Assist other Establish how to give constructive feedback to others. counselling trainees Reflect on any difficulties you have in giving feedback to identify their to others. progress and learning Use feedback skills to help your peers to identify their needs progress and learning needs. LEARNING 7.2 Reflect on and evaluate own counselling OUTCOME: work within agency settings Assessment criteria Candidate guidance to criteria Portfolio references 7.2.1 Reflect on and Reflect on the importance of evaluating own evaluate the counselling work. effectiveness of own Discuss ways of evaluating the effectiveness of your counselling work in counselling practice. agency settings Understand how to use supervision and agency practice manager to evaluate your own counselling work. 7.2.2 Prepare for and use Identify what you require from supervision. clinical supervision Prepare client notes (in keeping with your agency’s effectively policy) to make effective use of supervision. Demonstrate how you have used supervision to enhance client work. 7.2.3 Investigate the use of Research tools for monitoring client outcomes e.g. – evaluative tools in Clinical Outcomes for Routine Evaluation: . counselling work Discuss the reasons for (and value of) evaluative tools e.g. funding implications. – Provide and comment on an example (from your own agency if possible) of a tool designed for monitoring client outcomes.
Assist other counselling trainees to identify their progress and learning needs Establish how to give constructive feedback to others. Reflect on any difficulties you have in giving feedback to others. Use feedback skills to help your peers to identify their progress and learning needs. LEARNING OUTCOME: 7.2 Reflect on and evaluate own counselling work within agency settings Assessment criteria Candidate guidance to criteria Portfolio references 7.2.1 Reflect on and evaluate the effectiveness of own counselling work in agency settings Reflect on the importance of evaluating own counselling work. Discuss ways of evaluating the effectiveness of your counselling practice. Understand how to use supervision and agency practice manager to evaluate your own counselling work. 7.2.2 Prepare for and use clinical supervision effectively Identify what you require from supervision. Prepare client notes (in keeping with your agency’s policy) to make effective use of supervision. Demonstrate how you have used supervision to enhance client work. 7.2.3 Investigate the use of evaluative tools in counselling work Research tools for monitoring client outcomes – e.g. Clinical Outcomes for Routine Evaluation: . Discuss the reasons for (and value of) evaluative tools – e.g. funding implications. Provide and comment on an example (from your own agency if possible) of a tool designed for monitoring client outcomes.