As a scholar practitioner, it will be important for you to use professional journals and other research sources to guide your practice. Therefore, developing the skills to review, critically analyze, and discuss professional literature is essential. In the general population, people often believe information simply because it is in print. It is imperative that you avoid this common trap and critically evaluate research in professional journals prior to adopting findings to your practice with clients.
In this Discussion you consider the foundation of evidence-based practice and develop a conceptual understanding of the scholar practitioner model and how professional literature plays a role in all that you do as a practicing counselor.
Write a well organized explanation of the importance of critically analyzing counseling research in terms of the consequences of applying the results of poorly conducted research to your practice as a counselor. Be specific and use examples to illustrate your point(s).
Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the Learning Resources.