want and Need to Know?
• 1.b Background
• 1.c Emerging Role of Consumer/Survivors in Research
• 1.d Academic Consumer Researchers
• 1.e Consumer Feedback on the Research Experience

Lecture 2: The Basics of Research

• 2.a What is Good Research?
• 2.b What are the Types of Research?
• 2.c Quantitative Research Terms and Tools

Lecture 3: Qualitative Research

• 3.a What is Qualitative Research?
• 3.b Some Qualitative Research Tools
• 3.c What is Program Evaluation?

Lecture 4: Rights and Ethics in Mental Health Research

• 4.a Background Regarding Rights
• 4.b Some Typical Ethical Concerns
• 4.c Safeguards

Lecture 5: Principles and Politics of Research

• 5.a Guiding Principles
• 5.b Interpreting and Using Results from Research
• 5.c Bias and Politics in Research
• 5.d Funding: Where does it come from?

Lecture 6: The Past and the Future

• 6.a Historical Events in the Consumer/Survivor Research World
• 6.b Challenging the Status Quo in Program Evaluation and Consumer Satisfaction
• 6.c Transformation, Recovery, and Developing Research Tools
• 6.d Concluding Remarks