- Essays to be 4000 words (+/- 10%) excluding titles, subheadings, quotes and
references (footnotes & appendices are not permissible)
Essay 1
- What do I understand by the working alliance and how does this understanding enhance my integrative practice?
Essay Descriptor:
At a minimum, you will need to:
- Refer to your understanding of what is meant by ‘the working alliance’ and its place within the therapeutic relationship, using counseling theory
- Include your view of how the working alliance sits within your integrative framework
- Describe how your own experience has led to this understanding
- Include your view of how difference could impact you within your integrative practice
- Essays should demonstrate a self-reflective and non-oppressive attitude to clinical practice and should include current research of the discipline.