Strategies for Successful Reduction of Mental Health Stigma

Write 2 - 4 pages to clarify your project’s goals, scope, feasibility, and methods. Include your interests as part of your background statement and how they relate to the direction of your topic. Be sure to include a mention of the competencies you choose to develop in your project. Try to weave all of your ideas together to help clarify what you want to do and it is not a bad idea to try to be as specific as possible. A topic like "Obesity inAmerica" for example is not specific enough. Also prepare to be flexible as your review of the literature might require a rethinking of your direction, but it is still best to try to begin with as much specificity as possible.The proposal should include the following sections, which may be modified for the requirements of the specific project.

a)  Background statement that outlines the context of the problem to be studied and at least a brief outline or summary on the topic to be addressed. It is expected that this section will suggest the conceptual or theoretical background for the study project, as well as identifying relevant literature supporting the topic. This section should serve as the outline for the literature review.

b)  Statement of the questions to be raised, problems to be solved, and the objectives of the study. This section serves as the overall purpose of the project.

c)  Methodology outline or description. This is the central feature of the proposal and should be completed carefully. This section should make explicit how the questions, problems, and objectives stated in section (b) are to be carried out. The method of analysis of information gathered as part of the project process should be identified. This section should conclude with identification of anticipated limitations or challenges that may be encountered.

d)  Significance. There should be some thoughtful comment that explains the importance of the anticipated outcome, such as its contribution to program effectiveness, meeting community needs, professional development, its collection and annotation of existing literature, its validation of an instrument, etc. Include your discussion of selected competencies in this section (please consult the syllabus for competencies).

e)  References. A complete list of sources cited in the proposal should be included and cited in APA format.