- Access 5 or more peer reviewed journal articles from the library.
- Access 3 or more additional sources of information that might include lived experience accounts, culturally responsive intervention or prevention programs, interviews with practitioners, newspaper or media stories, professional organization websites and/or other reputable source material.
- Read/study the collected information and synthesize what you have understood into 3 to 5 main points that can be supported by multiple sources of information and that you can explain in your own words.
- Create a thesis for your paper that encompasses the points you want to make and guides the structure of your paper.
- Write your paper to include an introductory paragraph that includes your thesis statement, a body of the paper that explains your 3 to 5 points and follows naturally from your introduction, and a conclusion to your paper that highlights your main points and makes suggestions for future study or practice implications.
- Be sure to cite the paper with your best APA style and APA style reference page.