1. Experiential Exercise (Self-Awareness Lifeline)

Thisprovidesanopportunitytoputintopracticetheprinciplesandconceptsthatarebeingstudiedinthecourse.Abriefvisualdiagramorchart(fitononepage)shouldprecedetheessay,givingthereaderaglanceof12significanteventsinchronologicalformat(atimeline).Thesubsequentessayshouldalsobeorganizedinachronologicalformat,andshouldfocusonthesepointsforeacheventcharted:

1. theapproximatedateoftheeventandyourageatthetime

2. thenatureoftheevent

3. theimpactyoubelievetheeventmayhavehadonyoupersonallyatthetimeoftheevent(maybesubjectiveand/orobjective)

4. theimpact(positive,negative,orindifferent)thiseventmayhaveonyourfunctioningasacounselor(pleasebethoughtfulonthispointasthisisquiteimportant!)

Each“event”chartedonthefirstpageoftheprojectneedstohave1-2pagesinnarrativeformatintheessaysection,totaling12(minimum)-24(maximum)pagesofessay.Pleaselabeleacheventintheessayclearly.

Sincethefocusissomewhatsubjective,theinstructorwillprimarilybelookingfortheleveloftransparencyandintrospectiveeffortputintotheprojectandthethoroughnessoftheaboveelements writtenupforeacheventlisted.Thisisnotaresearchpaperbutanintrospectiveactivityandyet,asapplicable,APAguidelinesapply.