[MSW] Participation Requested

[Janis Cirkles]

Dear BSW & MSW students:

We are conducting a research study on "Particular Dimensions of Spirituality as Related to Dimensions of Empathy" and you have been asked to be a part of this important research.

(Complete the Study with the link and you will be signed up for the $20 Wal-Mart gift certificate).

It should take less than 10 minutes of your time and is very important to social work research. Link below:

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__ucf.qualtrics.com_jfe_form_SV-5F9G48DQXxfotttFb&d=DwIFAg&c=oqyuZuih6ykib6aKiBq22_bich4AVfYGoLertJN0bEc&r=8U0toxBb_TTvBYaCIjGSXA&m=ZSYej5Os3EF01Y_PRtnjTxRtEs8EPcBRxTyz18t_Z8c&s=KAMR_QmGNlbVUO9W7MXrcyJQfCuJUvjtGhHXSZBpXzo&e=

Thank you for your time.
Please contact Benjamin May if you have any questions:
Benjamin May, PhD., Assistant Professor
Benjamin.may at tamuc.edu<mailto:Benjamin.may at tamuc.edu>
903-886-5512

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Information about Being in a Research Study
Texas A&M University-Commerce

Particular Dimensions of Spirituality as Related to Dimensions of Empathy: A Study of 2 Separate Schools of Social Work in Florida and Texas


Description of the Study and Your Part in It

Benjamin May is inviting you to take part in a research study. Benjamin May is an Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University-Commerce. The purpose of this research is to compare the scored survey of Spiritualism dimensions when compared to scored survey of Empathy dimensions for BSW and MSW students in the School of Social Work.

Your part in the study will be to follow the link below to a Qualtrics website so you can fill in demographic information and fill out (score) the 3 surveys related to Spiritualism and Empathy. You will be given a ID number and will not have to use your name to log in to the Qualtrics website.

It will take you about 25 minutes to complete the expected duration of your participation in the study.

Risks and Discomforts

There will be minimal risks, no more than that expected in "daily life." You will be given an ID number to login to the Qualtrics website and complete the study so your name will not be used for your confidentiality. You are not expected to complete the study if you do not wish to participate.

Possible Benefits

We do not know of any way you would benefit directly from taking part in this study. However, this research may help us to understand how levels of BSW and MSW students scored spiritualism as it relates to scored levels of empathy. .

Incentives

By participating in the study your ID number will be entered in a random drawing by all participants to receive one (1) $20 gift certificate to any Wal-Mart store.

Protection of Privacy and Confidentiality

You will be assigned an ID number to login to the Qualtrics website in order to keep your confidentiality of records and not identifying your participant in the study. We will do everything we can to protect your privacy and confidentiality. We will not tell anybody outside of the research team that you were in this study or what information we collected about you in particular.

The data will be stored on the Qualtrics website and then when downloaded the information will be stored in Benjamin May's office in a locked cabinet for the duration of the study and after 3 years the data will be destroyed by Benjamin May.  Only the research team of Benjamin May and Linda Openshaw (Co-Investigator) will have access to all data to ensure confidentiality.

Choosing to Be in the Study

You do not have to be in this study. You may choose not to take part and you may choose to stop taking part at any time. Participation is voluntary. Refusal to participate or withdraw at any time will not involve any penalty or loss of benefits, to which the subject is otherwise entitled. You will not be punished in any way if you decide not to be in the study or to stop taking part in the study. If you decide not to take part or to stop taking part in this study, it will not affect your grade in any way.

Contact Information

If you have any questions or concerns about this study or if any problems arise, please contact the researcher at:

Dr. Benjamin May
School of Social Work
Texas A&M University-Commerce
803-886-5512
Benjamin.may at tamuc.edu<mailto:Benjamin.may at tamuc.edu>

Co-Investigator, MSW Director at:

Dr. Linda Openshaw
School of Social Work
Texas A&M University-Commerce
903-468-6095
Linda.openshaw at tamuc.edu<mailto:Linda.openshaw at tamuc.edu>

If you have any questions or concerns about your rights in this research study, please contact the IRB Chair at

Dr. Tara Tietjen-Smith
Chair, Institutional Review Board (IRB)
Department of Health & Human Performance
Texas A&M University-Commerce
Commerce, TX 75429-3011
(903) - 886 - 5545
IRB at tamuc.edu<mailto:IRB at tamuc.edu>


Please print a copy of this form to keep for your records.

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