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Overview

As a school counselor, you will work with students with diverse needs. Therefore, you will need a significant repertoire of therapeutic techniques, strategies, and activities. Therapeutic tool kits contain strategies and activities that you can use in your work with students. You will use the Therapeutic Tool Kit Template linked in Resources to complete this assignment.

Instructions

For this assignment, consider the variety of student needs that you might encounter daily in a school setting. You might counsel students with the following challenges:

• ADHD.
• Giftedness.
• Autism spectrum.
• Anxiety.
• Sexual preference.
• Gender identity.
• Depression.
• Self-esteem.
• Bullying.
• Conflict resolution.
• Anger management.
• Time management.
• Study skills.

A therapeutic tool kit can be used for a variety of students. Using one of the theories discussed in the course for each challenge, you will develop strategies and goals to address two of these challenges to begin to build your therapeutic tool kit.

• Select two issues from the list above.
• Provide school-based scenarios in which you could apply each activity or technique in an individual counseling session. Identify the age, grade, and developmental level of the student. Discuss relevant aspects of the case and clearly identify the presenting issue.
• Identify the theory on which you are basing your strategies. Describe the theory and explain why you believe this theory is most appropriate for your work.
• For each issue, identify two creative strategies for helping students deal with that issue. Include at least one measurable goal for each issue when outlining the strategy.
• Identify ways that you could customize your approach with each activity according to the developmental differences of students. In other words, how could you use this approach or activity with students who are younger or older than the student group that you chose?

Additional Requirements

To achieve a successful project experience and outcome, you are expected to meet the following requirements:

• Length: 3–4 pages of content plus title and reference pages. An appendix is optional.
• Written communication: Develop accurate and professional written communication and thoughts that convey the overall goals of the assignment and are free of errors that detract from the overall message. Your paper should be written in true third person; do not use first person.
• References: Use a minimum of five current (published within the past five years) references in addition to your course texts, with at least two peer-reviewed academic references. No websites please.
• Formatting: Use the APA-formatted template linked in Resources.
  • Include correct in-text and reference citations, proper punctuation, double spacing throughout, 12-point Times New Roman type, proper headings and subheadings, no skipped lines before headings and subheadings, proper paragraph and block indention, no bolding, and no bullets. Refer to APA Style and Format for more information.
• File Format: You must submit your assignment in MS Word DOC or DOCX format.
• SafeAssign: You are required to submit a draft of your assignment to SafeAssign prior to submitting it for grading. Submit your work as a draft to check for any necessary edits.
  • Once the assignment is finalized and all edits have been made, submit the final version to your instructor for grading using the following file naming format: Your_Name_AssignmentNumber_Assignment_Title (for example: Ima_Learner_u03a1_Assignment_Title).

Therapeutic Tool Kit

Learner’s Full Name (no credentials)

Capella University

COUN5812: Theories of Counseling With Children and Adolescents in Schools

Professor Name

Month, Year

Your Name

1234 Anywhere

City, State 00000

(000) 000-0000

Email:

Title of Paper

Here is where you introduce the purpose of your paper and introduce the two issues you will be discussing  (ADHD, gifted, autism, anxiety, sexual/gender identity, depression, self-esteem, bullying conflict resolution anger management, time management, study skills).

Issue Selection

Issue 1 (enter specific issue)

Here is where you clearly state the first issue you selected. Provide a clear definition of the issue and include any articles, books, or other scholarly sources of information (no websites, please) that have helped you explain the issue. This should not exceed two paragraphs.

Scenario

            With the identified issue in mind, create a school setting scenario that describes the age, grade, and development level of the student. Discuss relevant aspects of the case and the presenting issue. This should not exceed two paragraphs.

Theoretical Orientation

            Select one of the four theories (Gestalt, Solution-focused, Reality, CBT) from which to base your individual counseling intervention. Provide a brief overview of the theory, supported by scholarly resources (no websites, please), and outline your rationale for the theoretical choice. Identify at least one concrete and measurable outcome goal for the student’s issue. In essence, outline what want to accomplish with the child. This should not exceed two paragraphs.

Creative Strategy

Identify at least one concrete and measurable outcome goal for the student’s issue. In essence, outline what you want to accomplish with the child. Then, identify a creative strategy for helping the student deal with the issue, while making sure the strategy aligns with the theory selected. Provide step-by-step instructions on how to apply the strategy to accomplish the goal for the presenting issue. Remember to support your assertions with scholarly resources (no websites, please). Suggested length for this section 1–3 paragraphs.

Developmental Adjustment

            For this section, outline how you would adapt the creative strategy for a child who might be older or younger. Based on the age and developmental level of the child, discuss how you would modify the approach for a younger or older child. List the developmental characteristics, outline the differences, and adapt the strategy to align with the developmental level. Remember to support your assertions with scholarly resources (no websites, please).

Issue 2 (enter specific issue)

Here is where you clearly state the second issue you selected. Provide a clear definition of the issue and include any articles, books, or other scholarly sources of information (no websites, please) that have helped you explain the issue. This should not exceed two paragraphs.

Scenario

            With the second identified issue in mind, create a school-setting scenario that describes the age, grade, and development level of the student. Discuss relevant aspects of the case and the presenting issue. This should not exceed two paragraphs.

Theoretical Orientation

            Select one of the four theories (Gestalt, Solution-focused, Reality, CBT) different from the one selected previously, on which to base your individual counseling intervention. Provide a brief overview of the theory supported by scholarly resources (no websites, please) and outline your rationale for the theoretical choice. Identify at least one concrete and measurable outcome goal for the student’s issue. In essence, outline what you want to accomplish with the child. This should not exceed two paragraphs.

Creative Strategy

Identify at least one concrete and measurable outcome goal for the student’s issue. Outline what you want to accomplish with the child. Then, identify a creative strategy for helping the student deal with the issue while making sure the strategy aligns with the theory selected. Provide step-by-step instructions on how to apply the strategy to achieve the goal for the presenting issue. Remember to support your assertions with scholarly resources (no websites, please). Suggested length for this section, 1–3 paragraphs.

Developmental Adjustment

            For this section, outline how you would adapt the creative strategy for a child who might be older or younger. Based on the age and developmental level of the child, discuss how you would modify the approach for a younger or older child. List the developmental characteristics, outline the differences, and adapt the strategy to align with the developmental level. Remember to support your assertions with scholarly resources (no websites, please).

References

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