Your Capstone Paper (and Presentation) can address a topic explored in previous courses.
You are encouraged to expand further on your previous areas of interest by developing the
ideas further and integrating additional content you have encountered throughout your
time in the program. Your project can develop further out of ideas you have explored in
other courses. However, it must reflect new material, and the written components of the
Capstone Paper must be uniquely created to fulfill the requirements for this class.
Every Capstone Paper must include a written paper that includes the following main
sections:
1. Title page: Please follow standards described with the American Psychological
Association (APA) Writing Manual (1 page)
2. Abstract: Brief overview sharing key findings of the entire paper, specifically with
elements of your introduction, literature review, and discussion sections. Don’t forget to include 5-6 keywords at the bottom of the page and citation of a few
core articles from which your paper relies (1 page, approximately 150-250 words)
3. Introduction: Why this topic? Opening hook and rationale for the topic; how it is
important to counseling; prevalence of the issue; sociocultural, multicultural, and
ethical implications (approximately 1-2 pages)
4. Literature Review: What about this topic? Literature review; speaking specifically
from the research (approximately 4-6 pages)
5. Discussion: How does this information apply? Discussion with how to make
sense of the topic, how it applies to counseling, how counseling professionals can
use the information, what you feel the information suggests, consideration of
sociocultural, multicultural, and ethical issues. (approximately 4-6 pages)
6. Conclusion: Where now? Summary and wrap up (approximately 1-2 pages)
7. References: Who? References
*Sections in PURPLE represent Level 1 headings (although remember the
Introduction section is not officially listed)
Grading: The Capstone Paper may be NO MORE than 25 pages. The text portion of the
paper (not including title page, abstract, or references) should include 12-15 pages of direct
paper content. Any pages of text (not including the abstract, references, etc.), should not
exceed 15 pages, so any pages beyond that amount will result in reduced points. Please
remember APA style is the required writing format and will be graded closely.
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