PYC4809 Exam portfolio

Contents Task 1: Case study........................................................................................................2 Task 2: Self-reflection exercise.....................................................................................4 Task 3: Critical evaluation of a Therapeutic Approach.................................................4 Task 4: Create an ethical policy document for your counselling practice.....................4 The length of the assignment should not exceed 10 pages with font Arial, 12, with 1.5 line spacing and normal margins. Task 1: Case study (3 pages) READ THE FOLLOWING STUDY AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW: Linda becomes painfully aware that she has perfected the art of manipulating men with her physical appearance. She says the appropriate things, she has an abundance of men in her life, all of her contacts with people are superficial, and she accepts in herself that she has not pursued any depth because she has apparently gotten what she wanted with such little effort. But now she suffers as she comes to grips with her own emptiness and superficiality. The issues of freedom with which she might well wrestle as a result of her dawning plastic that I will risk finding out whether I’m real or not? Since my style has worked so well in the past, will I really change now? What if I pursue depth in a relationship only to find emptiness? Will I be better off deluding myself that a fine exterior is really better than the experience of nothingness? How do I begin to change? Can I allow myself to hurt, or will I retreat into old ways to repress my pain?