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Assessment Brief
Program Bachelor of Applied Social Science
Subject Spirituality and Psychotherapy
Subject code COU310A
Name of assessment Assessment 3: Essay
Length 2000 Words
Learning outcomes addressed
y this assessment:
This assessment covers the following learning outcomes:
) Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of
different cultural approaches to spirituality
d) Apply and integrate knowledge of spirituality in the
counselling context
Submission Date: Week 11 – 11:55pm, Sunday
Lecturer Name Deborah Edwards
Assessment
ief summary:
Utilizing the prescribed or suggested readings answer the
following:
Identify and account for at least three key factors of
integrating religion and/or spirituality into a professional
practice as a counsellor both personally and professionally.
Discuss the application of these key factors.
Total marks 100
Weighting 40%
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Assessment Description:
Utilizing the prescribed or suggested readings as well as any other extended reading
and research explore the following:
Identify and account for at least three key factors of integrating religion and/or
spirituality into a professional practice as a counsellor both personally and
professionally. Discuss the application of these key factors.
Key factors may include but are not limited to the following.
Professional Practice:
• Definition spirituality and religion within a therapeutic relationship
• Assessment of a client’s faith or spiritual identity.
• Integration of client’s faith into the process and or interventions within a
therapeutic relationship.
• Important Guidelines or ethical & cultural considerations
Personal Practice:
Important Consideration of the power influence of therapist within the therapeutic
elationship, based on their religious or spiritual beliefs/faith.
• Helpful spiritual or religious beliefs, rituals and/or practises that may assist the
therapist either before, during or after a client’s session.
Marking Criteria:
Max. in
category
Your
points
Word count, readability, and structure 10/100
Number and choice of appropriate references 20/100
In-text references and reference list, accuracy and
use of co
ect referencing style
10/100
Students are advised that any submissions past the due date incur a 10% penalty per day,
calculated from the total mark e.g. a task marked out of 40 will incur a 4 mark penalty per day.
Students must attempt all tasks in the unit to be eligible to pass the unit
More information can be found in Think Education Assessment Policy document on the Think
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Answering the question and responding to the
topic
30/100
Links to theories and concepts 30/100
Total: 100/100
Mark:
Comments:
Notes for essays: Students must attempt all tasks in the unit to be eligible to
pass the unit
This essay will incorporate a formal introduction, main points and conclusion; as this
is an essay, the introduction and conclusion, as well as individual paragraphs
addressing different issues should not be flagged with subheadings, but incorporated
in the essay.
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
eference co
ectly. You will find a link to this document on the main page of every
unit, under the 'Assessments' section. Co
ect academic writing and referencing are
essential tasks that you need to learn. We recommend a minimum of ten
eferences.
Referencing: References are assessed for their quality. You should draw on quality
academic sources, such as books, chapters from edited books, journals etc. Your
textbook can be used as a reference, but not the Study Guide and lecture 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. References are assessed for their quality. Your textbook can
e 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 students avoid plagiarism, every in-text reference must now include the specific
page numbe
s if shown in the original. This is for all references, not just direct
quotes.
Formatting: The assessment MUST be submitted electronically in Microsoft Word
format. Other formats may not be readable by markers. Please be aware that any
assessments submitted in other formats will be considered LATE and will lose marks
until it is presented in Word.
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Word Count: Marks will be deducted for failure to adhere to the word count – as a
general rule you may go over or under by 10% than the stated length.
Late Submissions: Students are advised that any submissions past the due date
incur a 10% penalty per day, calculated from the total mark e.g. a task marked out of
30 will incur 3 marks penalty per day.
No submission: Students must attempt all tasks to be eligible to pass the unit.
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