Communication Analysis Assignment

Submission of a recording of a real-played counselling session with one of your fellow students, demonstrating the use of the MI spirit, open-ended questions, affirmations, reflective listening and summaries and self-evaluation of your work in the session (60%).

Make a 25-minute audio recording of a communication/counselling session with a classmate (from which you will choose a 10-minute segment to transcribe, and then analyse – i.e. provide self assessment of your level of basic skills demonstrated, that is, those skills listed in previous paragraph (see marking criteria). Your comments should also include some alternate statements/questions that, on reflection, you think would have been more effective in facilitating client progress, and why you think this.

NOTE: include this transcript as an appendix this appendix does not count towards your word limit.

In your session, work on a real change that the client is considering. At the same time respect the privacy of your client. This means that careful selection of the change goal is needed by the client to ensure that the change goal is something of a mild to moderate concernunder NO circumstances are clients to be dealing with serious issues such as trauma, clinical mental health conditions or suicidality. Typically, clients for this assignment select issues they might be considering in relation to health, fitness, study, diet, cigarette and alcohol use, family/work/study balance, changing employment, changing their course of study at university, or the like. These are all real-life problems that you will encounter in particular placement or rehabilitation settings. The purpose of the task is for you to demonstrate the basic skills in MI of open-ended questions, affirmations, reflective listening, and summarizing.

Submission important information

• Please note to aid with students not exceeding the word requirement a template will be provided – you must use the template via Turnitin to submit the assignment
• Please clearly label your assignment with your name, student number and task
• Direct quotes from the transcript are highly encouraged to support arguments – these will NOT be counted in the word limit.
• Please do NOT refer to lines of the transcript to support arguments – use entire quotes as noted above
• Due date 29th March 2023 11.59pm (see LMS page for a marking guide) Via Turnitin on the LMS page –

ADJUSTMENTS FOR ASSESSMENT

You may be affected by a range of adverse circumstances while you are preparing for or undertaking an assessment task. There are avenues for adjustments to your assessment depending on the circumstances you face. For more detailed information refer to the Assessment Procedure – Adjustments.

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SPECIAL CONSIDERATION

If you have experienced serious short term, adverse and unforeseen circumstances that substantially affect your ability to complete an assessment task to the best of your potential, you may be eligible to apply for Special Consideration. To do this or find more information, go to http://www.latrobe.edu.au/special-consideration

STUDENTS WITH A LEARNING ACCESS PLAN (LAP)

Students who have a Learning Access Plan must apply for any additional adjustments they may need via the same channels but may have access to more flexible arrangements depending on their circumstances. Please refer to your LAP.

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY

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The penalty for submitting an assignment under your name that is the work of a third-party may be severe, even leading to exclusion from the University without readmission. Refer to the Academic Integrity - Schedule of Responses and Penalties for Academic Misconduct within the Academic Integrity Policy.