counselling practise

Role Play of a Counselling Session and Written Reflection (50%)
Due Date: Refer to the specific dates below for each assessment component
This assessment builds on your theoretical knowledge and aims to put that theoretical learning into
application.
Working together in groups of 2, each student must present a recorded skills demonstration of a
counselling session. It is then submitted with a written reflective essay reporting on the students’
reflections on the session.
The main criteria include:
Video recording of the role play: (20%)
▪ Format will be addressed in tutorials.
▪ Length of recording: 15-20 minutes
▪ To be uploaded to the student’s OneDrive account (accessible through your student email
account), with the video link provided in your written reflective essay
▪

reflective essay: (30%)
Word Count: 2000 – 2200
Students are required to submit a written analysis of their role play, with the following:
▪ Describe and explain how your role play followed Egan’s framework and achieved a personcentred approach. Provide examples from your role play to illustrate your comments.
▪ Describe and give examples of the counselling skills you used in your role play (using Egan’s
correct terms)
▪ Explain how you collaborated with the client to set goal/s and what goal/s you set
▪ Critically evaluate how you performed as the counsellor. What strengths and limitations did you
observed? Where did you struggle and what impact did this have on the process of the session?
What could you have done differently?
▪

Due in Week 11
Use APA 7 referencing.
Your reflective essay should include at least 8 (scholarly) journal articles read
and/or textbook references. The format of your essay will be discussed in greater detail during
tutorials.
Do NOT utilise sources such as www.tutor2u.com and other such web materials as these in no way
constitute academic references for the purpose of your assignments. If you rely on such sources for
theoretical support, you will be deemed NOT to have met the requirements of the assessment.

Criteria for
Reflective Essay

High
Distinction 80+%

Distinction
70-79%

Credit 60-69%

Pass 50-59%

Fail 0-49%

Academic
Writing 15%

All levels of
content are covered in depth. Wide range of contemporary references and
sources are well cited

High level of
content is covered in depth. Wide range of good references and sources are
well cited

Appropriate
content is covered in reasonable depth. Sources are generally well cited.

Most sections
of content are covered but not in depth. References are basic with errors in
citation

Major
sections of content have been missed. Inadequate references and poor
citation.

Interview
process Report on how your interview followed Egan’s process and was
person-centred 15%

Response shows
an excellent understanding of ideas presented in class and insights gained
into the interview process and how to place the client at the centre

Response
shows a very good understanding of ideas presented in class and insights gained
into the interview process and how to place the client at the centre

Response
shows a good understanding of ideas
presented in class and insights gained into the interview process and how to
place the client at the centre

Response
shows an adequate understanding of ideas presented in class and insights
gained into the interview process and how to place the client at the centre

Response
shows a poor understanding of ideas presented in class and insights gained
into the interview process and how to place the client at the centre

Comments on
counselling skills used in role play 20%

Demonstrates
an excellent understanding of the skills used and how they impacted on the
counselling process

Demonstrates
a very
good
understanding of
the skills
used and how
they impacted
on the
counselling
process

Demonstrates
a very good understanding of the skills used and how they impacted on the
counselling process

Adequate
understanding of the skills used and impact on the counselling process.
Description lacked depth.

Poor
understanding of the skills used and impact on the counselling process
Description lacked depth.

Self-reflection
on counselling role 40%

. Demonstrates
excellent insights in their self-reflection. Critical thinking skills
demonstrated in the writing, including emotions

Demonstrates
very good insights in their self-reflection. Evidence of deep thinking.

Shows
satisfactory ability to relate insights gained and to analysis the issues
encountered in the role play

Includes
description of events and activities with minimal reflection or analysis of
the issues encountered in the role play

Only includes
description of activities. No reflection is demonstrated beyond the
description

Presentation
10%

Excellent
overall structure of essay. All elements included

Very good
structure of essay. Most elements included

Adequate
structure of essay. Most elements included

Minimal
elements of essay structure provided.

Poor essay
structure. Elements missing and/or poorly presented

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