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PYC3715 Assignment 1Semester 1 2026 (Answer Guide) - DUE March
2026
VERIFIED AND CERTIFIED ANSWERS. WRITTEN IN REQUIRED FORMAT AND WITHIN
GIVEN GUIDELINES. IT IS GOOD TO USE AS A GUIDE AND FOR REFERENCE, NEVER
PLAGARIZE. Thank you and success in your academics.
UNISA, 2026
Contents
QUESTION 1 .............................................................................................................................................. 3
The Interviewee’s Story (10 Marks) ................................................................................................. 3
QUESTION 2 .............................................................................................................................................. 3
Creating the Interview Context (10 Marks) .................................................................................... 3
1. Arranging the Physical Space .................................................................................................. 3
2. Building Rapport .......................................................................................................................... 4
3. Managing the Encounter............................................................................................................ 4
4. Challenges Experienced ............................................................................................................ 5
Overall Evaluation of Interview Context .................................................................................... 6
QUESTION 3 .............................................................................................................................................. 6
Contextual Analysis & Reflexivity ................................................................................................... 6
(a) Life Story and Reflexivity (15 Marks) ........................................................................................ 6
Life Story Context ............................................................................................................................ 6
Reflexivity and Guarding Against Bias ...................................................................................... 7
(b) Social Context Impact (10 Marks) .............................................................................................. 8
(c) Holding the Cracks (The Counselling Relationship) (20 Marks)........................................ 9
1. Active Listening ........................................................................................................................... 9
2. Paraphrasing................................................................................................................................. 9
3. Empathic Reflection of Feeling .............................................................................................. 10
(d) Application of Theory (10 Marks) ............................................................................................ 10
Specific Action Taken ................................................................................................................... 11
QUESTION 4 ............................................................................................................................................ 11
Personal Experience as a Counsellor (Ethics & Confidentiality Emphasis) (15 Marks) . 11
Reflection on My Development as an Ethical Counsellor ................................................... 11
Ethical Guidelines Observed ...................................................................................................... 12
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(a) Strengths and Weaknesses of PYC3715 Content ............................................................... 12
Strengths .......................................................................................................................................... 12
Weaknesses..................................................................................................................................... 13
(b) Recommendations to the PYC3715 Teaching Team .......................................................... 13
REFERENCE LIST .................................................................................................................................. 13
PYC3715 Assignment 1Semester 1 2026 (Answer Guide) - DUE March
2026
VERIFIED AND CERTIFIED ANSWERS. WRITTEN IN REQUIRED FORMAT AND WITHIN
GIVEN GUIDELINES. IT IS GOOD TO USE AS A GUIDE AND FOR REFERENCE, NEVER
PLAGARIZE. Thank you and success in your academics.
UNISA, 2026
Contents
QUESTION 1 .............................................................................................................................................. 3
The Interviewee’s Story (10 Marks) ................................................................................................. 3
QUESTION 2 .............................................................................................................................................. 3
Creating the Interview Context (10 Marks) .................................................................................... 3
1. Arranging the Physical Space .................................................................................................. 3
2. Building Rapport .......................................................................................................................... 4
3. Managing the Encounter............................................................................................................ 4
4. Challenges Experienced ............................................................................................................ 5
Overall Evaluation of Interview Context .................................................................................... 6
QUESTION 3 .............................................................................................................................................. 6
Contextual Analysis & Reflexivity ................................................................................................... 6
(a) Life Story and Reflexivity (15 Marks) ........................................................................................ 6
Life Story Context ............................................................................................................................ 6
Reflexivity and Guarding Against Bias ...................................................................................... 7
(b) Social Context Impact (10 Marks) .............................................................................................. 8
(c) Holding the Cracks (The Counselling Relationship) (20 Marks)........................................ 9
1. Active Listening ........................................................................................................................... 9
2. Paraphrasing................................................................................................................................. 9
3. Empathic Reflection of Feeling .............................................................................................. 10
(d) Application of Theory (10 Marks) ............................................................................................ 10
Specific Action Taken ................................................................................................................... 11
QUESTION 4 ............................................................................................................................................ 11
Personal Experience as a Counsellor (Ethics & Confidentiality Emphasis) (15 Marks) . 11
Reflection on My Development as an Ethical Counsellor ................................................... 11
Ethical Guidelines Observed ...................................................................................................... 12
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(a) Strengths and Weaknesses of PYC3715 Content ............................................................... 12
Strengths .......................................................................................................................................... 12
Weaknesses..................................................................................................................................... 13
(b) Recommendations to the PYC3715 Teaching Team .......................................................... 13
REFERENCE LIST .................................................................................................................................. 13
