Counselling
The Purpose
The aim of this assignment is to provide students with an opportunity review counselling session videos to learn effective practices for client-focused nutrition counselling.
What Do I Need to Do?
We will several videos in class. Some videos will highlight the prescriptive approach, others will highlight the patient-centered approach. You need to compare and contrast these two types of approaches in your assignment.
Each student should take notes on the videos to write a critical reflection. Using the notes, you will write a paper with a reflective component. You are to compare each approach and examine the strengths and weaknesses of each approach as demonstrated in the counselling videos, relating your analysis to the theories and practices of the class. Draw the connections between the videos and the class learning outcomes, materials, and best-practices.
The written work should include the following sections:
- 1) Introduction – the reviews the main goals of nutritional counseling, and the learning of this
assignment.
- 2) CounselingApproachesandStyles–Provideabriefoverviewoftheapproachestakenin videos, the characteristics and aims of the approaches. What are the differences between the approaches?
- 3) Communication Skills of the Counsellor – what are the communication (verbal and non- verbal) skills presented in the videos? Was there a difference between the two approaches? Where there any communication roadblocks presented? Why is it critical to have good communication skills as a dietetic counselor? How did (if she did) the counselor improve her communication skills? Provide examples.
- 4) The Client – describe how the different approaches influenced the experiences of the client? What did you feel about the client’s experiences?
- 5) Reflection and Learning – Critically reflect on your learning through the videos. How might you do things differently? What will you take into your future practice?
- 6) Conclusion – provide a summary to the assignment.
- 7) References–APAformat
Use some of your notes taken while you watched the videos from the Training Activity #5 handout in your essay (i.e. – The consideration points). This should be 6-8 pages.
How Will I Be Evaluated?
This assignment is worth 20% of your final mark. The rubric below will be used.
| Criterion\Level | Needs Work (1 point) | Reflective novice (2 point) | Aware practitioner (3 point) | Reflective practitioner (4 point) |
| Clarity and Professionalism | Language is unclear and confusing throughout. Concepts are either not discussed or are presented inaccurately. Spelling and grammar are not to the professionalism level. | There are frequent lapses in clarity and accuracy. Readability, spelling, grammar, and organization is adequate. | Minor, infrequent lapses in clarity and accuracy. Readability, spelling, grammar, and organization is good. | The language is clear and expressive. The reader can create a mental picture of the situation being described. Abstract concepts are explained accurately. Explanation of concepts makes sense to an uninformed reader. Readability, spelling, grammar, and organization is excellent. |
| Relevance to
Practice and Course Learning Goals |
Most of the reflection is irrelevant to student and/or course learning goals. | Student makes attempts to demonstrate relevance, but the relevance is unclear to the reader. | The learning experience being reflected upon is relevant and meaningful to student and course learning goals. | The learning experience being reflected upon is relevant and meaningful to student and course learning goals. |
| Analysis of Content and Theories: Answers to the questions posed. | Analysis does not move beyond basic description of the course theories and knowledge. | Student makes attempts at an analysis of content, incorporating some counselling and communication theory but does not demonstrate depth of analysis. | The analysis demonstrates student attempts to communicate their learning of counselling and communication theory, but analysis needs more depth. | The analysis moves beyond simple description of counselling and communication theory and demonstrated that the student fully understands the content of the videos and course. |
| Interconnections with Previous Learnings and Theories | No attempt to demonstrate connections to previous learning or experience. | There is little to no attempt to demonstrate connections between the learning experience and previous other personal and/or learning experiences. | The reflection
demonstrates connections between the experience and material from other courses; past experience; and/or personal goals. |
The reflection demonstrates connections between the experience and material from other courses; past experience; and/or personal goals. |
| Self-reflection | No attempt at self- reflection. | There is some attempt at self- reflection, but the self-reflection needs to demonstrate a new awareness of personal biases, etc. | The reflection demonstrates ability of the student to question their own biases, stereotypes, preconceptions. | The reflection demonstrates ability of the student to question their own biases, stereotypes, preconceptions, and/or assumptions and define new modes of thinking as a result. |
