Assessment Brief
Program
Bachelor of Applied Social Science
Subject
Applied Counselling 2
Subject code
COU203A
Name of assessment
Assessment 2: Case study
Length
2000 words
Learning outcomes addressed
by this assessment:
A,C, D
Submission Date:
End of week 6, Sunday 11:55pm
Assessment brief summary:
Choose one of the approaches to counselling presented in this subject
and write a case study explaining how you would apply each of those
counselling perspectives to the case study provided.
Total marks
40
Weighting
40%
Students are advised that any submissions past the due date incur a 10% penalty per day, calculated from the
total mark e.g. a task marked out of 40 will incur a 4-mark penalty per day.
Students must attempt all tasks in the unit to be eligible to pass the unit.
More information can be found in Think Education Assessment Policy document on the Think Education website
(http://www.think.edu.au).
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Assessment Description: Case study
Read the case study below and write a report explaining how you would work with the client from one
counselling perspectives that you have studied in this subject.
Case study
Jack has contacted you to discuss counselling for his 16-year-old daughter, Danni. Jack and his wife,
Crystal, divorced when Danni was 6 years old, and Danni lived with her mother, with regular contact
with Jack, since the divorce. Three years ago, Crystal was diagnosed with lung cancer and after a
long battle with the disease, passed away 6 months ago. During Crystal’s illness, Danni continued to
live with her and only moved in with Jack, his current partner Alison, and their 10-year old daughter,
Sophie when Crystal was too ill to stay at home. Jack feels that Danni has not really settled in her
new home and often argues with Jack and Alison. She spends a lot of time alone in her bedroom and
refuses to take part in family dinners. She is also becoming increasingly isolated and only seems
interestied in talking to her friends. Jack is worried that she is not fitting into the family and that she is
not coping with her mothers’ death.
Jack asks your advice on what sort of counselling could be most helpful for Danni.
Your case study should include the following:
•
the key principles and goals of the approach in working with Danni
•
the rationale to support your choice of counselling approach in terms of their application to
working with children and families
•
rationales explaining why the suggested approach may be helpful for them
•
suggestion of two techniques or interventions from the approach that you would use with Danni to
facilitate change.
Marking Criteria:
The key principles and goals of the approach in working with Danni
Max. in
Your
category
points
5
Rationale to support your choice of counselling approach in terms of
their application to working with children and families
5
Rationales explaining why the suggested approach may be helpful
for them
5
Suggestion of two techniques or interventions from the approach
that you would use with Danni to facilitate change
5
Links to theories and concepts
10
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Number and choice of appropriate references
4
Word count, readability, and structure
3
In-text references and reference list, including accuracy and use
of correct referencing style
3
Total:
40
Comments:
Referencing
The work must be fully referenced with in-text citations and a reference list at the end. We
recommend you work with your Academic Writing Guide to ensure that you reference correctly.
You will find a link to this document on the main page of every subject in the ‘Assessments’
section. Correct academic writing and referencing are essential tasks that you need to learn. We
recommend a minimum of six references.
References are assessed for their quality. You should draw on quality academic sources, such as
books, chapters from edited books, and journals. Your textbook can be used as a reference, but
not the Study Guide and lecturer notes. We want to see evidence that you are capable of
conducting your own research. Also, in order to help markers determine students’ understanding
of the work they cite all in-text references (not just direct quotes) must include the specific page
number/s if shown in the original.
Researching: You can search for peer-reviewed journal articles, which you can find in the online
journal databases and which can be accessed from the library homepage. Reputable news sites
such as The Conversation, online dictionaries and online encyclopedias are acceptable as a
starting point to gain knowledge about a topic. Government departments, research institutes such
as the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), international organisations such
as the World Health Organisation (WHO) and local not-for-profit organisations such as the Cancer
Council are also good resources.
Formatting: The assessment MUST be submitted electronically in Microsoft Word format. Other
formats may not be readable by markers, and students may be asked to resubmit. Please be
aware that any assessments submitted in other formats will be considered LATE and will lose
marks until it is presented in Word.
Plagiarism: All sources of information need to properly be acknowledged. Please refer to the
plagiarism website on Blackboardi. By clicking the ‘Upload this file’ button you acknowledge that
you have read, understood and can confirm that the work you are about to submit complies with
the Flexible and Online plagiarism policy that is available on the Torrens University website. Like
other forms of cheating plagiarism is treated seriously. When lecturers suspect plagiarism, they will
complete an Academic Integrity form and send it to the AI officer who will then contact students
and ask them to prove that it is their own work.
Word Count: Marks will be deducted for failure to adhere to the word count – as a general
rule
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you may go over or under by 10% than the stated length.
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Late Submissions: Students are advised that any submissions past the due date incur a 10%
penalty per day, calculated from the total mark e.g., a task marked out of 30 will incur 3 marks
penalty per day.
No submission: Students must attempt all tasks to be eligible to pass the unit.
More information can be found on the Think Education and Torrens University websites.
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