As a counselor, you will be making decisions on how to select evidence-based treatments. In your essay, demonstrate the decision-making process that you will use to choose one evidence-based treatment over another. Write a 1,000-1,250-word reflection essay on how to effectively utilize research in order to guide decision-making processes in the counseling profession. Include the following in your essay:

1. A discussion about how qualitative and quantitative research reports guide the decision-making process.
2. A discussion about the key characteristics of effective writing and publication in counseling and psychological research. How do these characteristics guide the decision-making processes?
3. Select a diagnosis and include an example of how research could assist in treatment.
4. Include a minimum of three scholarly resources 
5. APA Format