scholarly journals Participatory Research Engagement of Vulnerable Populations: Employing Survivor-Centered, Trauma-Informed Approaches

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Selima N. Jumarali ◽  
Nkiru Nnawulezi ◽  
Samantha Royson ◽  
Carrie Lippy ◽  
Ashley N. Rivera ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Participatory Research ◽  
Vulnerable Populations ◽  
Research Engagement ◽  
Trauma Informed

Rigor and Respect: Recruitment Strategies for Engaging Vulnerable Populations in Research

2021 ◽  
pp. 088626052110234
Author(s):  
Jennifer E. O’Brien ◽  
Kathryne B. Brewer ◽  
Lisa M. Jones ◽  
Jena Corkhum ◽  
Cynthia Fraga Rizo
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Vulnerable Populations ◽  
Sex Trafficking ◽  
Research Participation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Poor Mental Health ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking ◽  
Substantial Risk ◽  
Trauma Informed

Engaging vulnerable populations in research is a critical focus for researchers seeking to find ways to improve safety and well-being for broader populations. Vulnerabilities often co-occur, meaning that individuals may experience vulnerabilities in multiple facets of their life (e.g., victim of abuse and mental health diagnoses). Unfortunately, many vulnerable populations remain underinvestigated due to difficulty reaching, engaging, and safely including such populations in research. While most researchers assert the importance of including vulnerable populations in research, few actively and successfully recruit them. Many vulnerable populations are understandably weary of research participation. Victims and survivors of domestic minor sex trafficking (DMST) are one such vulnerable population, in that identification may incur substantial risk for DMST victim’s physical safety and well-being. In addition, DMST victims and survivors often experience co-occurring vulnerabilities including substance use, histories of abuse, delinquency, and poor mental health. Accordingly, they are notoriously difficult to recruit for research participation. The current paper uses a detailed case example to describe the recruitment and retention strategies used by one researcher to promote DMST survivor research participation. A candid account of challenges, successes, and lessons learned is offered in service of building methodological techniques for recruitment that both honor participant experiences while championing methodological rigor. Findings detail the importance of trust and a trauma-informed approach to qualitative data collection and analysis. Authors include specific strategies to promote comfort and candor amid traumatic response in ways that may empower research participants. A detailed discussion of how such strategies may be adapted for vulnerable populations beyond DMST victims and survivors is provided.

scholarly journals Participatory Research Principles in Human-Centered Design: Engaging Teens in the Co-Design of a Social Robot

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elin Björling ◽  
Emma Rose
Keyword(s):  
Participatory Research ◽  
Vulnerable Populations ◽  
Design Research ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Social Robots ◽  
Social Robot ◽  
Human Centered Design ◽  
Valid Data ◽  
Age Appropriate ◽  
Human Robotic Interaction

Social robots are emerging as an important intervention for a variety of vulnerable populations. However, engaging participants in the design of social robots in a way that is ethical, meaningful, and rigorous can be challenging. Many current methods in human–robotic interaction rely on laboratory practices, often experimental, and many times involving deception which could erode trust in vulnerable populations. Therefore, in this paper, we share our human-centered design methodology informed by a participatory approach, drawing on three years of data from a project aimed to design and develop a social robot to improve the mental health of teens. We present three method cases from the project that describe creative and age appropriate methods to gather contextually valid data from a teen population. Specific techniques include design research, scenario and script writing, prototyping, and teens as operators and collaborative actors. In each case, we describe the method and its implementation and discuss the potential strengths and limitations. We conclude by situating these methods by presenting a set of recommended participatory research principles that may be appropriate for designing new technologies with vulnerable populations.

scholarly journals Program evaluation of trauma-informed yoga for vulnerable populations

2021 ◽  
pp. 101946
Author(s):  
Deanne C. Tibbitts ◽  
Sue A. Aicher ◽  
Judith Sugg ◽  
Kimberlee Handloser ◽  
Liz Eisman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Program Evaluation ◽  
Vulnerable Populations ◽  
Trauma Informed

Navigating the Barriers Presented by the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
pp. 44-65
Author(s):  
Colleen Lelli ◽  
Kelly M. Ballard ◽  
Amber Gentile
Keyword(s):  
Instructional Practices ◽  
Vulnerable Populations ◽  
Emotional Health ◽  
Pedagogical Practices ◽  
Educational Policies ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Trauma Informed ◽  
On Line ◽  
On Line Learning ◽  
The Impact

As educators and students navigated the changes amid COVID-19 and the switch to on-line learning, there became a critical need to identify and address the challenges experienced by all. This chapter highlights the findings and recommendations of a study that surveyed over 400 educators to gather their perceptions of the barriers presented by COVID-19 and their experiences as they adjusted to educating students during a pandemic. The COVID-19 Educator Impact Survey developed by the researchers focused on educators' perceptions of the impact of COVID-19 on instructional practices, emotional health, and student learning. Innovative practices to create a more equitable education with the intentional inclusion of Trauma Informed Practices and the newly created Guideposts for Trauma Informed Strategies are described. These guideposts can serve as recommendations for stakeholders with the goal of reimagining pedagogical practices and educational policies including trauma informed frameworks related to equity, access, and social-emotional learning skills for vulnerable populations.

scholarly journals Trauma informed participatory research: Reflections on co-producing a research proposal

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Lonbay ◽  
Amy Pearson ◽  
Emma Hamilton ◽  
Pat Higgins ◽  
Emma Foulkes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Participatory Research ◽  
Research Topic ◽  
Research Proposal ◽  
Academic Experience ◽  
Trauma Informed

This article discusses the development of a co-produced research proposal. The authors reflect on the process of this work and some of the challenges that were experienced by a team who had a mix of lived, clinical and academic experience of the research topic. We highlight the need to embed trauma informed principles into co-produced research and the ways in which doing so can support the development of co-produced work. As such, the article focuses on how we established safety, choice, collaboration, trustworthiness and empowerment during the process of developing the proposal. Within this we offer our reflection on some of the challenges we experienced and our learning from undertaking this work.

Delivering HIV services to vulnerable populations: an evaluation and research agenda

2002 ◽  
Vol 117 (2) ◽  
pp. 114-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martha M McKinney ◽  
Katherine M Marconi ◽  
Paul D Cleary ◽  
Jennifer Kates ◽  
Steven R Young ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vulnerable Populations ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Hiv Services

Core principles of trauma informed care (part 5)

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eileen M. Russo ◽  
Roger Fallot
Keyword(s):  
Trauma Informed Care ◽  
Trauma Informed
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