I want to give up!!!

AngieDoogles · 04-01-2008, 05:58 PM

No, I won't really give up, but I've been searching for HOURS for a journal article to use for a family intervention method. I'm just trying to find a specific intervention for a married couple having issues with communication and trust. All of the articles are much more specific and complicated so I can't find what will work for my paper! *AHHH* Okay, that felt better.

You'd think it would be easy but apparently no one writes about the basic stuff. No matter what kind of search terms I use, or which databases I use, I still get stuff like "The effect of therapist-client racial similarity on client satisfaction and therapist evaluation of treatment" or "Evaluation of a structured psychoeducational intervention with couples: the dyadic relationships test (DRT)." That is NOT at all helpful. I'm becoming quite frustrated.

On the bright side, I did find one intervention called Relationship Enhancement Couples Group Therapy. If only I could find another I could be done with my paper in as little as half an hour...

Dobie · 04-01-2008, 06:11 PM

Best of luck with your paper - I remember from when I was in grad school how frustrating research can be.

AngieDoogles · 04-01-2008, 06:27 PM

Maybe this one will help...

Male cross-dressers in therapy: a solution-focused perspective for marriage and family therapists

Where do they come up with stuff?

katcarasella · 04-01-2008, 07:04 PM

Angie,
You little stinker you scared me half to death, I'm glad you're ok. Want me to do any google research for you? I work cheap you can pay me back with :huh:
Love Ya Princess

Marilyn · 04-01-2008, 07:07 PM

I'm so sorry, but I know nothing about what you are talking about. Need information on a valve, I'm your girl!!

Wishing you much success in your search!!!

AngieDoogles · 04-01-2008, 07:20 PM

Thanks guys. If I could only find the right article I'd be done in no time. That's what's so frustrating.

Thanks for letting me take a break and vent. What would I do without you!?!

04-01-2008, 07:48 PM

Good luck finding the article you need. I remember having similiar frustrations while writing papers--such a pain. The information has got to be out there somewhere; almost everything on the planet has been written about by now.

goofywife · 04-01-2008, 07:56 PM

I am not sure if this is the kind of articles you are looking for. But I love Gary Smalley.

http://www.smalleyonline.com/articles/marriage.html
http://www.smalleyonline.com/articles/m_commitment.html

NicoleMarcelle · 04-02-2008, 05:04 AM

aw, i missed this last nite, but i hope you found what you were looking for

AngieDoogles · 04-02-2008, 06:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by goofywife

I am not sure if this is the kind of articles you are looking for. But I love Gary Smalley.

http://www.smalleyonline.com/articles/marriage.html
http://www.smalleyonline.com/articles/m_commitment.html

Thanks so much for the articles Michelle. For my paper they have to be from professional journals, but I will definitely read a few of those anyway.

AngieDoogles · 04-02-2008, 06:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NicoleMarcelle

aw, i missed this last nite, but i hope you found what you were looking for

Still looking...

NicoleMarcelle · 04-02-2008, 06:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AngieDoogles

Still looking...

good luck, wish i could help but you probably have access to the same databases that i do...

AngieDoogles · 04-02-2008, 06:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NicoleMarcelle

good luck, wish i could help but you probably have access to the same databases that i do...

Probably. They are through my school website. I got fed up and started using Google Scholar at one point and even that was fruitless. Guess I'll be spending another night scouring articles... what fun!

NicoleMarcelle · 04-02-2008, 06:38 AM

research drives me nuts... which is guess is a terrible thing, since i have a legal research class this semester... =/ well here are more hugs

for you... and some encouragement:

Go Angie Go!!!

AngieDoogles · 04-02-2008, 06:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NicoleMarcelle

research drives me nuts... which is guess is a terrible thing, since i have a legal research class this semester... =/ well here are more hugs

for you... and some encouragement:

Go Angie Go!!!

I have a social work research class next semester--my LAST required class before field. The rest of my class load should be pretty fun and easy though. I'm taking advanced photojournalism and a few other Mass Comm courses. If I ever want to get a second degree it'll take only two semesters because all of my electives have been in Mass Comm/Journalism. I did that since the burnout rate is so high with social workers. It's nice to have something to fall back on if I need to.

How is your legal research class going for you? How long do you have till graduation? By the way, you're in grad school, right? What kind of lawyer do you want to be? I'm just full of questions! LOL

04-01-2008, 05:58 PM	#1
AngieDoogles Donating 4WT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 6,509	I want to give up!!! No, I won't really give up, but I've been searching for HOURS for a journal article to use for a family intervention method. I'm just trying to find a specific intervention for a married couple having issues with communication and trust. All of the articles are much more specific and complicated so I can't find what will work for my paper! AHHH Okay, that felt better. You'd think it would be easy but apparently no one writes about the basic stuff. No matter what kind of search terms I use, or which databases I use, I still get stuff like "The effect of therapist-client racial similarity on client satisfaction and therapist evaluation of treatment" or "Evaluation of a structured psychoeducational intervention with couples: the dyadic relationships test (DRT)." That is NOT at all helpful. I'm becoming quite frustrated. On the bright side, I did find one intervention called Relationship Enhancement Couples Group Therapy. If only I could find another I could be done with my paper in as little as half an hour... __________________ "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." ~MT Last edited by AngieDoogles; 04-01-2008 at 06:02 PM.

04-01-2008, 06:27 PM	#3
AngieDoogles Donating 4WT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 6,509	Maybe this one will help... Male cross-dressers in therapy: a solution-focused perspective for marriage and family therapists Where do they come up with stuff? __________________ "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." ~MT

04-01-2008, 07:04 PM	#4
katcarasella KAT'S KRAZY KORNER Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Chicago Posts: 3,031	Angie, You little stinker you scared me half to death, I'm glad you're ok. Want me to do any google research for you? I work cheap you can pay me back with :huh: Love Ya Princess __________________ A friend accepts us as we are yet helps us to be what we should. Kat

04-01-2008, 07:07 PM	#5
Marilyn Donating 4WT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Texas Posts: 4,907	I'm so sorry, but I know nothing about what you are talking about. Need information on a valve, I'm your girl!! Wishing you much success in your search!!! __________________ Marilyn If anyone would like a free Bible Study CD or book entitled "Searching for Truth", PM me with your mailing address and I'll send you one. "And you shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free." John 8:32

04-01-2008, 07:20 PM	#6
AngieDoogles Donating 4WT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 6,509	Thanks guys. If I could only find the right article I'd be done in no time. That's what's so frustrating. Thanks for letting me take a break and vent. What would I do without you!?! __________________ "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." ~MT

04-01-2008, 06:11 PM	#2
Dobie Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 1,075	Best of luck with your paper - I remember from when I was in grad school how frustrating research can be.

04-01-2008, 07:48 PM	#7
protodog Guest Posts: n/a	Good luck finding the article you need. I remember having similiar frustrations while writing papers--such a pain. The information has got to be out there somewhere; almost everything on the planet has been written about by now.

04-01-2008, 07:56 PM	#8
goofywife Donating 4WT Yakker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 855	I am not sure if this is the kind of articles you are looking for. But I love Gary Smalley. http://www.smalleyonline.com/articles/marriage.html http://www.smalleyonline.com/articles/m_commitment.html __________________ Michelle (Katys mom) OK Yorkie Rescue-Another Chance at Love

04-02-2008, 05:04 AM	#9
NicoleMarcelle Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Aventura, FL Posts: 221	aw, i missed this last nite, but i hope you found what you were looking for

04-02-2008, 06:38 AM	#14
NicoleMarcelle Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Aventura, FL Posts: 221	research drives me nuts... which is guess is a terrible thing, since i have a legal research class this semester... =/ well here are more hugs for you... and some encouragement: Go Angie Go!!!

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