Theoretical Orientations

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Description TOPIC We have been studying various theoretical orientations that have practical applications in the helping field. These theories of counseling provide structure to help clients organize, apply appropriate treatment, and assess outcome. For this paper, you will select two theoretical orientations from the following list: Psychodynamic Therapy Humanistic Therapy Client-Centered Therapy Gestalt Therapy Cognitive/Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy Solution-Focused Brief therapy Narrative Therapy Write a research paper that compare, contrast, and critique the two methodologies you have chosen. The paper should include: Introduction – introduce and describe the two orientations you have selected. Body of content – focused with supporting sources. A possibility to include here might be what mental health issues each modality is effective in treating as a way to compare and contrast. Alternatively, you might want to discuss how each modality treats clinical issues such as depression, anxiety, etc. differently and compare/contrast them. These are suggestions and you are welcome to come up with other ways to compare/contrast/critique the two modalities. Conclusion – summarize your findings and include a reflection on how this research has impacted you. The reflection may be about your personal feelings towards each of the orientation, the one that resonates with you based on your own experience with the modality, or perhaps your desire to practice it one day. References – list all references according to APA style. Please pay attention to spelling and grammar. It should be written in your own words, and properly cited to avoid plagiarism.  The paper is due by Wednesday November 25th at 11:59pm. Five points will be deducted for EACH day the paper is late. GUIDELINES Your paper should be 4-6 pages in length (not inclusive of reference page), typed, double-spaced, with 1-inch margins, page numbers, and 12-point, Times-New-Roman font. Please include a reference page and list your references according to APA style. You must cite at least three peer-reviewed journal articles to support your findings. In addition you may add other in-class readings, or credible sources you find on your own to serve as evidence in support of your argument. Examples of credible sources are scholarly articles, books, or websites ending in “.gov” or “.edu.” Followed the rubric that is attached. You will be graded according to the criteria on the rubric. TIPS FOR WRITING Direct your essay to an intelligent and educated audience who have not had access to this information. This means that you must fully define and explain all new terms and concepts without dwelling on them. You want to leave enough space to show the reader your comparisons, contrasts, and critiques of the two theories. Aim for clarity, simplicity, and brevity. Try to avoid repetitiveness of message by saying the same thing in as little words as possible to keep it simple and clear. Being verbose and wordy may create more clutter and confusion for the reader. Please read over your paper several times and – Revise. Revise. Revise. Even the best writers make mistakes so take the effort to review and revise to avoid carelessness. Reading your paper aloud can be a great revision technique. If you need help with writing, language, or grammar skills, please contact the writing center with a rough draft of your essays and enough time to make revisions. Grading Rubric CATEGORY Excellent (Exceeds Standards) Good (Occasionally Exceeds) Acceptable (Meets Standards) Unacceptable (Below Standards) SCORE Introduction Strong introduction of topics and key terms. Clearly delineates subtopics to be reviewed. Specific thesis statement. Conveys topics and key terms. Clearly delineates subtopics to be reviewed. General thesis statement. Conveys topic, but not key terms. Describes subtopics to be reviewed. General thesis statement. Does not adequately convey topic. Does not describe subtopics to be reviewed. Lacks adequate thesis statement. 15 points Focus & Sequencing All material clearly related to subtopic, main topic. Strong organization and integration of material within subtopics. Strong transitions linking subtopics, and main topics. All material clearly related to subtopic, main topic, and logically organized within subtopics. Clear, varied transitions linking subtopics, and main topic. Most material clearly related to subtopic, main topic. Material may not be organized within subtopics. Attempts to provide a variety of transitions. Little evidence, material is logically disorganized into topic, subtopics, or related to topic. Many transitions are unclear or nonexistent. 20 points Support Strong peer-reviewed research based support for thesis. Sources well selected to support thesis with some research in support of thesis. Sources generally acceptable but not peer-reviewed research (evidence) based. Few sources supporting thesis. Sources insignificant or unsubstantiated. 15 points Conclusion Strong review of key conclusions. Strong integration with thesis statement. Insightful discussion of impact of the researched material on topic. Strong review of key conclusions. Strong integration with thesis statement. Discusses impact of research material on topic. Review of key conclusions. Some integration with thesis statement. Discusses impact of researched material on topic. Does not summarize evidence with respect to thesis statement. Does not discuss the impact of researched material on the topic. 15 points Grammar & Mechanics The paper is free of grammatical errors and spelling & punctuation. Grammatical errors or spelling & punctuation are rare and do not detract from the paper. Very few grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors interfere with reading the paper. Grammatical errors or spelling & punctuation substantially detract from the paper. 15 points APA Style & Communication No errors in APA style. Scholarly stylle. Writing is flowing and easy to follow. Rare errors in APA style that do not detract from the paper. Scholarly style. Writing has minimal awkward or unclear passages. Errors in APa style are noticeable. Word choice occasionally informal in tone. Writing has a few awkward or unclear passages. Errors in APA style detract substantially from the paper. Word choice is informal in tone. Writing is choppy, with many awkward or unclear passages. 10 points Citations & References All references and citations are correctly written and present. One reference or citations missing or incorrectly written. Two references or citations missing or incorrectly written. References and citation errors detract significantly from paper. 10 points