Interview Paper
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Interview Project
General Instructions
Interview an appropriate practicing counselor that is in concert with your desired area in which to work after graduation. This could include a community college counselor, an area vocational school counselor, or a college counselor.
Focus on the following things:
The counselor’s activities in providing career information, assessment, and career counseling.
Strategies used for advocating for diverse clients with regard to career, educational development, and employment opportunities in the global economy.
Strategies used to facilitate client skill development for career, education, and life-work planning and manage.
Strategies employed to advocate for people with special needs.
Submit your paper to the Turnitin link below. The paper must be submitted in Microsoft Word; Times New Roman font; 12 pt. font size; margins 1” on all sides; double-spaced. The assignment should be written on a graduate level and references used should be cited within the discussion and documented in a reference list using APA styling.
Post your paper, as a single document, to the grade book through Turnitin.com. An originality score greater than 25% will result in a severe penalty.
Scoring Guidelines
Points available: 100
Component Unacceptable Revisions Required Target
Interviewee
Qualifications Include background information including
educational attainment, work history, current
work environment and population descriptions, and job responsibilities
and duties
Summary is missing descriptions of
background information in one or more required areas;
descriptions are vague (0 points)
Summary includes descriptions of all
required background information, but lacks
sufficient detail (10 points)
Summary includes thorough descriptions
of all required background information (educational
attainment, work history, current work
environment and population
descriptions, and job responsibilities and duties) (20 points)
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Component Unacceptable Revisions Required Target
Counseling Philosophy
Clear description of the
interviewee personal
counseling philosophy
Description is missing
or unclear, and key
ideas are not well
supported (0 points)
Description is
provided, but
explanations of key
ideas are vague or
incomplete, or not well
supported (10 points)
Description provided is
comprehensive and
complete; key ideas
are clearly stated,
explained, and well
supported (20 points)
Practice
Describe day to day
activities including
theories that guide
practice, assessments
used and how,
professional
development activities,
and rewards and
frustrations the job
Explanation regarding
practice is missing
information about one
or more of the required
areas (theories that
guide practice,
assessment uses,
professional
development, or
professional
fulfillment) (0 points)
Explanation regarding
practice includes
information about
theories that guide
practice, assessment
uses, professional
development, and
professional fulfillment
but lacks sufficient
detail (15 points)
Well developed
explanation regarding
practice, including
detailed information
about theories that
guide practice,
assessment uses,
professional
development, and
professional fulfillment
(30 points)
Is correct sentence
structure utilized?
Contains multiple and
serious errors of
sentence structure: i.e.
fragments, run-ons;
unable to write simple
sentences (0 points)
Formulaic sentence
patterns or overuse of
simple sentences;
errors in sentence
structure (5 points)
Effective and varied
sentences; errors (if
present) due to lack of
careful proofreading
(10 points)
Are proper mechanics
utilized?
Numerous errors in
spelling and
capitalization; intrusive
and/or inaccurate
punctuation;
communication is
hindered (0 points)
Contains several
punctuation, spelling,
and/or capitalization
errors (up to 6); errors
may or may not
interfere with meaning
(5 points)
Virtually free of
punctuation, spelling,
capitalization errors
(no more than 3);
errors do not interfere
with meaning (10
points)
Is APA format
followed?
Contains many and/or
serious APA format
errors (0 points)
Contains several minor
APA format errors (up
to 3) (5 points)
Both in-text citations and reference list are free from errors (10
points)