Counselling Psychology in a Workplace Case Study, Singapore

Assignment Purpose and Overview

The purpose of this assignment is to help you practice and demonstrate essential counselling skills, such as attending, active listening, reflection of content and feelings, questioning, and summarising. You will also reflect on how different aspects of yourself might impact your role as a counsellor and develop a plan to use your strengths and manage potential challenges.

Deliverable 1 (20%): Counselling Role-Play Recording

Task:

You will participate in a role-play scenario with a volunteer who presents an issue they are facing (e.g., stress management, time management, procrastination, or work conflict). The issue should not be too personal or complex.

Consent:

The volunteer must sign a consent form before you start recording.

Recording:

Record a 20-minute session where you demonstrate basic counselling skills. The session should be spontaneous, continuous, and non-rehearsed.

Transcript:

Provide a transcript of the session, including descriptions and explanations of the counselling skills used. Focus on the “Process Comments” in the transcript for assessment. You can use MS Teams for transcription.

Deliverable 2 (20%): Reflection and Analysis (1,500 words)

Write a 1,500-word reflection on your performance during the role-play, addressing the following points:

• What went well? Reflect on your strengths.
• Impact of personal background: How might your experiences, personality, values, and beliefs affect your role as a counsellor?
• Identify strengths and challenges: Discuss how these might influence your effectiveness and areas for improvement.
• Improvement: How could you have improved the session? What would you have done differently and why?
• Leverage strengths: How can you use your strengths to improve your counselling effectiveness?
• Managing challenges: How will you handle potential challenges based on your identified issues?
• Academic References: Support your work with at least two academic references.

Additionally, you are required to transcribe the video recording of your session. Let me know once you have the video.