Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Reflective Essay
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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Reflective Essay
reflective essay on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Important Caveat – at least? of this reflective essay (the equivalent of 3 pages) should be your own reflections and critical thinking. Please limit your use of cited paraphrasing and direct quotes to? or less of your paper. Your instructor is most interested in your reaction to this therapeutic approach and how you plan or don’t plan to use this in your future clinical practice as well as your evaluation of your current comfort and skill level in using ACT with future clients. Use citations judiciously as a springboard for your own deeper thoughts and reflections as you address the following areas:
An explanation of ACT that presents the underlying beliefs and assumptions of this approach. In your own words, discuss if it resonates with you and why, or why not. If you were to prioritize counseling approaches, with what you are familiar with at this point, where would ACT fall? Would it be on the top of your list, in the middle, or not on your list at all? Please explain your answer.
Discussion of how a therapist working within an ACT perspective would engage a new client and how this is similar or different from your previous understanding of engagement.
Assess ACT from the following perspectives:
Strengths-based: on a scale of 1-10, with 1 being very weak and 10 being extremely strong, how would you rate the strengths-based nature of ACT? Please discuss why you chose this rating.
Trauma-Informed: on a scale of 1-10, with 1 being very weak and 10 being extremely strong, how would you rate the trauma-informed nature of ACT? Please discuss why you chose this rating.
Culturally Sensitive: on a scale of 1-10, with 1 being very weak and 10 being extremely strong, how would you rate the cultural sensitivity of ACT? Please discuss why you chose this rating.
Client-Directed: on a scale of 1-10, with 1 being very weak and 10 being extremely strong, how would you rate the degree to which clients are viewed as the expert in their own healing and change process with ACT? Please discuss why you chose this rating.
Conclude this reflective essay with an honest appraisal of your current understanding of ACT, your comfort level in using this in your present and future practice, and your assessment of your current level of skill. Please comment on the POST-SP/SR measures that you completed in Experiencing ACT from the Inside Out, Chapter 15, as part of this concluding section. Specifically, your reaction to the Exercise – Reflecting on My Challenging Problem (pp. 238-239) and to the Exercise – Reflecting on Psychological Flexibility in My Professional Life (p. 240). Also, please complete and share two final Likert scale ratings as part of this final section. Your ratings have absolutely no effect on your grade for this paper or this course so please be honest:
Confidence Rating: on a scale of 1-10, with 1 being very weak and 10 being extremely strong, how confident are you in your ability to begin using ACT? Please discuss your response and share one example of something that would help you move up one number in your rating.
Intentionality Rating: on a scale of 1-10, with 1 being very weak and 10 being extremely strong, how likely are you to begin using ACT? Please discuss your response and share one example of something that would help you move up one number in your rating.
What are your next steps to continue to expand and strengthen your clinical knowledge and skills considering you have now concluded your advanced clinical practice classes.
Readings: Gordon, T., Borushok, J., & Polk, K. (2017). The ACT approach: A comprehensive guide for acceptance and commitment therapy. PESI Publishing & Media
Readings: irch, D., Silberstein-Tirch, L. R., Codd, R. T. I., Brock, M. J., & Wright, M. J. (2019). Experiencing ACT from the inside out: A self-practice/self-reflection workbook for therapists. Guildford Press
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30 points out of 50: The essay illustrates a rudimentary understanding of the relevant material by mentioning but not full explaining the relevant content; identifying some of the key concepts/ideas though failing to fully or accurately explain many of them; using terminology, though sometimes inaccurately or inappropriately; and/or incorporating some key claims/points but failing to explain the reasoning behind them or doing so inaccurately. Elements of the required response may also be lacking. |
40 points out of 50: The essay illustrates solid understanding of the relevant material by correctly addressing most of the relevant content; identifying and explaining most of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology; explaining the reasoning behind most of the key points/claims; and/or where necessary or useful, substantiating some points with accurate examples. The answer is complete. |
50 points: The essay illustrates exemplary understanding of the relevant material by thoroughly and correctly addressing the relevant content; identifying and explaining all of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology explaining the reasoning behind key points/claims and substantiating, as necessary/useful, points with several accurate and illuminating examples. No aspects of the required answer are missing. |
Use of Sources (worth a maximum of 20% of the total points). |
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5 out 20 points: Sources are seldom cited to support statements and/or format of citations are not recognizable as APA 6th Edition format. There are major errors in the formation of the references and citations. And/or there is a major reliance on highly questionable. The Student fails to provide an adequate synthesis of research collected for the paper. |
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15 out 20 points: Credible Scholarly sources are used effectively support claims and are, for the most part, clear and fairly represented. APA 6th Edition is used with only a few minor errors. There are minor errors in reference and/or citations. And/or there is some use of questionable sources. |
20 points: Credible scholarly sources are used to give compelling evidence to support claims and are clearly and fairly represented. APA 6th Edition format is used accurately and consistently. The student uses above the maximum required references in the development of the assignment. |
Grammar (worth maximum of 20% of total points) |
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20 points: The paper is clear, concise, and a pleasure to read as a result of appropriate and precise use of terminology; total coherence of thoughts and presentation and logical organization; and the essay is error free. |
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7 points out of 10: Research paper presents an above-average use of formatting skills. The paper has slight errors within the paper. This can include small errors or omissions with the cover page, abstract, page number, and headers. There could be also slight formatting issues with the document spacing or the font Additionally the paper might slightly exceed or undershoot the specific number of required written pages for the assignment. |
10 points: Student provides a high-caliber, formatted paper. This includes an APA 6th edition cover page, abstract, page number, headers and is double spaced in 12’ Times Roman Font. Additionally, the paper conforms to the specific number of required written pages and neither goes over or under the specified length of the paper. |
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