Informed Consent to Participate in Research: Information to Consider Before Taking Part in this Research Study
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Researchers at the University of South Florida (USF) study many topics. To do this, we need the help of people who agree to take part in a research study. This form tells you about a research study for which we would appreciate your participation.
The research study is named School Consultation Survey, and the Principal Investigator is Richard Chapman, MA. Aaron Norton is serving as the Co-Principal Investigator and the study is guided by Dr. Cynthia Topdemir.
Purpose of the Study
The purpose of this study is to explore the use of school consultation in the Florida school system.
Why are you being asked to take part?
We are asking you to take part in this research study because you are a certified school counselor. We want to explore your use of school consultation.
Study Procedures
If you take part in this study, you will be asked to complete some basic demographic information and respond to some questions about your use of school consultation. This is a brief and voluntary survey.
Alternatives / Voluntary Participation / Withdrawal
This is a completely voluntary survey. You may wish to not to participate in this research study. You should only take part in this study if you wish, and you are free to withdraw at any time.
Benefits and Risks
There are no penalties or benefits associated with your participation in the study. This research study is considered to be minimal risk.
Compensation
There is no compensation for your participation in this study. The survey should take approximately 10 to 15 minutes to complete.
Privacy and Confidentiality
We will make every attempt to keep study records as confidential as possible. It is possible, although unlikely, that unauthorized individuals could gain access to your responses because you are responding online.
Certain people may need to see your study records. By law, anyone who looks at your records must keep them completely confidential. The only people who will be allowed to see these records are the members of the research team including:
Richard Chapman, MA, Principal Investigator.
Dr.Cynthia Topdemir, Faculty Advisor
Aaron Norton, MA, Principal investigator
The University of South Florida Institutional Review Board (IRB)
It is possible, although unlikely, that unauthorized individuals could gain access to your responses. Confidentiality will be maintained to the degree permitted by the technology used. No guarantees can be made regarding the interception of data sent via the Internet; however, your participation in this online survey involves risks similar to a person’s everyday use of the Internet. If you complete and submit an anonymous survey and later request your data be withdrawn, this may or may not be possible as the researcher may be unable to extract anonymous data from the database.
Contact Information
If you have any questions about your rights as a research participant, please contact the USF IRB at (813) 974-5638 or contact by email at RSCH-IRB@usf.edu. If you have questions regarding the research, please contact the Principal Investigator at 813 666-4981, or at RichardChapman829@Gmail.com.
