PY3104, Counselling Principles and Practice for Diverse Environments

Includes an Observer rating form, Client Feedback form, Personal reflection form and Case Transcript – process notes from an audiotapes interview with a client. The client is suffering from PTSD after a car crash, counsellor proposes breathing exercises (first session). The session is transcribed to show which micro-skills are being used at each point. The personal reflection includes a number of questions that allows the counsellor to explore all aspects of the interview. The client form prov...

For this assessment, you must choose a case study from a list of cases and prepare a brief introduction to the client in the form of notes akin to what would be expected during an initial counselling session. Your case notes will need to align with ethical and legal requirements of the Australian Psychological Society identifying potential ethical and risk management issues that may be relevant for this case. The chosen case study was Jerry Atkins a Bulimic woman. The case notes include; presen...

Using your case notes as a reference point, you will need to prepare a case management plan for your client. You will be expected to compare and contrast at least two therapeutic approaches which you could use in your management of this case (you may choose to combine one or two approaches but you must put forward a sound justification). This essay is based on the case notes collected (Available on my profile). It outlines what steps will be taken in the treatment plan of Jerry Atkins, a woman...