Week Due Week 7, Monday at 4.00 pm (AEST/AEDT)*Assessment Type Literature Review
Assessment 1 Information
Week Due Week 7, Monday at 4.00 pm (AEST/AEDT)*Assessment Type Literature Review
Weighting
50%
Learning Outcomes
a) Critically review, interpret, integrate, and synthesise contemporary developments in the field of neuroscience in relation to counsellingand psychotherapy.
b) Exercise adaptability and judgment when developing an ethically cohesivemodel of counselling shaped by contemporary scientific evidence.
c) Critically apply self-awareness and self-reflexivity in developing an understanding of neuroscience in counselling and psychotherapy.
d) Effectively demonstrate professional knowledge and integrated understanding to communicate ideas at an advanced academic level, using contemporary communication approaches.
Length 2500 words
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Assessment Details and Instructions
Purpose:
The purpose of this literature review is to present an understanding of the existing research and debates relevant to the study of cognitive and affective neuroscience as it relates to the field of counselling and psychotherapy.
Process:
Perform a literature search for relevant published information relating to counselling and psychotherapy through the lens of cognitive and affective neuroscience. Restrict your search to sources published in the past five years if possible and no later than ten years.
Identify existing scholarly knowledge on the topic of cognitive and affective neuroscienceCompare and contrast current researchEvaluate the research and support your evaluationIdentify problems or gaps in existing knowledgeIncluded in your literature review:
An introduction should define the topic, provide an appropriate context for reviewing the literature, and explain the organisation of your literature review.
Main body of organised ideas and common themes gleaned from your research.
A conclusion summarising the major findings of the literature review, with an evaluative statement about the current views on neuroscience as it relates to the counselling profession; major gaps or flaws in the study of the topic and an outline of areas for future study.
