This assessment task comprises three (3) quizzes to be completed and submitted online via the PSYC12049 Moodle site. The first and the third quiz each contain 20 multiple-choice questions. The second quiz contains contains 40 multiple-choice questions. You will have 2 minutes per question in each quiz i.e., you will have 40 minutes for quizzes 1 and 3, and 80 minutes for quiz 2. Only one attempt per quiz is permitted.

• Quiz 1 assesses topics 1 to 3. It opens Friday of Week 3 at 9.00am (AEST) and closes Friday of Week 4 at 5.00pm (AEST).
• Quiz 2 assesses topics 4 to 7. It opens Friday of Week 7 at 9.00am (AEST) and closes Friday of Week 8 at 5.00pm (AEST).
• Quiz 3 assesses topics 8 to 11. It opens Friday of Week 11 at 9.00am (AEST) and closes Friday of Week 12 at 5.00pm (AEST).

• For each quiz, one (1) mark will be awarded for each quiz question answered correctly.
• There is no negative marking penalty for incorrect answers.
• Quiz 1 and 3 are marked out of 20 and are each weighted at 10% of the final unit grade.
• Quiz 2 is marked out of 40 and weighted at 20% of the final grade.

Overview

This task involves submitting a 5-minute video of you in the role of a therapist demonstrating micro-counselling skills as you conduct an intake interview. You will work in a small group of peers to practice your micro-counselling skills, gain feedback, improve your performance, and to conduct the video-recorded role play. You will then be required to submit a self-reflection of your performance (max 500 words).

You will need to submit three files for this assessment task:

1. A video recording (5 minutes maximum) of yourself conducting an intake interview and demonstrating a variety of micro-counselling and attending skills.
2. A completed micro-counselling skills checklist, including observer ratings and comments.
3. A written self-reflection (500 words maximum).

TASK ONE: Video Recording

Working in groups of 3 or 4 students, conduct a role play of an intake interview (using the provided case study). Each person in the group should have the opportunity to play the therapist, client, and observer, but your own personal submission should contain 5 minutes of just you acting in the therapist role. That is, do not submit a video recording that contains other group members acting in the therapist role.

The tasks of each role are:

• Therapist: Your job is to use a range of micro-counselling and attending skills presented in Lectures 2 and 3 to gather information about the client’s presenting problem(s).
• Client: When you are role-playing the client, do not make it difficult for the therapist, but don’t give away any information that the therapist has not asked about. Ask any questions or make any comments you think would be likely but do remember the time constraints of this task.
• Observer: Use the micro-counselling skills checklist and indicate whether the skill was used and how effective the therapist was in the appropriate use of this skill during the interview. Your classmate will submit this feedback sheet with their personal video and self-reflection.

TASK TWO: Self-Reflection and Skills Checklist

There are two tasks you need to submit for your self-reflection.

1. A completed micro-counselling skills checklist that contains ratings on your own performance, and ratings and comments from one of your peers acting as your observer. You might like to print out the skills checklist so that the observer can note down their comments and feedback during the role play. You will then need to take photograph or scan this form (ensuring it is clear and legible) and submit this with your self-reflection. 
2. A written self-reflection on your recording (maximum 500 words; 12pt font, double spaced). Your reflection may consist of dot points, but your meaning and expression must be clear (i.e., not just notes or fragmented phrases). You should reflect on a) what went well; b) what did not go well; and c) what you would do differently next time.

1. Video recording: 5 marks

2. Self-reflection: 13 marks comprising:

• What do I think went well? (4 marks)
• What do I think went less well? Why? (4 marks)
• How would I do it differently next time? Are there any skills that I didn’t use that would have been useful? (5 marks)

3. Skills checklist containing observer and self-evaluation ratings: 2 marks

You will be provided with a case study of an individual suffering from a mental health disorder. Your task will be to choose one of the nominated psychotherapeutic approaches and provide a conceptualisation of the case from that theoretical perspective. You are also required to draw on the evidence base to provide a rationale that the chosen psychotherapeutic approach will be effective for the case study, and evaluate whether there are any considerations or adaptations required if the therapy is implemented with a special population. The case study and further information on the task will provided in class and on Moodle.

1. Describe the presenting problems/symptoms, as well as any factors that might have caused or maintained the problems/symptoms from the perspective of the chosen psychotherapeutic approach according to the case study. (8 marks)
2. Critically appraise the research to build evidence to convince the reader that your chosen approach will help with the problems in the case study. Acknowledge any gaps or limitations in this evidence for your chosen therapeutic approach in relation to the problems in the case study. You should do this using a minimum of 5 relevant references. (10 marks)
3. Describe 2 techniques/strategies from the chosen approach and how they would be useful to address the problems in the case study. (5 marks)
4. Choose one of the special populations discussed in class and briefly discuss how you would adjust your therapy if your client was a member of this population. At least 1 additional reference is required here. (5 marks)
5. Writing style, clarity of expression, and format of your case study in APA 7 style. (2 marks)

Overview

This task involves you choosing from a list of therapeutic techniques and documenting your self-practice of one technique for one week (7 days), using the recording sheet that will be provided on Moodle. You will need to submit two files for this assessment task:

1. A self-practice recording sheet documenting your use of the chosen therapeutic technique.
2. A written self-reflection (250 words) on your experience engaging in this technique. Your self-reflection should draw on the comments made during your self-practice of the technique.

TASK ONE: Monitoring of Self-practice (via a provided recording sheet)

Completion of the self-practice task involves:

1. Indicating the date and time of each practice session (for 7 days).
2. Noting your mood or level of tension before and after each practice session. The purpose is to document change (or not) over the week of practice. You might like to graph your level of tension or mood before and after each session.
3. Noting any specific comments or observations related to your experience of each practice session. 

You are welcome to complete your Recording Sheet electronically or print out the form and hand write your ratings and comments. If you choose the latter option, please ensure you upload a clear and legible scanned or image version of your Recording Sheet.

TASK TWO: Written Self-reflection

You are to write a 250-word self-reflection on your self-practice of your chosen therapeutic technique. Your reflection may consist of dot points, but your meaning and expression must be clear (i.e., not just notes or fragmented phrases). The reflection must include your reflections on the benefits of engaging in the technique, as well as the challenges you experienced engaging in self-practice of the technique.

• Submission of completed self-practice recording sheet documenting your use of the chosen therapeutic technique. (5 marks)
• Quality of the self-reflection on your experience engaging in this technique. (5 marks)