Discuss these socio-political and cultural issues and how they may impact on the South African therapeutic encounter.

Western theories of psychotherapy have been criticized for failing to consider the sociopolitical and cultural contexts of clients. Discuss these socio-political and cultural issues and
how they may impact on the South African therapeutic encounter. Also suggest how we
might provide more relevant therapeutic services in a context such as ours, suggesting
therapies that may be more appropriate to our contexts.
Academic writing: Writes coherently and with a good, logical flow, has wellconsidered arguments from beginning to end. Marks deducted for grammatical and
spelling errors, and no logical flow.
5
Formatting: Arial (font size 12), 1.5 line spacing, margins set to normal. Essay must
not be less than 1800 words and no more than 2000 words from the beginning of
the Introduction to the end of the Conclusion. Essay must have headings that
separate main points. Lack of cover page and plagiarism declaration penalized. Does
not repeat the title.
10
Introduction: Introduces the topic without repeating the title. Sets out an argument that
will follow in the body of the essay.
5
Body of essay: Discusses socio-political and cultural issues in SA in relation to the
South African therapeutic context. Adopts a critical, interrogative stance, not just
description of issues. Integrates information from a variety of references, not single
authors, showing evidence of extensive research. Logical, coherent flow of ideas.
Shows accurate understanding of topic. Provides examples of issues.
35
Recommendations for context specific interventions: Again, not just listing them but
discussing how/why they are relevant. These must be well thought through and
evidence based. Shows evidence of critical thinking around SA context
15
Therapies that may be relevant for our context: Produces a well thought through
suggestion of therapies for our context, saying why they may be appropriate to the SA
context. Gives examples.
15
Conclusion: Draws main points together to summarize and conclude the arguments
provided.
5
Referencing: At least TEN references used, excluding prescribed text. Authors must be
correctly cited in text and in the bibliography using APA v.7. Use of Wikipedia and
dodgy internet sites penalized

Distinction / Excellent: (75% – 100 %) – Excellent understanding of the topic. Evidence of critical
thinking. Well-written, coherent piece of work. Has used numerous other references (more
than 12) and integrated these readings into the body of the essay

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