MDRS Vocational Rehabilitation

Sample. Working in conjunction with the MDRS, the researcher will obtain a sampling frame. All individuals enrolled in the MDRS’ vocational rehabilitation programs that met the age criteria of 18 to 24, and their records document a clinical diagnosis of ADHD will be eligible to participate in the research study. Due to the study design being quasi-experimental, participants will not be randomly assigned to the conditions (Shadish et al., 2002). Instead, the researcher will work in conjunction with the MDRS vocational rehabilitation administrators to select participants for assignment to the treatment and untreated control groups (Shadish et al., 2002). An individual’s level of participation in the MDRS vocational rehabilitation programs

Once the researcher has obtained the appropriate MDRS permissions and Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval from The University of Southern Mississippi, the research study will launch.

Sample Size. For this research study, an estimated 60 young adults, ages 18-24 with ADHD (best estimate) are currently enrolled in MDRS’ vocational rehabilitation programs. Using the Raosoft sample size calculator, the sample size would need to be 53 samples, with a margin of error at 5%, confidence level at 95%, and response distribution at 50% (Raosoft, n.d.). Based on the sample size calculation, the researcher will recruit a total of 54 young adults with ADHD (N = 54) to participate in the research study. Based on the sample size, two conditions will exist for the study, a treatment group (n = 27) and a control group (n = 27).

Data Collection Process

Upon IRB approval, the recruitment process will commence for the study. Recruitment of eligible participants will ensue working in conjunction with the director of vocational rehabilitation and program administrators. Assignment to a specific condition by the researcher in collaboration with MDRS administrators will occur once an individual has expressed interested in