Critically outline impacts of working with trauma on the self of the counsellor and counsellor’s limits of expertise.
Assessment Details and Instructions
Purpose:
The purpose of this task is to construct 2 trauma informed resources. One resource will cover topic a) and the second resource will cover topic b).
- a) Outline assessment tools for trauma related presentations;
- b) Critically outline impacts of working with trauma on the self of the counsellor and counsellor’s limits of expertise.
The audience for the practice resources are ACAP student counsellors.
Part A – Development of the trauma informed resource:
– To complete this task, students will collect and collate information for both resources (using materials from this unit and a wider literature search). The students will choose 2 different mediums for their resources, for example a brochure, newsletter, poster, blog, etc (presented using MS Word document). In other words, resource a) might be a brochure and resource b) might be a newsletter. Do not use the same medium for both resources. The word count for each resource will be 750 – Students will critically reflect on their findings and decide on what to include in each resource. – Students will then explore how they will create the finished products (the design component) and how they will develop to the final draft, including layout and editing decisions. – Each resource will contain an APA reference list
Part B – Reflective summary: To complete this task, students will submit an individual summary (150-250 words): – The student will write an individual summary reflecting on the process of developing the resource. It is highly recommended that you keep a journal during the course of the development, to remind you of the steps taken, how decisions were made, any challenges that might have emerged and, more importantly, how you dealt with it. Your critical reflections should focus on your experience of creatively develop the resource, what worked well, what challenges you have encountered, and how you could have improved your individual processes.
Submission:
There are two class space assessment dropboxes (Turnitin) for this task: – Part A: Collaborative Component assessment dropbox this will be the space you are going to upload your individually developed trauma informed resources: – Upload the two resources with a signed cover sheet – Part B: Individual Component assessment dropbox: – Upload the individual summary of own contribution with an individually signed cover sheet
