Identify 2 of the 3 types of qualitative questions that Kapp and Anderson describe, and give an example of a possible data collection source for each one. Then identify and provide a data collection source for an example you develop.

What will be an ideal response?


The 3 types of questions are: (1) Presenting circumstances of a new client: data sources include: reviewing case file; interview the client; ask the family members about why they think the client needs service; (2) Client experience during the initial contact: Interview the client; ask an objective, unrecognizable observer to watch new clients in the waiting room; watch intake assessments; interview support staff; and (3) Challenges of aftercare services from a residential program: Review numerical reports about youth placements in the community; ask recently released youth to provide a tour of their community and describe the challenges they face. Students will provide a variety of their own examples.

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