Exploring Personal Interactional Patterns Process

Exploring Personal Interactional Patterns Process

Reflection Paper (25% of Final Grade)

Students will write a reflection paper
exploring personal interactional patterns they wish to change in the coming
year. Consideration should be given to counselling-related personal strengths
students would like to augment. Students may also choose to explore personal
barriers or limitations that interfere with their development as a counselling
professional. Students’ reflections should be supported through the synthesis
of course concepts.

This paper must be 8 to 10 pages, double-spaced,
using a minimum of five peer-reviewed sources from the past 5 years. APA
formatting and citations are mandatory as the failure to cite sources
appropriately constitutes plagiarism.

Components %
of Grade

DAS-U-Analysis
and use of course concepts 25%

DAS-U-Organization
and coherence 25%

DAS-U-Style and
mechanics 25%

Self reflection 25%

TOTAL 100%

Thank you so much for
submitting your second assignment.

There are a couple of
things that I would like to discuss here with you, and I am hoping that we can
work together through some of the challenging pieces.

This is unfortunate but
your paper did not fulfil the criteria to be graded at this time as the topic
of your reflections doesn’t quite match what was requested in the syllabus.

Here are some tips that
I would like you to work with as you review your assignment:

In your paper you are
welcome to look at some barriers and challenges that you might be
facing in the moment as you work toward your preferred outcome, but it will be
important and essential to also look towards strengths and how you would
like to augment these throughout the years. When working with and
analyzing your interactional patterns please focus on some course concepts that have
been presented throughout the semester.

I am hoping, Diane, that
you will be able and willing to re-write your paper and I’ll be more than happy
to give you an extension on that. (Let me know how long you might need. A week?
Or two?)

Also, I am requesting
that you present your paper to someone for proofreading before submitting it
again for grading, using the resources in the CityU library, a friend or even
some colleagues in your cohort who might be willing to help you with that.

I can understand that
this might be quite stressful and so I am sharing with you some examples of
introductions which might help you to better understand the assignment and
point you in the right direction.

Here are a
couple of examples of what we are looking for:

The following paper is a reflection on the
interactional patterns that I have observed relating to my
counselling skills and strengths, and an analysis of how I plan to enhance
these skills in the coming year.

When considering
my vision of who I want to be
as a therapist in the future, I envision an
empathetic, communicative, collaborative, attentive and trusted counsellor who
builds strong and long-term therapeutic relationships with clients.

The aim of this
paper will be to provide an overview of interactional patterns in counselling,
with a reflection on which interactional patterns I have developed initial
proficiency at and how I plan to augment these skills. This paper also offers a
reflection on personal limitations interfering with my counselling development
that I would like to overcome.

The introduction to counselling psychology
practice course allowed me to learn, review and gain hands-on experience on the
principles and skills at the base of the counselling practice. Performing
counselling sessions during the residency and participating in micro-skills
workshops contributed to establishing a baseline of my skills and challenges at
the start of my journey toward becoming a counsellor.

The aim of this paper will be to provide an overview of
interactional patterns in counselling, with a reflection on which interactional
patterns I have developed initial proficiency at and how I plan to augment
these skills. This paper also offers a reflection on personal limitations
interfering with my counselling development that I would like to overcome.