| Communication Skills and Abilities | |||||
| 1. The student demonstrates the ability to establish relationships in such a manner that a working alliance can be created. | N | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2. The student demonstrates effective communication skills including: | | | | | |
| a. Creating appropriate structure – setting the boundaries of the helping frame and maintaining boundaries throughout the work such as setting parameters for meeting time and place, maintaining the time limits, etc. | N | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| b. Understanding content – understanding the salient elements of the client’s story. | N | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| c. Understanding context – understanding the uniqueness of the story elements and their underlying meanings. | N | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| d. Responding to feelings – identifying affect and addressing those feelings in a therapeutic manner. | N | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| e. Congruence – genuineness, external behavior consistent with internal affect. | N | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| f. Establishing and communicating empathy – taking the perspective of the individual, without over identifying, and communicating this experience to the individual. | N | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| g. Non-verbal communication – demonstrates effective use of head, eyes, hands, feet, posture, voice, attire, etc. | N | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| h. Immediacy – communicating by staying in the here and now. | N | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| i. Timing – responding at the optimal moment. | N | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| j. Intentionality – responding with a clear understanding of the therapist’s therapeutic intention. | N | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| k. Self-disclosure – skillful and carefully – considered for a specific strategic purpose. | N | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3. The student demonstrates awareness of power differences in therapeutic relationship and manages these differences effectively. | N | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4. The student collaborates with an individual to establish clear therapeutic goals. | N | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5. The student facilitates movement toward the individual’s goals. | N | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6. The student conceptualizes in a theoretically consistent manner. | N | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7. The student demonstrates the capacity to match appropriate interventions to the presenting problem in a theoretically consistent manner. | N | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8. The student creates a safe clinical environment. | N | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9. The student demonstrates the ability to analyze and resolve ethical dilemmas. | N | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Professional Responsibility | |||||
| 1. The student presents and conducts self in a manner so as to promote confidence in the counseling profession. | N | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2. The student relates to peers, professors, and others in a manner consistent with stated professional standards. | N | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3. The student demonstrates sensitivity to real and ascribed differences in power between themselves and others, and does not exploit or mislead other people during or after professional relationships. | N | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4. The student demonstrates application of legal requirements relevant to counseling training and practice. | N | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Competence | |||||
| 1. The student recognizes the boundaries of her/his particular competencies and the limitations of her/his expertise. | N | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2. The student takes responsibility for compensating for her/his deficiencies. | N | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3. The student takes responsibility for assuring the welfare of other’s when encountering the boundaries of her/his expertise. | N | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4. The student provides only those services and applies only those techniques for which she/he is qualified by education, training, and experience. | N | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5. The student demonstrates basic cognitive, affective, sensory, and motor capacities needed to respond to others. | N | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Maturity | |||||
| 1. The student demonstrates appropriate self-control (such as anger control, impulse control) in interpersonal relationships with faculty, peers, and others. | N | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2. The student demonstrates honesty, fairness, and respect for others. | N | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3. The student demonstrates awareness of his/her own belief systems, values, needs, and limitations and the effect of these on his/her work. | N | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4. The student demonstrates the ability to receive, integrate and/or utilize feedback from peers, instructors, and supervisors. | N | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5. The student exhibits appropriate levels of self-assurance, confidence, and trust in own ability. | N | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6. The student follows professionally recognized conflict resolution processes, seeking to informally address the issue first with the individual(s) with whom the conflict exists. | N | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Integrity | |||||
| 1. The student refrains from making statements which are false, misleading, or deceptive. | N | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2. The student avoids improper and potentially harmful dual relationships. | N | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3. The student respects the fundamental rights, dignity, and worth of all people. | N | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4. The student respects the rights of individuals to privacy, confidentiality, and choices regarding self-determination and autonomy. | N | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5. The student respects cultural, individual, and role differences, including those due to age, gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, language, and socioeconomic status. | N | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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