Video will be included. Scenarios
Imagine that you are a counselor in an outpatient counseling center who works primarily with clients dealing with substance use disorders. You have many clients across the continuum of care. Please select one of the following scenarios to provide the context for your interview. Once you have selected a scenario, determine a theoretical counseling approach to meet the client’s needs.
1. A thirty-year-old client in your caseload has successfully completed a residential program recently, but now she states that she is having trouble and wants to use heroin again. She has just learned that her sister has been diagnosed with cancer, and this has triggered her wish to use heroin. This is your third session with this client.
Prompt
Review your chosen scenario and determine the theoretical approach you would apply while working with the client. Then, ensure that you have the interview consent form completed prior to beginning your interview. Your interview should last approximately 10 to 15 minutes. Even though this does not cover the length of a full session, you must ensure that within those 10 to 15 minutes you have a chance to demonstrate the elements listed in critical element I below. Once you have completed the interview, review the recording and evaluate your own performance as a counselor.
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
I. Counseling Interview: Your interview must demonstrate positive therapeutic communication, including all of the following elements.
1. Illustrate empathy and reflection by validating the client’s perspective and withholding judgment in your verbal or written communication.
2. Logically establish client-centered goals to illustrate progress toward behavior change. In other words, your session should demonstrate a
natural progression toward shared goals for effectively changing the client’s substance use behavior.
3. Illustrate an effective counseling technique or procedure by effectively supporting the client in reaching established goals. For instance, this
might include guiding the client toward the identification of motivations, actions, and/or the consequences of actions. The results will differ depending on which counseling theory you use.
II. Self-Evaluation Paper: In this paper, you will evaluate your performance during the interview. Your self-evaluation paper will be submitted as a separate document.
1. Summarize your counseling performance in the interview process.
2. Evaluate your performance in this session. Your evaluation will break down into the following subsections, and you must cite specific examples
from the interview to support your evaluation.
i. Evaluate your counseling approach in the session. For instance, were the theories and techniques you used to prepare for this session
effective for developing a therapeutic alliance with the client?
ii. Evaluate your counseling skills in the session. For instance, what were your strengths as a counselor in engaging the client? When did
you struggle to connect with the client, and why?
3. Discuss your key takeaways from this counseling interview session. What were the greatest challenges in addressing the needs of the client?
What would you do differently now that you have gone through this process?
Milestones
There are no milestone assignments; however, the journal entries and discussions are designed to directly contribute to the final projects. It is important that you refer to these assignments as you complete your interview and self-evaluation paper.
Final Submission: Final Project 2: Interview and Self-Evaluation
In Module Seven, you will submit this part of the final project. It should be a complete, polished artifact containing all of the critical elements of the final product. It should reflect the incorporation of feedback gained throughout the course. This submission will be graded with the Final Project II Rubric.
Final Project II Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: Your counseling interview should last 10–15 minutes (or take up 3–5 transcript pages), and your self-evaluation paper should be a 2- page Microsoft Word document, with 12-point Times New Roman font, double spacing, and APA formatting. You may use any tool to record your interview, including a computer webcam, a smartphone video app, a tablet video app, or any other audio and video recording tool. You can submit your interview via YouTube link, Vimeo link, Brightspace’s Video Anywhere, or as an MP4 file.
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