This assessment requires you to develop and write a CBT Intervention Plan. The Intervention Plan will be based on a culturally-responsive Domains of Functioning approach and include domains of focus and show clear goals, specific intervention strategies to achieve these goals and a plan for managing risk factors. The intervention plan will be clearly linked to the case formulation (developed in class) and discuss relevant evidence-based theories. You will describe how to adjust the CBT intervention plan based on evolving case formulation, using culturally responsive processes (based on additional information provided). You will describe how to evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention. Your reference list will be formatted in the American Psychological Association (APA) conventions with a word limit of 2000 words (excluding references).

The Intervention Plan will be marked out of 100. You must get a mark of 70 or greater to pass. Please use the below criteria as a guide. A more detailed marking rubric for each strategy will be available on the Unit's Moodle page under the Assessment tab.

Assessment criteria will be based upon demonstration of the following:

1. Clear and specific goals, with a rationale explaining how they are linked to the case formulation. This includes adjustments made for culturally appropriate practices.
2. Description of the intervention plan (including the structure of sessions, intervention strategies that will be used to achieve goals, the order of interventions and expected length of treatment and plans for managing risks if these are indicated), with reference to the relevant evidence-based literature. 
3. Description of the adjustments you would make to the intervention, based on the evolving case information, with an evidence-based rationale for the changes.
4. Description of how you would evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention, using person-centred and evidence-based measures of change.

This assessment requires you to demonstrate Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) interventions targeted for both adult clients and a child client. You will submit 3 videos of 10 minutes each, demonstrating a key CBT skills with a simulated adult/child client, role-played by another student in the unit.

For the video submissions you will demonstrate:

1) The application of a specific CBT strategy, adapted to be developmentally and culturally appropriate for your client,

2) Collaborative empiricism (i.e. collaboratively working with the client, using relevant evidence to inform treatment) and

3) Professional communication with your client.

You will be provided with referral information and intake notes for your simulated client and advised of the CBT strategies that you will be required to demonstrate during residential school (Week 3).

You will receive feedback after each video, allowing you to improve on your skills as well as incorporating this feedback in your subsequent video submission. This allows you to exhibit your learning process through the term and through the submittance of the videos.

• The first skills demonstration (adult) video is due in Week 4 (Friday March 29th at 4:59PM AEST).
• The second skills demonstration (adult) video is due in Week 7 (Friday April 26th at 4:59PM AEST).
• The third skills demonstration (child) video is due in Week 11 (Friday May 24th at 4:59PM AEST).

Each of the videos will be marked out of 50 and you must get a mark of 35/50 or greater to pass each video set.

Please use the below criteria as a guide. A more detailed marking rubric for each strategy will be available on the Unit's Moodle page under the Assessment tab.

Assessment criteria will be based upon demonstration of the following:

1. Effectively uses a CBT strategy (as advised in residential school Week 3) to work with a simulated client in ways that are developmentally and culturally appropriate.

2. In each video, there is demonstrated:

a) Collaborative empiricism (i.e., collaboratively working with the client in flexible manner that meets the needs of the client, using relevant evidence to inform treatment).

b) Professional communication, including the expression of appropriate empathy, accurate understanding, appropriate professional boundaries, and eliciting and providing feedback.

c) Appropriateness of pacing and each demonstrated CBT strategy is strictly 10 minutes each. 

This assessment will require you to choose five (5) CBT techniques/strategies which you will use yourself for at least three (3) days. You will then provide a written piece explaining what each technique/strategy is, how it is implemented, how you found using the technique/strategy, and how it has altered your perception for use by clients. The word limit for this reflection is 2,500 words (+ or - 10%), not including your reference list. This allows approximately 500 words for each technique/strategy. The materials used by yourself (e.g., automatic thought record etc.) are to be added as appendices and submitted with your assessment.

Each of the five strategies will be marked out of 12, with a total mark of 60. You must get a mark of 42 or greater to pass this assessment task.

Please use the below criteria as a guide. More detailed assessment information and the marking rubric for each strategy will be available on the Unit's Moodle page under the Assessment tab.

Assessment criteria will be based upon demonstration of the following:

1) Accuracy of explanation of technique (e.g. What is the technique; Why and when used; Type of client).

2) Strengths or limitations identified with the technique.

3) Strength of link between personal experience and professional context.

4) Connection between learning and future practice.

5) Word limit and writing style.

6) Adherence to APA referencing style.