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Wiki Education assignment: WikiMed UTSW[edit]

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 21 November 2023 and 15 December 2023. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Chelsc.an (article contribs).

— Assignment last updated by Chelsc.an (talk) 06:37, 21 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Work plan[edit]

Focus on only Treatment, Training, Research and Effectiveness sections — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chelsc.an (talk • contribs) 21:30, 6 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Peer feedback:

- Great job updating/adding citations & clarifying existing sections of the article

- Could consider adding how modern psychotherapy & psychiatry interact in treatment section

- Could consider adding more up-to-date perspectives on the effectiveness of psychotherapy, it seems like the most current cited research is from 2012/2013 The-GOAT-of-GOATs (talk) 18:24, 9 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Course Day 2

Choose topic and submit 2 references

Class teams meeting Work plans Monday 11-27

Week 2:

- Complete work plan draft - Read through article thoroughly and note references that are not secondary for editing. - Identify key missing details in article then add from secondary references cited

Class Teams meeting Work in progress Friday 12/1

Week 2-3:

- Make sure links for citations in article work - Identify sources that are biased and mark for editing - Continue to identify key missing details from article and add from secondary sources cited - Peer editing Class Teams meeting Work in progress Wed 12/6

Week 3-4:

- Review language used and ensure doctor jargon has not been used - Compare article with secondary source – are there viewpoints/sub-topics that are overemphasized/underemphasized? - Ensure that wiki links to other pages have B grading or higher - Continue Peer editing. Class Teams meeting Work in progress Monday 12-11

Week 4 (Final week):

- With peer edits – respond and review articles chosen and information added for accuracy and simplicity. - Have at least 2 – 3 peer feedback at this point. Chelsc.an (talk) 21:06, 30 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]