Application Assignment: Virtual Field ExperienceTM
Option A:
This Virtual Field Experience TM (VFE) Assignment is designed to promote your understanding of the use of affirmative therapy with a client who is questioning her sexual orientation. You observe a simulated counseling session and then listen to a professional dialogue about what took place; this is considered a reflected practice and explains some of the reasoning behind the counselor's actions. The VFE also demonstrates the power of reflective practice, or the power of reflecting on what one says and does during a counseling session.
For this Assignment, read the Pachankis article on affirmative therapy. Review the APA guidelines for working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) clients in counseling. Then, review the VFE course media Affirmative Therapy. Take detailed notes on the competencies outlined in the APA guidelines.
The Assignment:
In a 3- to 4-page paper, write a summary of the VFE session, noting the competencies and practices that were effectively demonstrated by the counselor. Use the Learning Resources, APA guidelines, and the Pachankis article on affirmative therapy to support your summation. Include the following:
· Explain how the counselor effectively applied at least three competencies outlined in the APA guidelines and the article. Provide examples.
· With regard to each competency you selected, share insights that you gained about the application of this competency from the dialogue between the two counselors (in other words, that you did not gain from observation of the session alone).
· Explain how the counselor demonstrated effective cultural competency, providing examples to support your response.
· Based on your current level of knowledge and skill, suggest one recommendation you might make to the counselor to improve his or her effectiveness.
Support your Application Assignment with specific references to all resources used in its preparation.
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Option B:
This Virtual Field Experience TM Assignment is designed to promote your understanding of the use of cognitive-behavioral therapy with an ethnic minority client who is experiencing marital distress. You observe a simulated counseling session and then listen in on a professional dialogue about what took place during the session and some of the reasoning behind the counselor's actions. The VFE also demonstrates the power of reflective practice, or the power of reflecting on what one says and does during a counseling session.
For this Assignment, read Hays's article on cognitive-behavior therapy. Then review the AMCD Multicultural Counseling Competencies. Finally, review the VFE course media Adaptation of CBT. Look for and make notes of examples from the guidelines and the article that are illustrated or depicted during the session.
The Assignment:
In a 3- to 4-page paper, write a summary of the VFE session, noting the competencies and practices that were effectively demonstrated by the counselor. Include the following:
· Explain how the counselor effectively applied at least three competencies outlined in the AMCD guidelines and article. Provide examples.
· With regard to each competency you selected, share insights that you gained about the application of this competency from the dialogue between the two counselors (in other words, that you did not gain from observation of the session alone).
· Explain how the counselor demonstrated effective cultural competency, providing examples to support your response.
· Based on your current level of knowledge and skill, suggest one recommendation you might make to the counselor to improve his or her effectiveness.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the professor's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
Required Resources
Readings
· Sue, D. W., & Sue, D. (2016). Counseling the culturally diverse: Theory and practice (7th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
o Chapter 8, "Communication Styles and Its Impact on Counseling and Psychotherapy" (pp. 251-282)
o Chapter 9, "Multicultural Evidenced-Based Practice" (pp. 283-319)
· Hays, P. A. (2016). Addressing cultural complexities in practice: Assessment, diagnosis, and therapy (3rd ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
o Chapter 10, "Culturally Responsive Therapy: An Integrative Approach" (pp. 227-255)
o Chapter 12, "Pulling It All Together: A Complex Case Example" (pp. 283-298)
· Pachankis, J. E. (2004, Fall). Clinical issues in working with lesbian, gay, and bisexual clients. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training, 41(3), 227-246.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
· Hays, P. A. (1995). Multicultural applications of cognitive-behavior therapy. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 26(3), 309-315.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
· AMCD multicultural counseling competences. (1996).
· American Psychological Association. (n.d.). Practice guidelines for LBG clients.
Media
Please review the Application Assignment for this week before you view this course media. Your choice of Assignment will guide and focus your viewing and suggested note taking.
Option A:
· Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2012i). Virtual Field ExperienceTM: Affirmative therapy. Baltimore, MD: Author.
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 42 minutes.
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Option B:
· Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2012h). Virtual Field ExperienceTM: Adaptation of CBT. Baltimore, MD: Author.