Assessment Description
*Note – Please complete the Paraprofessional Self-Assessment assignment for this topic prior to completing this presentation.
Create a digital presentation of 8-10 slides (not including the title and reference slides) using a digital software application (PowerPoint, Canva, etc.) addressing the following prompts.
Explain how your reasons (including your values and biases) for entering the field might be of benefit or detriment to your future clientele.
Explain how your reasons might influence treatment of your clients both positively and negatively. Refer to the concepts of transference, countertransference, and the influence of your own assumptions in your essay.
Explain how your personal values and biases might influence treatment of your clients both positively and negatively.
Cite a minimum of three to five scholarly sources in the presentation.
Note: You may use first person in your presentation when needed. Remember to support your ideas with scholarly resources and document your sources accordingly.
Next, record a 5–7-minute video explaining your presentation about your reasons for going into the behavioral health field and discuss how ethics will influence your career as a paraprofessional. View the “Video Best Practices” document before you record your video.
Place the link to your recording into a Word document and submit the document to the instructor.
If using PowerPoint, refer to the resource, “Creating Effective PowerPoint Presentations,” located in the Student Success Center, for additional guidance on completing this assignment in the appropriate style.
While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.
