Assignment title: Information
CHCCSL502A Assessment 4 V2.0
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Assessment 4: Critical Reflection 2
Student Instructions
This assessment is designed to allow you to demonstrate your ability to identify the impact
of using communication techniques in a counselling capacity.
You will be assessed on your ability to:
demonstrate your knowledge to identify communication techniques and strategies
apply critical thinking skills to determine the impact and effectiveness of these
techniques to achieve the desired outcome for the client
demonstrate literacy skills to communicate complex ideas
demonstrate knowledge of micro-skills within counselling to facilitate the counsellorclient relationship
Below is link to a YouTube clip of a counselling session. Cut and paste this link into your
web browser and view the session.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1RY_72O_LQ&feature=related
In a separate document:
1) You are to give the session a rating out of 10. 1 = extremely poor, 10 = extremely
good. Give a concise explanation for your rating.
2) Write a 500–700 word essay from the perspective of you being the counsellor. Give
a verbatim example of what you may have said differently to the client.
Your examples will need to demonstrate your ability to use:
a) Confrontation skills – explaining the impact you were aiming for and how it will
develop and grow the client
b) Focusing skills – explaining the impact you were aiming for and how it will develop
and grow the client
c) Influencing skills – explaining the impact you were aiming for and how it will develop
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d) Understanding of the client's style of assimilating information and cultural or other
differences that work against development of your client
Submission Instructions
Please proofread your work and include CHCCSL502A - A4 - Your Name in the document
header. Make a copy of your assessment. Submit your completed assessment to your tutor
for marking via my.evocca using the following file name: CHCCSL502A-A4 Your Name