Paper done

For this Application, you will review the narrative protocol and ethics review checklist that you completed in week 6. Taking on the role of IRB reviewer, you will be giving the applicant feedback on each step of the checklist. In each step of the checklist you will need to provide comments/suggestions for changes that will make the study stronger and more ethical. You will also need to go through the consent form and make additions to it so that it will meet the requirements of an IRB ethical consent form.

a completed feedback checklist and consent form for a hypothetical research study.

Refer to the week?s Learning Resources for a Protocol and Research Ethics Review.

• Review any of the following online guides that might be applicable to thel study (see this week’s Resource page for more directions to these documents).
  • IRB Guide for Researchers Using the Participant Pool
  • IRB Guide for Archival Researchers
  • IRB Guidance for International Research
  • Research Ethics FAQs for Educational Settings
  • Research Ethics FAQs for Clinical/Intervention Settings
• Using the comment boxes, describe in detail the provisions you suggest to the researcher to address each of the ethical approval criteria.
• Incorporating your feedback and suggestion from the checklist, compose a consent form that meets IRB guidelines for this study. Review template on IRB website for further information about the requirements.
• Complete the reflection section at the end of the worksheet to summarize insights gained through the process of completing the worksheet.

Resources

Readings

• Bersoff, D. (Ed.). (2008). Ethical conflicts in psychology (4th ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
  • Chapter 10, ?Business of Psychology? (pp.531?579)
• Fisher, C. B. (2017). Decoding the ethics code: A practical guide for psychologists (4th ed). California: Sage Publications, Inc.
  • Topical Index, ?Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act? (pp. 508)
• Fisher, C. B. (2012). Standards on advertising and other public statements. In Decoding the ethics code: A practical guide for psychologists (Updated 2nd ed. pp.155?168). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.
  Decoding the Ethics Code, 2nd Edition by Celia B. Fisher. Copyright 2012 by Sage Publications, Inc. – Books. Reprinted by permission of Sage Publications, Inc. – Books via the Copyright Clearance Center.

• Fisher, C. B. (2012). Standards on record keeping and fees. In Decoding the ethics code: A practical guide for psychologists (Updated 2nd ed. pp.169?191). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.
  Decoding the Ethics Code, 2nd Edition by Celia B. Fisher. Copyright 2012 by Sage Publications, Inc. – Books. Reprinted by permission of Sage Publications, Inc. – Books via the Copyright Clearance Center.
• Document: Research Ethics Review Protocol (Word document)

  Use this document in this week?s Application Assignment.

• Document: Research Ethics Review (Word document)

  Use this document in this week?s Application Assignment.

• Walden University Center for Research and Support. (n.d.). Retrieved from the Center for Research Support at http://researchcenter.waldenu.edu/
  • Mouse over the tab entitled ?Office of Research Ethics and Compliance (IRB)?
  • Click on ?Application and General Materials?
  • Click on the appropriate links for these documents:
    • IRB Guide for Researchers Using the Participant Pool
    • IRB Guide for Archival Researchers
    • IRB Guidance for International Research
    • Research Ethics FAQs for Educational Settings
    • Research Ethics FAQs for Clinical/Intervention Settings