PYC4809 Assignment 3 Portfolio 2025 (Answer Guide) 647028 – Due 25 September 2025

PYC4809 Assignment 3 Portfolio 2025 (Answer Guide) 647028 – Due 25 September 2025 Contents Task 1 - Case study: Dudu (Person-centred approach) 3 Brief case summary 3 Presenting issues and immediate risks 3 Person-centred formulation 3 1. My values, how they might influence practice, and how I would manage them 4 2. If Dudu asks for my advice, what I would say, and degree of advice 4 3. If I accepted Dudu as a client, ways I could be of most help 4 4. Feelings Dudu may be unwilling to accept 5 5. How the person-centred approach helps with acceptance of feelings 5 6. Advantages of working with Dudu in a person-centred framework 6 Clinical and ethical action plan 6 Concluding note 6 Task 2 - Self-reflection exercise: Reality Therapy 7 Key concepts of Reality Therapy 7 Strengths and shortcomings from a multicultural perspective 7 Personal application of Reality Therapy 8 Concluding note 9 Task 3 - Critical evaluation of a therapeutic approach 9 Overview of CBT 10 Strengths of CBT 10 Limitations of CBT from a multicultural perspective 11 Contributions to multicultural counselling 11 Conclusion 12 Task 4 - Ethical Policy Document for Counselling Practice 12 1. Purpose and Scope 12 2. Core Values 12 3. Informed Consent 12 4. Confidentiality and its Limits 13 5. Cultural Competence 13 6. Professional Competence and Referral 13 7. Record Keeping and Data Protection 13 8. Boundary Management 14 9. Child Protection and Safeguarding 14 10. Complaints and Policy Review 14 Concluding note 14 References 15