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Read Chapter 4 of Qualitative Methods in Social Work Research, thinking about the various ethical and emotional issues regarding consent in research.
Find examples of informed consent forms online to develop a template for your own.
Review the sample of an informed consent form from a prior student and consider how it may be applicable to your study. Click here for the sample.
Read through the "basic elements of informed consent" listed at the bottom of this page: http://www.umaryland.edu/hrp/for-researchers/consent-form-templates/. Pay particular attention to the required elements for informed consent forms as well as to any additional elements that are appropriate to your study. (NOTE: There are some templates on this web page you may peruse as well, but keep in mind that some may be too detailed or not relevant.)
Develop a draft of an informed consent form to use with your study. Be sure it addresses all the required elements as well as any additional elements appropriate to your study.