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COLEG LLANDRILLO/LLANDRILLO COLLEGE

Level 5 Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapeutic Skills and Theory (CBT-L5)

Assignment Handbook

Introduction1

You will need to keep a portfolio of your work during the course in which you cross reference all the assessments to the assessment criteria. The learning review will be the main assessment as this is an ongoing piece of work throughout the course. In your assignments and learning review it is recommended that you write the assessment criteria you have covered in the margin as you go along, and write this on your front marking sheet and tracking sheet each time you hand in a piece of work. (Your tutor will explain this to you when you start the course). This will help you to know where you are in the assessment process and you will be able to track your own progress. There will be regular tutorial sessions to help you with this process. Copies of all documents can be found on the CPCAB WEBSITE WWW.CPCAB.CO.UK. Resources can also be found on Moodle (you will be given details of this by the tutor at the beginning of the course).

The following section outlines the assignments and assessment that you will need to complete to pass the course. Your portfolio will be checked regularly and you will need to hand it in at the end of year one and the completed portfolio at the end of the course.

Please make sure that:

Your name and student ID is on all work handed in. You include a front marking sheet with all work handed in and a criteria

tracking sheet. You keep electronic copies of all work handed in. You reference your work using the Harvard System. You keep a record of all tutorials received in your portfolio (see tutorial form)

Note: You can book a tutorial session with the tutor if you have any concerns about the assignments or assessment process. Please contact your tutor as they are there to help you with this (see course handbook for contact details.

Candidates must be assessed as Proficient in all 7 learning outcomes of the mandatory unit and must be assessed as Proficient in both internal and external assessment to achieve the qualification. Candidates must give two pieces of evidence for each criterion. In addition

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the Candidate Learning Record, when complete, must include references to all three assessment methods (documents, tutor observation and testimony).

1) Documentation that must be included in your portfolio A clinical supervision record

Essay

Internal Case Study

External case study A client log (minimum of three different clients and 30 hours) Reflective Journals One case presentation 30 minute CBT counselling recording

Evidence you could also include:

A written evaluation of your CBT counselling skills session Personal development

2) Observation evidence that must be included in your portfolio over the one year

Written feedback from the tutor and observers on your CBT counselling.

Evidence you could also include:

Any written feedback received from observers, tutor feedback on your contribution to group work, discussions and case presentations.

3) Testimony evidence that must be included in your portfolio over the year. A report from you counselling agency. Records of peer feedback on their counselling practice session A supervisor’s report

Evidence you could include (for example)

Self and Peer feedback on case presentations and group discussions Any feedback received from agency team members, college tutorial

records and client feedback and/or evaluation of your practice

All documentation must maintain client and Agency confidentiality at all times

3. Assessment programme – minimum requirements

To achieve the qualification, candidates must be assessed as Proficient in all 7 learning outcomes of the mandatory unit and must be externally assessed (by CPCAB) as Proficient. Candidates must give two pieces of evidence for each criterion. In addition the Candidate Learning Record, when complete, must include references to all three assessment methods (documents, tutor observation and testimony).

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INTERNAL ASSESSMENT – must include all three methods of assessmentProgramme activities Assessment

method 1 Types of evidence

(2 references for each assessment criterion)

Professional discussion and workshopsSeminars and group workProjects and presentations

Review of knowledge, skills and clinical work

Documents

Learning review Client record (at least 30 hours counselling,

one-to-one with at least 3 different clients, using CBT)

Supervision record2

2 written assignments (3,000 - 3,500 words)

Assessed skills practiceAssessed case presentation Simulated counselling practice sessions

Tutor observation

1 written assessment (by tutor) of tutor-observed counselling practice session using CBT skills

1 case presentation

Workplace experience (a min. of 30 hours one-to-one counselling) using CBT skills with at least 3 different clients

Skills practice , Group work , Case presentations Training group supervision ,Seminars and workshops, Tutorials

Testimony

1 supervisor’s report Peer feedback

EXTERNAL ASSESSMENT

Candidates complete a structured case review (3,000 –3,500 words). This is sent to CPCAB for assessment.3

MARKING SCHEME

Internal assessment: Candidates must achieve all 7 unit learning outcomes to be assessed as Proficient.

External assessment:

Candidates must achieve at least ONE mark in each section of the case review and an overall mark of 11 out of 21 to be assessed as Proficient.

Scheme of Assessment

1 Proforma and guidesheets for internal assessment can be downloaded from the tutor CD or CPCAB website.

2 Supervision must meet BACP or BABCP minimum requirements – currently a minimum of 1½ hrs individual supervision per month (or the equivalent if in group supervision) or 1hr of supervision for every 8 hrs of client work.

3 Guidance and exemplar material is available for download from the tutor CD or CPCAB website.4

Hand out date

Hand in date /observation date

Type of evidence

Self- Review All to be completed 13/05/15

Completed self-review

Assignment 1

An analysis of CBT Theory and techniques)

13/01/15

Assignment (3000-3500 words)

written Case Study 1 Assignment 2

Comprehensive

01/04/15 Case Study (3000-3500 words)

Tutor feedback sheet

Client record (minimum of three different clients and 30 hours)

20/05/15 Client Log signed by supervisor

Supervision record 20/05/15 Supervision report and supervision log signed by supervisor

Reflective Journals

(Learner review)

20/05/15 Reflective journal cross referenced to the assessment criteria and all front sheets signed by tutor

Therapy record (minimum of 10 hours)

20/05/15 A signed form recording counselling hours received

Self-reviews. 20/05/15

Verbal case presentation 1 TBA To be completed end February 2015

Case presentation notes

Peer feedback sheets

Tutor Feedback Sheet

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Skill practice:

1. Tutor and Peer assessed Skills Practise using the CBT Approach

Recording To be completed 06/05/15

Written evaluation

To be completed 20/05/15

DVD

Self-evaluation of session linking theory to practice

Tutor Feedback form

Peer Feedback form

Feedback from peers on personal and professional development and skills demonstrated

20/05/15 Peer feedback forms

Report from supervisor 20/05/15 Signed and dated by supervisor

Feedback and/or report from agency (managers)

20/05/15 Signed and dated by Agency Representative/manager

Mock external assessment and review paper

Tutor feedback

Peer Feedback

Self feedback

Completed Case Review3000-3500 Externally Assessed

10th June 2015

Externally marked by CPCAB

07/09/15

RESULTS

Internal Assessment

The following section contains details of the internal assessments for the two year programme which are marked by the course tutors. A percentage of these will be second marked throughout the course by an Internal Moderator.

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CPCAB LEVEL 5 Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapeutic Skills and Theory (CBT-L5)

Self-review and Personal Learning Goals

Hand in date Discuss with IndividualsAim

To explore your thoughts and feelings related to where you are now in your personal developments and to set a plan for future learning on the course.

To give you the opportunity to explore where you are at the beginning of the course and to identify any needs or concerns you may have that could be addressed by the group and/or tutor.

It can record the thoughts and feelings you have embarking on your counselling training, you will be able to reflect on these at the end of the first year and then again at the end of the course.

You will be able to revisit and review the aims that you have set yourself during the course.

Unit 7 7.3

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Task: Using the attached document write approximately 800 words addressing the questions.

Document needed: Self review form (See student CD, CPCAB website and/or moodle)


Reflective Journal (learning review)

Date 0ngoing throughout courseAims A reflection on your learning, self development and application

of theory and skills to client work This is the main assessment of the course and is a record and reflection on your

learning and self awareness during the course. It will give you the opportunity to reflect on your own process and self development and you will be able to demonstrate how you have linked theory to practice.

The journal should not be a descriptive account but a reflective evaluation of your learning and self awareness. It sometimes takes students a while to develop a reflective style of writing, but the journal will give you the opportunity to meet the assessment criteria of the course.

You will need to submit your journal for marking regularly and each entry will need to have an assessment front sheet (evidence) cross referenced to the page and assessment criteria covered.

It is good practice to write the assessment criteria that you have covered in the margin of the page, this will help you and the tutor keep track of criterion covered.

You will need to link theory to practice and reference all sources used with the Harvard Method of referencing.

Indicative content: What I have learnt. What has challenged my values and beliefs in relation to the group work or learning. What I have found easy/difficult. What I have learned about me How am I using what I have learnt in my work with clients. How I can put my learning into practice.

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My action plan for future development. Assessment criteria: This piece of work has the potential to meet any criteria. Guidance Notes: Please hand in completed journal (up to date) for marking on hand-in dates. (Do not

hand in single weeks). The journal needs to be handed in with the tracking sheet so the criteria can be signed off by the tutor.

Indicate in the margin which assessment criteria have been covered. Number pages 1-50 …. Use headings, bullet points etc Leave gaps between paragraphs etc. Reference quotes (Harvard) Use font Times New Roman, size 12 with 1.5 spacing Please present journal in an assignment wallet (no plastic wallets)

NOTE: Please keep electronic copies of all assignmentsCPCAB LEVEL 5 DIPLOMA IN COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY

Assignment 1 Theory 3000-3500 wordsDate 13/02/15Aims Critically assess the CBT approach in working with a client who

suffers from either Anxiety, Depression, Social Phobia or condition of your choice

You will need to explore:

What is CBT What research says about the evidence base of the approach (NICE Guidelines) in

relation to your chosen condition e.g. depression, anxiety An explanation of the condition e.g. depression, anxiety. Ethical considerations How the approach addresses diversity and difference The importance of the therapeutic relationship and how this applies to CBT The process of therapy An evaluation of the approach.

Presentation of written assignments :o Page number your pageso Use font Times Roman Size 12o Spacing 1.5o Headings o Bullet pointso Use theory to support your work and reference your sources using the

HARVARD System o Include a References and Bibliography page at the back o No Plastic wallets

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Documents CAS Sheet tutor feedback

Note: Confidentiality must be adhered to in both the presentation and written assignment at all times

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To practice in the counsellor role a range of CBT techniques To give and receive feedback To experience and practice the role of the observer To experience the role of the client To apply theory in your counselling practice To develop reflective practice skills.

Task 1: Working in 3/4s each students must: 30 minutes Produce a 30 minute recording of their work using the role-play scenarios Be a client in a 30 minute counselling session. Be an observer in a counselling session and provide verbal and written feedback to

the counsellorTask 2: Critically reflect via a reflective evaluation your use of skills within a CBT Approach linking theory to practice. Task 3Reflect on your experience of being the client in the skills sessions Unit 5 5.1,5.2,5.3,5.4,.5.5You will need to submit:

the recording skills session a tutor observation and feedback form A peer feedback form

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Video Skills Assessment 1

Date 20/05/15 To assess working within a CBT framework

Objectives

a self-evaluation

CPCAB LEVEL 5 Diploma in Cognitive Behavioral Therapeutic Skills and Theory (CBT-L5)

Assignment 2 Case Study 3000- 3500 words

Date 01/04/15Aims To demonstrate ongoing learning and development Produce a case study of your work with a client with whom you have had a minimum, of 6 sessions . This does not have to be a client with whom you have had a successful outcome. Indicative content

Why did you decide to work this way with this particular client? Demonstrate your understanding of the theory underpinning your choice of

intervention How has this impacted on your theoretical understanding? How have you identified and focused on the client’s needs and concerns? Your awareness of the client-counsellor relationship An evaluation of the skills /techniques used How did your use of the skills impact on the client? Awareness of self in the process and its affect on the work with your client (did you

make any changes in the way you work as a result of your self- awareness? Creativity using the skills, use of self and a coherent approach.

Documents Tutor feedback sheet Observer feedback sheet Self evaluation

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Case review presentation (supervision) Date TBA with individual studentsAims Give students the opportunity to present a client in group

supervision and via a written paper to explore the process of supervision and how the training can be applied to their work with clients

This purpose of this assignment is to give you the opportunity to present your work with a client in a supervision setting and then reflect on your learning experience. The session should be based on a client whom you have worked with for a minimum of two sessions. Task 1 : PRESENTATION should take the following format: (5 minutes)

a) A brief introduction to your clientb) Details of the referralc) The number of sessions to date.d) The presenting issue

Note: Select one or two issues that you may need support with. These could be: Ethical issues. The skills used. Working with diversity. Personal awareness. Proficiency/lack of knowledge or information.

Task 2: Group Supervision (15min)

Task 3 The written paper

The written overview should be more than a narrative of what took place and should focus on your learning needs in group supervision and client outcomes. It should identify how you have used supervision to explore the client/counsellor relationship and how you have applied the learning in your work.

Indicative Content (the presentation/assignment should demonstrate several of the following)

How you are working ethically and safely. You can link this to agency policies and the BACP Framework

Establishing a professional framework to your work with clients Your understanding of theory, skill Your understanding of professional practice Your awareness of the counsellor client relationship Your capacity to work with difference and diversity Unit How you identify and focus on the client’s needs How you have use supervision to reflect on self within the relationship and personal

understanding to help you manage the counselling process How you have evaluated your effectiveness with a recognised tool to monitor client

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outcome.(Unit 7.1) How you have worked creatively using self/skills/and techniques within a theoretical

approach .Your awareness of common mental health issues (Unit 6)

Each client that we work with is unique and the group supervision session may give you the opportunity to explore several of the above.

Presentation of written assignments : Page number your pages Use font Times Roman Size 12 Spacing 1.5 Headings Use theory to support your work and reference your sources using the HARVARD

System Include a References and Bibliography page at the back

Documents Tutor feedback sheet Observer feedback sheet Self evaluation

Note: Confidentiality must be adhered to in both the presentation and written assignment at all times

You could hit the following criteria relating to SupervisionUnit 7 7.1,7.2,7.3


Self -ReviewDate TBA with individual studentsAims Give students the opportunity to reflect on the course.

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This purpose of this assignment is to give you the opportunity to reflect on your learning on the course. . You can use a creative media in your presentation. The assignment needs to be a verbal presentation of yourself, your personal growth, awareness of self in the process and needs to relate to the seven process units.

* You need to select a few criteria to address in your presentation.

Task

Using any format (3D, PowerPoint, flipchart, whiteboard, OHP or any creative media) to support your verbal presentation.

(You will need to choose 2 students to provide verbal and written evaluative feedback on your progression and the units addressed)

Assessment:

Documents

You will need to hand in for assessment your presentation notes A observer feedback sheet from 2 observers (2) A reflective journal about the experience and what you have learned about self.

Unit 7 7.3

External Assessment

CBT-L5 - Guidance to writing external assessment Case Review

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The case review is expected to show that you have developed the skills and knowledge necessary to work safely and effectively within a CBT framework at level 5.

The case review must be structured using each of the 7 headings below. It should provide a coherent summary of your therapeutic counselling work with ONE client (covering at least six sessions) undertaken during the life of the course. You may give examples of what was said, if relevant, but the case review should not be a transcript nor should it be a session by session account. You need to give specific examples from your work, throughout. Confidentiality must be ensured at all times.

The case review should:

reflect a sound underpinning of integrated CBT theory and skills; evidence a clear understanding of the therapeutic relationship and the therapeutic

process within a CBT framework; give a clear sense of your client and your own self awareness; show a mature use of supervision appropriate to the integration of CBT theory and

skills.

Common mistakes are – not being able to demonstrate sufficient evidence of integrating the skills and theory of CBT coherently into your work, not showing appropriate maturity or depth of counselling practice, self awareness and application of learning from supervision, not showing adequate critical reflection and evaluation, running out of words by sections 6 and 7.

Please reference your work accurately and include a bibliography at the end. Attach the signed cover sheet given in your Candidate Guide. The total word count – including all quotations – must be between 3,000 – 3,500 words. Footnotes and the bibliography are not included in the word count. Appendices and other material are not required and will not be marked.

The case review does not have to be completed under exam conditions but it must be all your own work and must not have been previously assessed by your tutor.

The review should be written on a word processor, using double spacing, wide margins and page numbering. If handwritten, please ensure writing is legible as illegible papers may be deemed ‘Not Proficient’. Please discuss any additional needs with your training centre’s learning support department.

If you are Not Proficient in the external assessment your tutor can ask CPCAB for verbal feedback in order to offer you guidance for re-sitting the case review. If you have been found Not Proficient in your first submission CPCAB requests that you write a fresh case review (for the re-sit) based on a different client. Rather than merely ‘tweaking’ the original one you will be asked to sign the cover sheet to confirm that your resubmission is based on a different client.

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You must present your answers under the 7 headings given below:

1. Context and boundaries of work Describe the context in which you work showing your understanding of the

boundaries and ethical framework for your CBT practice.

Guidance:

The assessor is looking for

A description of the context and setting where you provide CBT counselling. Evidence of how you established a client/counsellor agreement or contract. Explanation of how an ethical framework informs your work.

2. Assessment/diagnosis Use the CBT framework coherently to arrive at an initial assessment of your client.

Guidance:


An explanation of how you used CBT tools to assess your client and arrive at an initial case formulation and problem list.

3. Awareness of diversity issues Work with awareness of diversity issues within a CBT framework.

Guidance:


Your use of CBT concepts to reflect on issues of diversity relevant to your work with this client.

Evidence of how you worked with these issues with reference to your client’s patterns and schemas.

4. Development of the therapeutic relationship Show how you worked with aspects of the CBT relationship for the benefit of the

client.

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Guidance:


Your critical reflections on the therapeutic relationship with reference to your client’s patterns and processes.

Evidence, with examples, of how your understanding of the relationship informed and enhanced the depth of your work with this client.

5. Use of self awareness Reflect on how your self awareness impacted on the therapeutic work.

Guidance:


Your use of CBT concepts to critically reflect on your own process - your response to your client and your impact on the therapeutic work.

An evaluation of how insights from own personal work enhanced the therapeutic process within the CBT framework.

6. Theory underpinning skills Work within a coherent CBT framework of theory and skills in the counselling

process.

Guidance:


A clear description of the CBT theoretical framework that underpins your practice. Evidence of how you have consistently integrated CBT theoretical understanding and

use of skills/interventions to work coherently with this client. A critical evaluation of your work at level 5 with this client within the framework of a

CBT approach.

7. Use of supervision Critically reflect on your use of supervision.

Guidance:


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Critical reflection on how you used supervision, as a CBT practitioner, to explore key issues from your work with this client.

Integration of insights and learning from supervision into your work with this client.

Marking scheme:Each section of the case review is awarded between 0 and 3 marks on the following basis:

0 = no evidence 1 = minimum evidence

2 = satisfactory evidence 3 = robust evidence

Candidates must achieve at least ONE mark in each section and an overall mark of 11 out of 21 to be assessed as Proficient. Candidates can be awarded ½ marks.

Please note that each section carries equal marks (3) so you are advised to take this into account when deciding how much to write in each section.

Internal Moderation

All internal assessment will be marked by the course tutor and a percentage of these will be second marked. The moderation procedures will follow the standardised procedures recommended by the college and CPCAB. This enables both the college and awarding body to check out that the correct process is being followed by the coordinator and course tutors and that standard are fairly applied across all learners. The tutors and internal moderator will work together to achieve this

External verification

The CPCAB will arrange for an external verifier to visit the college periodically and they will want to speak to you about your learning experience on the course. They will also want to see a sample of your work. You will be notified when such visits are due.

Assignment Writing

Presentation of your assignment

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1. Front Cover: this is the first part of the assignment that will be seen, so it is important that it looks good. Make sure it has all the relevant details, i.e. name, course, Course Code, Student ID number, assignment number and name and date.

2. A front marking sheet for the assignment which needs to be signed by you (your work will be returned if this is not signed).

2. Contents Page: this should identify the sections of the assignment and their page numbers.

3. Introduction: this is the first part of the main body of the assignment – it should introduce the topic of the assignment and explain how you went about the assignment, such as the range of resources used, and so on.

4. Main Body: Findings: this will be the largest part of your assignment since it will include the information that you have gathered and organised in a way that answers the assignment questions. Use the assignment tasks or parts of the tasks to help you divide the information up into logical sections. Give these sections headings that relate to the assignment topic(s). You can also use diagrams or graphs to illustrate your written comments.

5. Conclusion: your assignment should always end with a conclusion. This should refer back to the introduction – in particular, has the assignment met its aims? The conclusion should also include the overall judgements about the topic and your own work.

6. Appendix/Appendices: any additional information which is helpful, but not essential to the assignment, should be included after the main part of the report. Any appendix should be numbered and identified in the contents page.

References / Bibliography: any books or journal articles quoted in the body of your report should be listed here. The bibliography should be listed in alphabetical order as follows: author (date of publication), title of book/article, place and publisher of book – or name or journal, issue and page numbers.

Appendix 3

REFERENCING

Good investigators acknowledge the source of their ideas, and give full details of the works, journals etc where they got them. We ask you to use the following conventions when you

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are referring to a publication in the text of your report, and when compiling your list of references at the back of your assignment

In the assignment text

It is important to identify the source of your information in the main part of your assignment e.g.

Rogers (1957) emphasises the importance of the three core conditions in the relationship ……..

A range of research has demonstrated the benefits of relaxation (Trowler, 1977; Bryan & Argyle, 1980, Smith, 1985).

Finally, if you make a direct quote word for word from a book/journal, you should place the quote in “Congruence is..............” and also add the page number where the quote can be found, e.g. “We have found this programme useful when applied in a flexible way”. (Rustin & Cook, 1983: 78)

Or Roger (1957:4) identifies “Empathy is………”

e.g.

BOOKS

Single Author

In your assignment/journal:

Bush (1986) argues that

In your references at the back of your work:

Bush, T. (1986) Child Development London, Harper and Row

Two Authors


Bolman and Deal (1984:3) found that

In your references:

Bolman, L. G., and Deal, T. E (1984) Modern Approaches to Health Care22

San Francisco, Jossey-Bass

More than two authors


Baldrige et al (1978) have stated that …………

In your references

Baldridge, J V Curtis, D V Ecker, G and Riley, G L (1978) Human Biology

San Francisco, Jossey-Bass

A single author’s chapter in an edited collection

your assignment/journal:

Al Khalifa (1989) reported that ………

In your references:

Al-Khalifa, E. (1989) A Picture of Health in de Lyon H and Widdowson Migniuolo, F (eds) Health in the Nineties, Buckingham, Open University Press (the conceptions for joint and multiple authorship of chapters are as above).

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