Assessment Description
You have studied various modalities in this subject: Person Centered, Existential, Gestalt, Psychodynamic, Cognitive-Behavioural, and others.
Please select two modalities studied so far that you believe align with your personality and emerging counselling style. You are required to identify and critically evaluate your choices in terms of their concepts and interventions.
You essay must include:
• Presentation of the chosen therapies - explanation of how problems are understood and change occurs within each therapy
• Overview of the reasons behind your choices – explanation why the chosen therapies resonate with you
• Overview of the strengths and weaknesses of each therapy.
This essay will contain a formal introduction and conclusion and the main points will be presented with subheadings. The entire assessment will be referenced according to the APA Version 6 guidelines. A reference list must be provided. A minimum of 10 reference sources will be drawn on.
Assessment Marking Matrix:
Max in Category
Presentation and critique of chosen approaches
10
Overview of the reasons behind the choice of therapies
10
Link to theories and concepts
10
Word count, readability, and structure
5
Number and choice of appropriate references
Co
ect referencing style : intext references and references list
5
Total
40
Referencing
The work must be fully referenced with in-text citations and a reference list at the end. We recommend you work with your Academic Writing Guide to ensure that you reference co
ectly. You will find a link to this document on the main page of every subject in the 'Assessments' section. Co
ect academic writing and referencing are essential tasks that you need to learn. We recommend a minimum of 10-12references.
References are assessed for their quality. You should draw on quality academic sources, such as books, chapters from edited books, and journals. Your textbook can be used as a reference, but not the Study Guide and lecturer notes. We want to see evidence that you are capable of conducting your own research. Also, in order to help markers determine students’ understanding of the work they cite all in-text references (not just direct quotes) must include the specific page numbe
s if shown in the original.
Researching: You can search for peer-reviewed journal articles, which you can find in the online journal databases and which can be accessed from the li
ary homepage. Reputable news sites such as The Conversation, online dictionaries and online encyclopedias are acceptable as a starting point to gain knowledge about a topic. Government departments, research institutes such as the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), international organisations such as the World Health Organisation (WHO) and local not-for-profit organisations such as the Cancer Council are also good resources.