Signature Assignment
Video Response: Counseling Role-Play
Development of healthcare professional skills requires very active participation and practice. To enhance your care ability, your assignment is to role-play the care skills, strategies and approaches utilized in Gestalt theory.
As in your last two assignments, you need to find a friend, colleague, spouse, or other volunteer (it can be the same person who previously served as your mock client or someone new) to serve as your mock client for the role-play activity. Key to the effectiveness of this activity is your active, engaged participation in the role-play. Before you begin the role-play, be sure you have discussed with your volunteer, mock client the purpose of this mock counseling session. Highlight that the mock client should NOT discuss real, personal challenges, but should represent the persona of someone who is seeking treatment for a substance abuse issue.
The role-play activity requires you (and your mock client) to be spontaneous and candid, yet empathic to each other (do not create or utilize a script; this should be a natural, spontaneous interaction). As you role-play the healthcare professional, you should follow the goals and techniques discussed in the text.
You are required to video-tape your role-play session. Videos should be approximately 10 minutes. At the beginning of each video (prior to starting the role-play activity), you should clearly state (to the camera):
goal of the session,
techniques you hope/plan to use, and
context of the role-play (i.e., first session, ongoing client, relapse session, client issues, etc.).
After completing the video upload, write a short essay covering the technique used, what you intended to accomplish with the “client”, and the positive care aspects of the approach used this week.
Start by reading and following these instructions:
Study the required chapter(s) of the textbook and any additional recommended resources. Some answers may require you to do additional research on the Internet or in other reference sources. Choose your sources carefully.
Consider the discussion and the any insights you gained from it.
Review the assignment rubric and the specifications below to ensure that your response aligns with all assignment expectations.
Create your assignment submission and be sure to cite your sources, use APA style as required, and check your spelling.
The following specifications are required for this assignment:
Length:
Video: 10-minute video; Role-play session
Essay: 500-750 words – Reflect on the counseling conducted over the past three weeks using three distinct techniques.
Compare and contrast each technique regarding your perception of efficacy
Describe which best fits into your counseling beliefs. Why? Why not the others?
With which technique did your “client” feel most comfortable?
Structure: Include an introduction and summary. Include each of the physical assessment prompts.
Prompts:
Goal of the session,
Techniques used
Context of role-play
Summary
References: N/A
Format: Save your assignment as a .mp4 or provide the link to the video on YouTube, using the instructions above.
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