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ABSTRACT
This article focuses on the research advisor as an integral part of the research experience. The working relationship with a thesis advisor provides a unique experience of apprenticeship and exchange of ideas that cannot be found in any course. Even though I graduated in 2004, I still remember the comments of my thesis advisor. For instance, she insisted that I do not replicate existing studies and instead add to the field of clinical social work. She challenged me to find an original question and the best way to answer it. By foregoing the research requirement, the school is abandoning a highly effective learning tool that enables us to critique and assess other studies. It also robs students of this invaluable apprenticeship.
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Sophie Marzin
Sophie Marzin, MSW, MA, moved back to France after graduating from Smith College School for Social Work in 2004. Shortly thereafter, she enrolled in a French university and earned the French degree of clinical psychology and psychopathology for which she had to conduct two additional research projects. A psychoanalyst in private practice, she also provides short-term counseling sessions through international EAPs and counseling sessions within the occupational health department of a large corporation.