ACAP Student ID: 199735
Name: Karla Balino
Course: Diploma of Counselling (CHC51708)
ASSESSMENT DETAILS
Unit/Module: CHC8D34V Support Clients
Educator: Bernadette Brown
Assessment Name: 2 (Apply counselling therapies to address a range of client issues)
Assessment Number: 2
Term & Year: Term 3 / 2012
Word Count: Part 1200 words.
DECLARATION
I declare that this assessment is my own work, based on my own personal research/study . I also declare that this assessment, nor parts of it, has not been previously submitted for any other unit/module or course, and that I have not copied in part or whole or otherwise plagiarised the work of another student and/or persons. I have read the ACAP Student Plagiarism and Academic Misconduct Policy and understand its implications.
I also declare, if this is a practical skills assessment, that a Client/Interviewee Consent Form has been read and signed by both parties, and where applicable parental consent has been obtained.
Assignment task 2: Due – Week 9
Case study (1200 words)
Read the case study below. Answer the questions listed below in your own words using the case study as the basis for your answers. Do not work with, or share answers with other students in this course when completing this assignment task.
Case study
Sally is a 41-year-old woman with two school-age children. Sally tells her counsellor that she experiences a lot of conflict in her relationship with her partner, which began when Sally was 14 years old.
At 20, Sally threatened to commit suicide when her partner wanted to leave the relationship. Sally confirms that this was not the first time she had threatened suicide. Throughout her childhood, Sally was very concerned about other people’s opinion of
– How she looked, what she ate, who she had as friends, and eventually her choice of partner.
At times, Sally finds it almost impossible to contain her emotions and often goes
References: PACFA Psychology and Counselling Federation of Australia. Healing Foundation eniar.org ICACC The Inter Council Aboriginal Consultative Committee ATSI (The City of Casey)