Reply to at least 2 classmates' threads with 200–250 words. There must be at least 1 citation in current for each reply. Replies must be meaningful and must continue the line of thought associated with the course content and the thread. Be sure to give your classmates feedback on their potential research topics. Try to identify a classmate with a somewhat similar topic that you may be able to exchange emails with and provide support to throughout the term. Note: It may seem on the surface that topics are very different. However, if one student is interested in the impact of self-esteem on relationship satisfaction and another is interested in the topic of the impact of sexual abuse history on relationship satisfaction, they may be able to provide feedback for one another due to the common variable of relationship satisfaction (or there may be a common population, age range, focus on development, or focus on gender). Reference Books: Jackson, S. L. (2016). Research methods and statistics: A critical thinking approach (5th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage. ISBN: 9781305257795. Knight, A., & Tetrault, D. (2017). Research and program evaluation key concepts: A study guide. Kona Publishing & Media Group. ISBN: 9781945628245. Discussion Board Video Link: https://youtu.be/1oB6zNcLIH0 Joyce Post:      The scientist-practitioner model all so-referred to as the Boulder model (named for the city that held the conference) shows how a practicing counselor who conducts research can utilize the information gained from the research to assist his or her clients better. (Knight & Tetrault, 2017)   As a professional counselor and researcher, the scientist-practitioner utilizes the knowledge gained from scientific research in their clinical practice. (Scientist Practitioner, n.d.)      Dr. John Gottman is an example of a scientist-practitioner. In the Family Research Laboratory located in the University of Washington, Dr. Gottman, his wife Julie, and several researchers work with relationship problems of married couples. In “the love lab,” couples are videotaped while being interviewed. More information is also gathered through various devices that measure physical reactions, like heart rate, body temperature, and how much a person fidgets or squirms in their chair. (Dr. John Gottman, n.d.) Dr. Gottman, through his research with married couples, has learned to see those who have a successful marriage and those who do not with a 90% accuracy rate. As Dr. Gottman shows, having a solid foundation of research capabilities within a clinical practice can be an essential tool for helping clients.      For my clinical practice, I would include research to stay up to date on the most successful treatments. As Dr. Knight stated in her slide presentation, Scientist Practitioner, “Scientists that are practitioners add much to research teams as they have relevant insights.”        This leads to one of the topics I am considering for my paper. How eating disorders can lead to exer.

1. Reply to at least 2 classmates' threads with 200–250 words.
There must be at least 1 citation in current for each reply.
Replies must be meaningful and must continue the line of
thought associated with the course content and the thread. Be
sure to give your classmates feedback on their potential
research topics. Try to identify a classmate with a somewhat
similar topic that you may be able to exchange emails with and
provide support to throughout the term.
Note: It may seem on the surface that topics are very different.
However, if one student is interested in the impact of self-
esteem on relationship satisfaction and another is interested in
the topic of the impact of sexual abuse history on relationship
satisfaction, they may be able to provide feedback for one
another due to the common variable of relationship satisfaction
(or there may be a common population, age range, focus on
development, or focus on gender).
Reference Books: Jackson, S. L. (2016). Research methods and
statistics: A critical thinking approach (5th ed.). Boston, MA:
Cengage. ISBN: 9781305257795.
Knight, A., & Tetrault, D. (2017). Research and program
evaluation key concepts: A study guide. Kona Publishing &
Media Group. ISBN: 9781945628245.
Discussion Board Video Link: https://youtu.be/1oB6zNcLIH0
Joyce Post: The scientist-practitioner model all so-referred
to as the Boulder model (named for the city that held the
conference) shows how a practicing counselor who conducts
research can utilize the information gained from the research to
assist his or her clients better. (Knight & Tetrault, 2017) As a
professional counselor and researcher, the scientist-practitioner
utilizes the knowledge gained from scientific research in their
clinical practice. (Scientist Practitioner, n.d.)
Dr. John Gottman is an example of a scientist-practitioner.

2. In the Family Research Laboratory located in the University of
Washington, Dr. Gottman, his wife Julie, and several
researchers work with relationship problems of married couples.
In “the love lab,” couples are videotaped while being
interviewed. More information is also gathered through various
devices that measure physical reactions, like heart rate, body
temperature, and how much a person fidgets or squirms in their
chair. (Dr. John Gottman, n.d.) Dr. Gottman, through his
research with married couples, has learned to see those who
have a successful marriage and those who do not with a 90%
accuracy rate. As Dr. Gottman shows, having a solid foundation
of research capabilities within a clinical practice can be an
essential tool for helping clients.
For my clinical practice, I would include research to stay up
to date on the most successful treatments. As Dr. Knight stated
in her slide presentation, Scientist Practitioner, “Scientists that
are practitioners add much to research teams as they have
relevant insights.”
This leads to one of the topics I am considering for my
paper. How eating disorders can lead to exercise abuse.
According to one report “Few studies have assessed symptoms
of eating disorders in older men.” (Mangweth-Matzek, Kummer,
& Pope, 2016, p. 953) Whereas there are several that address
the issue with young people. The study utilized questioners
filled out anonymously and found “subsequent studies of eating
disturbances in men should further assess levels of distress and
disability to better understand the role of these factors in the
decision to seek or not to seek treatment.” (Mangweth-Matzek
et al., 2016, p. 956)
References
Knight, A. (n.d.). Scientist Practitioner [Video file]. Retrieved
from
https://learn.liberty.edu/bbcswebdav/courses/COUC515_D55_20
2020/iSpring%20Presentations/Module%2001/Mod%2001%20-
%20Scientist%20Practitioner%20%28LMS%29/res/html5.html
Knight, A., & Tetrault, D. (2017). Research methods and

3. program evaluation key concepts a study guide (2nd ed.).
Charlotte, NC: Kona Publishing & Media Group.
Mangweth-Matzek, B., Kummer, K. K., & Pope, H. G. (2016,
May 13). Eating disorder symptoms in middle-aged and older
men. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 953 - 957.
https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.22550
The Love Lab. [Video file]. (n.d.). Retrieved from
https://learn.liberty.edu/webapps/blackboard/content/listContent
.jsp?course_id=_600534_1&content_id=_38211263_1
Kristin Post: he scientist-practitioner model or the Boulder
Model as it is often referred, is the integration of research in
practice to lead to more efficient clinical outcomes (Knight &
Tetrault, 2017). The model was birthed during a conference that
took place in Boulder, Colorado where the building blocks of
scientific knowledge and research were introduced to enhance
practice (Liberty University, 2019a). In other words, the
scientist-practitioner model is a method in which counselors and
others are educated in the scientific research process in addition
to the fundamentals of their profession (such as clinical mental
health counseling) to better guide their choice of treatments.
Additionally, the model helps counselors to evaluate common
concerns that surface with clients as well as treatment efficacy.
Through analysis of those concerns, opportunities for further
research may arise.
Dr. Gottman is a well-known counselor and researcher who
developed a research based center known as the “Love Lab” to
study and enhance marriages (Knight & Tetrault, 2017). He has
an elaborate system comprised of questionnaires, surveys,
interviews with couples, physical monitoring devices that
physiology such as heart rate, movement, and facial expressions
that are thoroughly analyzed by a team of experts (Liberty
University, 2019b). The information is gathered and later used
to guide marital counseling sessions and educational materials.
This is an example of a counselor using research to inform and
enhance his practice. Taking a page out of Dr. Gottman’s book,

4. I hope to use research in my future practice in several ways. As
I seek to learn and administer effective treatments for victims of
domestic violence, I will look for common factors in each case
to help drive care and possible prevention. I can also
incorporate research of the same topic through analysis of
empirical studies conducted regarding characteristics of victims
and later help my clients work through some of the concerns
like low self-esteem and past trauma or attachment issues.
One of the topics I am interested in researching is the impact of
intimate partner violence (IPV) on self-esteem. This issue is
personal as I have seen close relatives who suffered low self-
esteem and diminished self-identity following relationships
where intimate partner violence was prevalent. Matheson,
Daoud, Hamilton-Wright, Borenstein, Pedersen, and O’Campo
(2015) state in their article, “The literature on mental health and
IPV has focused primarily on depression, substance use,
anxiety, and PTSD to the exclusion of the associated problems
of low self-esteem and loss of or reformulation of self-
identity in the face of IPV” (p. 562).
References
Knight, A. & Tetrault, D. (2017). Research methods and
program evaluation key concepts: A study guide. (2nd ed.).
Charlotte, NC: Kona.
Liberty University (2019a). The scientist practitioner model
[presentation]. [email protected] Retrieved from
https://learn.liberty.edu/bbcswebdav/courses/COUC515_D55_20
2020/iSpring%20Presentations/Module%2001/Mod%2001%20-
%20Scientist%20Practitioner%20%28LMS%29/res/html5.html
Liberty University (2019b). The love lab [video].
[email protected] Retrieved from
https://learn.liberty.edu/webapps/blackboard/content/listContent
.jsp?course_id=_600534_1&content_id=_38211263_1
Matheson, F. I., Daoud, N., Hamilton-Wright, S., Borenstein,
H., Pedersen, C., & O'Campo, P. (2015). Where did she go? The
transformation of self-esteem, self-identity, and mental well-
being among women who have experienced intimate partner

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