Part 4.1
You read chapters about middle childhood through early adolescence. Consider that there are many challenges for this age group: peer relationships, puberty, sexual identity, multicultural development, media/social media and anxiety to name a few. Reflect on your own experiences growing up when thinking about this assignment.
For this assignment you will choose a movie or tv show that focuses on this age group (see Resources section for suggestions). Choose a character from the movie/tv show that you would counsel and create a dialogue discussing the issue at hand. Utilize your theoretical orientation and techniques in your dialogue. Once you have done this, reflect on your dialogue for Part 4.2.
Part 4.2
In Part 4.1 you created a therapeutic dialogue between a character from a movie/tv show. For this assignment you will need to reflect on your own experiences and your choice for picking this character. Discuss and analyze your dialogue and your experiences for 4.2.
Answer the following questions in a narrative APA format:
Introduction
Name the movie/tv show you picked and a short summary about the character you chose.
Personal reflection
reflection of your own middle school-adolescent experiences (whatever you are comfortable discussing)
why did you choose the character?
Reflect on the therapeutic dialogue with character
issues for that character
does social media play a role/in the movie/tv show? If so, describe how this influences the character. If not, what if that was added? How would this add to/or take away from the issues
implications for character
Theoretical Orientation with the dialogue/character
Description of theoretical orientation utilized.
Techniques, reflection statements, etc. used with this theory/ies and student/client
why chosen for this client/student
Moving forward
describe what the therapeutic process might look like in your sessions relating to your theoretical orientation with your student.
Discuss developmental approaches and why these would be appropriate (you may include creative therapies, utilizing a team/whole child approach, etc. If referring out (as a school counselor) what would you do in school to work with the student?
Both assignments should be in one document. Please note assignment 4.1 and 4.2 at the beginning of each assignment.
Total points: 100
