MC02: Counselling process

Assessment 1: REPORT 20%

Students are required to write a report that demonstrates knowledge of the three core
conditions to a working relationship: empathetic understanding, congruence/genuineness,
and unconditional positive regard through an interaction in the real world. Specifically, you
are required to:
Before writing it up:
1. Have a clear understanding of what these core conditions of a working relationship
entail. Do allocated weekly activities & readings on the Moodle site. Do further
research.
2. Have an interaction with another person (only 1 other person in each
interaction) who either does or doesn’t demonstrate one of the core conditions to
a working relationship. The interaction must be recent and not from the past.
More recent interactions allow for better reflection.
3. Reflect on this interaction immediately to help support your report write up.
Note: how you felt, what you were thinking, how you responded (verbally and
non-verbally). What aspects of their non-verbal and verbal behaviour indicated
to you the presence or absence of the core condition. Write as much down as
possible as this will support the write up of your report. Go back to your
research to ensure you are accurate with your identification of the core
condition in this interaction.
4. Repeat this for each core condition. You must have a separate interaction for
each core condition. You cannot use the same interaction for each core
condition.
When it comes to writing it up:
5. Clearly define the condition in your own words (no quotes) drawing on
relevant and appropriate literature.
6. Provide a summary of the interaction to allow the reader to understand the
context of the interaction (keep this brief). Clearly identify the presence or absence
of one of these core conditions to a working relationship by identifying and
analysing the non-verbal and verbal behaviours of the other person and how this
links to your understanding of the core condition under analysis. Again, draw on
relevant and appropriate literature to support your analysis here.
7. Reflect upon and describe the impacts on the relationship at the time. Again,
drawing on relevant and appropriate literature to support your analysis on how
the presence or absence of this core condition can impact a working
relationship.
8. Reflect upon and describe the impacts this had on you (how you felt, what you
thought, how you reacted verbally and non-verbally to the person in that
interaction where there was a presence or absence of the core condition under
analysis).
9. Repeat steps 5-8 for each of the core conditions to a working
relationship (i.e., therapeutic alliance).

Other important information:

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 • Write in an academic format and use APA style formatting and citations.
• You should refer to the rubric below to provide you with a framework for your writing.
• No introduction or conclusion is required.
• Separate heading for each core condition to guide the reader.
• Use first names only of the person your interaction is with and no other identifying
factors to ensure privacy.
• Masters level referencing expectations are at least 8 references. Your textbook is acceptable.

Report 20%
Measures Intended Learning
Outcome:
Criterion 1 (15%) Insightful & accurate definitions of core conditions LO1, LO2

Selection of appropriate and accurate examples where the

Criterion 2 (30%) LO1, LO2
core conditions were or were not demonstrated individually
(i.e., one on empathetic understanding, one on UPR, and one
on congruence)

An insightful exploration of relationship impact of the

Criterion 3 (30%) LO1, LO2
examples provided

Demonstrated depth of self- reflection

Criterion 4 LO1, LO2

Task length 500 words for each Core Condition of a Working Relationship; 1500 words total

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Rubric:
Assessment 1: REPORT

CRITERION HD D C P NN
80-100% 70-79% 60-69% 50-59% 0-50%
Insightful Offers
Offers Offers excellent Offers good Offers
and unsatisfactor
exemplary definitions of definitions of satisfactory
accurate y definitions
definitions of the core the core definitions of
definitions of the core
the core conditions in conditions in the core
of the core conditions in
conditions in their own their own conditions in
conditions their own
their own words (no direct words (no direct their own
(15%) words (no
words (no quotes) quotes) words (no direct
direct
direct quotes) supported by supported by quotes)
quotes).
well supported relevant appropriate supported by
Minimal
by relevant literature. scholarly scholarly
relevant
literature literature. literature.
literature
integrated to
support
definition.
Selection of Offers three Offers three Offers three Offers three Minimal or
appropriate exemplary excellent good satisfactory inaccurate
and accurate examples of examples of examples of examples of examples
examples recent recent recent recent provided
where the interactions interactions interactions interactions that
core where the where the where the where the demonstrate
conditions core core core core an
were or were conditions conditions conditions conditions insufficient
not were either were either were either were either understanding
demonstrate demonstrate demonstrate demonstrate demonstrate of the core
d individually d or not d or not d or not d or not conditions.
(i.e., one on demonstrate demonstrate demonstrate demonstrate Minimal
empathetic d individually d individually d individually d individually literature
understanding (i.e., one on (i.e., one on (i.e., one on (i.e., one on integrated to
, one on UPR, empathetic empathetic empathetic empathetic support
and one on understanding understanding understanding understanding examples.
congruence) , one on UPR, , one on , one on , one on
(30%) and one on UPR, and UPR, and UPR, and
congruence) one on one on one on
. Both verbal congruence). congruence). congruence).
and non- Both verbal Both verbal Both verbal
verbal and non- and non- and non-
behaviours verbal verbal verbal
were noted behaviours behaviours behaviours
accurately were noted were noted were noted
that accurately accurately accurately
exemplify that that that
the exemplify exemplify exemplify
presence or the presence the presence the presence
absence of or absence of or absence of or absence of
the core the core the core the core

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 conditions. conditions. conditions. conditions.
Examples well Examples Examples Examples
supported by supported by supported by supported by
a broad range a range of relevant scholarly
of relevant relevant scholarly literature.
scholarly scholarly literature.
literature literature.
Demonstrate Demonstrate
Demonstrates Demonstrates a Demonstrates a Reflection is
d depth of s an
an exemplary good level of satisfactory absent and/or
self- excellent
level of self- self-reflection level of self- self-awareness is
reflection level of self-
reflection on on the impacts reflection on limited.
(15%) reflection on
the impacts of of the presence the impacts of
the impacts
the presence or absence of the presence or
of the
or absence of the core absence of the
presence or
the core conditions on core conditions
absence of
conditions on self: on self with
the core
self: Conscious Demonstrates some personal
conditions
and in-depth some self- awareness
on self:
reflection on thoughtful evident.
Demonstrate
the self that reflection on
s thoughtful
shows a high the self and
reflection on
level of some personal
the self that
personal awareness are
shows a
awareness. evident.
strong level
of personal
awareness.
An Minimal
An exemplary An excellent A good A satisfactory
insightful identificatio
identification identification identification identification
exploration n of impacts
and analysis of and analysis of and analysis of and analysis of
of of the
the impacts of the impacts of the impacts of the impacts of
relationshi presence or
the presence the presence or the presence or the presence or
p impact of absence of
or absence of absence of the absence of the absence of the
the the core
the core core conditions core conditions core conditions
conditions
examples conditions on on the on the on the
on the
provided the relationship, relationship, relationship,
relationship
(30%) relationship, supported by a supported by supported by
from the
supported by a range of relevant scholarly
examples
broad range of relevant scholarly literature.
provided.
relevant scholarly literature.
Minimal
scholarly literature.
analysis (i.e.,
literature.
support
from
scholarly
literature)
Appropriate Excellent Very good Good Satisfactory Unsatisfactory
academic: reading and reading and reading and reading and reading and
writing and application application of application of application application of
language; of academic academic academic of academic academic
essay, literature / literature / literature / literature / literature /
paragraph Exemplary Excellent good beginning unprofessional
and sentence professional professional professional professional presentation /
structure; presentation presentation presentation

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 referencing / no presentation / / minor / some multiple
and APA7 grammatical clear grammar l grammatical grammatical grammatical and
style (10%) and spelling and spelling. At and spelling and spelling spelling errors /
errors. At least 12 sources errors. At errors. At writing is
least 15 referenced, with least 10 least 8 unclear.
sources all sources sources sources.
referenced, appropriate and referenced, Some writing
with all relevant. with all and
sources Minimal writing sources referencing
appropriate appropriate errors.
and referencing
and and relevant.
relevant. No Clear writing
writing and and
referencing referencing
errors techniques
demonstrated

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