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Basic Counseling Skills Rubric

Name: __________________________________ Course:___________________________ Form Completed by:_________________________________________

Counseling Skills Meets target (1) Exceeds target (2) Does not meet target (0) Grade

1. Counseling

Relationship

Counselor demonstrates an ability to

develop and deepen the counseling

relationship with the client by

displaying positive regard, respect,

warmth, non-judgmental attitude,

empathy, authenticity, and

congruence.

Counselor demonstrates strong ability in

establishing counseling relationship. Adept in

conveying positive regard, respect, warmth,

non-judgmental attitude, empathy, authenticity,

and congruence.

Counselor does not sufficiently develop

and deepen the counseling relationship by

demonstrating the ability to display

positive regard, respect, warmth, non-

judgmental attitude, empathy, authenticity

and congruence.

Comments

2. Comprehensive

use of skills

Counselor demonstrates the use of a

range of counseling skills including

open ended questions, summarization,

clarification, etc.

Counselor demonstrates a strong ability to

effectively and appropriately utilize a wide

range of counseling skills.

Range of skills used was too narrow

and/or skills incorrectly applied.

Comments

3. Structure and

direction of

interview

Counselor demonstrates the ability to

maintain structure, focus, and

direction of the interview, proceeding

through defined stages, and is able to

end session effectively.

Counselor demonstrates strong ability in

creating and maintaining clear structure and

productive focus over the course of the

interview.

Counselor does not demonstrate the

ability to maintain structure, focus, and

direction of the interview.

Comments

4. Accurate

Attention to affect,

content and

meaning

Counselor adequately explores and

reflects client’s expression of affect,

content or meaning.

Counselor demonstrates strong ability in

attending to client affect, content, and meaning

as demonstrated by accurate and effective

reflection, exploration and summarization.

Counselor does not actively, accurately,

and/or sufficiently explore and reflect

client’s expression of affect, content or

meaning.

Comments

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Expanded Counseling Skills and Dispositions Rubric

Name: ______________________________ Course:____________________________ Form Completed by:___________________________________________

Counseling Skills Meets target (1) Exceeds target (2) Does not meet target (0) Grade

1. Counseling

Relationship

Counselor demonstrates an ability to develop

and deepen the counseling relationship with

the client by displaying positive regard,

respect, warmth, non-judgmental attitude,

empathy, authenticity, and congruence.

Counselor demonstrates strong ability in

establishing counseling relationship. Adept in

conveying positive regard, respect, warmth, non-

judgmental attitude, empathy, authenticity, and

congruence.

Counselor does not sufficiently develop

and deepen the counseling relationship by

demonstrating the ability to display

positive regard, respect, warmth, non-

judgmental attitude, empathy, authenticity

and congruence.

Comments

2. Comprehensive

use of skills

Counselor demonstrates the use of a range of

counseling skills including open ended

questions, summarization, clarification, etc.

For group counseling, skills include scanning,

facilitating member to member

communication, mediated confrontation, etc.

Counselor demonstrates a strong ability to

effectively and appropriately utilize a wide

range of individual and/or group counseling

skills.

Range of skills used was too narrow and/or

skills incorrectly applied.

Comments

3. Structure and

direction of

session

Counselor demonstrates the ability to maintain

structure, focus, and direction of the

interview, proceeding through defined stages,

and is able to end session effectively. For

Group counseling, counselor is able to

identify and use stages of group appropriately.

Counselor demonstrates strong ability in

creating and maintaining clear structure and

productive focus over the course of counseling

session(s).

Counselor does not demonstrate the ability

to maintain structure, focus, and direction

of the session. In group counseling, is

unable to make effective use of stages of

group process.

Comments

4. Accurate

Attention to

affect, content

and meaning

Counselor adequately explores and reflects

client’s expression of affect, content or

meaning.

Counselor demonstrates strong ability in

attending to client affect, content, and meaning

as demonstrated by accurate and effective

reflection, exploration and summarization.

Counselor does not actively, accurately,

and/or sufficiently explore and reflect

client’s expression of affect, content or

meaning.

Comments

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5. Professional

Role Skills

Counselor adequately demonstrates an

understanding of professional and ethical

behaviors, responsibilities, relationships

and/or demeanor.

Counselor demonstrates a sophisticated

understanding of professional and ethical

behaviors, responsibilities, relationships and/or

demeanor.

Counselor does not demonstrate an

understanding of professional and ethical

behaviors, responsibilities, relationships

and/or demeanor.

Comments

6. Case

Conceptualization

Skills

Counselor demonstrates the capacity to

formulate a clear understanding of the client’s

problem integrating cultural, historical,

developmental and contextual elements to

design a counseling plan to work with the

client; Can articulate case from a theoretical

perspective.

Counselor demonstrates a superior ability to

formulate a clear understanding of the client’s

problem integrating cultural, historical,

developmental and contextual elements to

design a counseling plan to work with the client,

and articulate case from a theoretical

perspective.

Counselor does not demonstrate the ability

to formulate a clear understanding of the

client’s problem integrating cultural,

historical, developmental and contextual

elements to design a counseling plan to

work with the client. Cannot articulate case

from a theoretical perspective.

Comments

7. Personal

Growth Skills

Counselor adequately demonstrates ability for

self reflection; can articulate how one’s own

struggles

can influence the counseling relationship;

responds positively to feedback; and seeks

supervision as needed. Counselor adequately

demonstrates ability to understand how own

values and ethnocentric biases can impede the

counseling process.

Counselor demonstrates a superior ability to self

reflect, articulate own struggles and its impact

on the counseling process, and minimize impact

of own values and bias on the counseling

process. Make good use of feedback and

supervision.

Counselor does not demonstrate ability for

self reflection, articulation of own

struggles, and their impact on the

counseling process. Counselor fails to

minimize impact of own values and bias

on the counseling process and/or does not

respond positively to feedback and seek

supervision as needed.

Comments

Grade of 7 needed to pass. Total Grade for this student_________________

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Presentation and Technology Rubric

Target Exceeds

Target

Falls short of target Comments

Professionalism

(appearance,

presentation, timing)

Speaker(s) demonstrate basic

competency in professional

presentation, dress, and demeanor.

Timing within limits.

Speakers' presentation skills are at a

professional level, appearance and

dress are very professional.

Presentation timed perfectly.

Presentation skills fall short

of professional level (e.g.

reading) and/or speaker

dress and appearance less

than professional. Timing

off – either too long or too

short.

Organization &

Preparation

(materials and content)

Presentation well planned and

organized, content on target. If

group presentation, appropriate

balance between members.

Presentation demonstrated excellent

preparation, use of scholarly

material, and polished organization.

Poor organization or

preparation for presentation.

If group presentation, lack

of balance in contributions

of members.

Accuracy

(assignment specific tasks)

Accurately attended to all elements

of assignment.

Professional level mastery and

demonstration of all aspects of

assignment.

Some challenges in the

understanding or

demonstration of

assignment.

Internet and Counseling

Research

Presentation demonstrates ability

to access appropriate databases,

and use and assess other internet

materials.

Presentation evidences ability to

output search information in several

formats, use advanced features

database

Inadequate or inappropriate

use of data bases or other

internet materials.

Software application.

Ability to create basic documents

as needed including word

documents, tables, basic

spreadsheets, databases, and power

point slides.

Ability to create basic web pages,

integrate hyperlinks, and ability to

construct complex spreadsheets using

data bases such as SPSS or SAS

Less than adequate use of

word processing and other

software databases.

Audiovisual equipment

Knows how to use audio/visual

equipment. (e.g. DVD/VHS

players,

LCD projector with computer, etc )

Able to download audio or video

clips and display insert clips into

PowerPoint slides;

use equipment to create audio or

video materials (e.g., Windows

Movie Maker, podcasts).

Less than adequate

knowledge and ability to use

audiovisual equipment.

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Academic Writing and Critical Thinking Rubric

Name: _______________________________________Course:__________________________Form Completed by:________________________________________

Meets criteria (1) Surpasses criteria (2) Does not meet criteria (0) Grade

Fluidity and Clarity

of Expression

Ideas clearly expressed allowing for

smooth reading and understanding.

Ideas are expertly presented and indicate

a sophisticated level of understanding.

Ideas are not clearly expressed

and/or do not allow for smooth

reading and understanding.

Punctuation and

Grammar

Paper adheres to all common rules of

spelling, grammar, punctuation,

capitalization, word choice, tense

agreement, sentence structure (no

fragments or run-ons) and correct

modification (no misplaced or dangling

modifiers).

Paper demonstrates a superior level of

writing ability clearly adhering to all

common rules of spelling, grammar,

and punctuation.

Paper does not adhere to common

rules of punctuation and/or

grammar.

Organization

Paper moves along in an organized fashion;

begins with an introduction that

advances central idea(s); transitions are

used to link parts; parts are linked by a

unifying ideas, and paper concludes

with a summary of ideas presented.

Paper is very well organized beginning

with an introduction that advances central

idea(s) in a sophisticated manner;

transition between elements are well

executed and conclusion summary

includes both material and research.

Paper does not move along in an

organized fashion; and/or central

ideas are not advanced or lack

transition.

Elaboration and

Detail

Main point(s) of paper is adequately

developed; sufficient use of supporting

details, examples, illustrations that

support the development of main ideas.

Main point(s) of paper is exceedingly

well developed with numerous

supporting details, examples, and

illustrations.

Main point of paper is

inadequately developed;

insufficient use of supporting

details or examples to develop

the main ideas.

Format and

Research

Techniques

Paper is written in proper APA format

including proper citation of an

appropriate variety of references;

source material is smoothly integrated.

Paper adheres to all rules of APA

formatting and citation of references;

expertly and smoothly integrating a wide

variety of source material.

Paper is not written in proper

APA, and/or does not include

proper citation of a variety of

references.

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Critical Thinking:

Basic Level

Knowledge- describe

Comprehension-

understanding

Written material demonstrates knowledge

of fact, theories, methods, procedures, etc.,

and comprehension of subject indicating

awareness of how the material, theory or

research is relevant.

Written material demonstrates a

sophisticated knowledge and

comprehension of subject and clearly

articulates how the material is relevant.

Written material does not

demonstrate knowledge and

comprehension of subject, nor

indicates an awareness of how the

material or data is relevant.

Critical Thinking:

Mid Level

Application-usage

Analysis-compare

Written material demonstrates the ability to

break the material into the component parts,

apply the material appropriately

understanding it’s complexity, and the

relationship between the various elements.

Written material demonstrates a

sophisticated ability to break the material

into the component parts, apply the

material appropriately demonstrating

complex relationships between various

elements and making inferences about the

various elements.

Written material does not

demonstrates the ability to break the

material into the component parts,

apply appropriately, nor

understanding it’s complexity, and

the relationship between the various

elements.

Critical Thinking:

Advanced Level

Synthesis- critique

Evaluation-make

judgments, create

Written material demonstrates the

ability to synthesize or put

knowledge/theory together into new

and integrated whole, while also

making evaluative decisions about the

material integrating and assessing from

a variety of perspectives and contexts.

Written material demonstrates a

sophisticated ability to critically

synthesize, critique and evaluate the

material integrating a wide variety of

perspectives and contexts.

Written material does not

demonstrate the ability to

analyze, synthesize, and critique

material.

Comments:

Total Score: __________

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Basic Attitudes/Values and Dispositions of the Counseling Profession Rubric

Name: ____________________________________________Course: ________________________________

The Faculty recognizes the importance of belief sets held by students and are aware that personal values often influence

one’s work. There is consensus within the Department that any attempt to impose values that are inconsistent with

counseling goals is inappropriate (ACA Code of Ethics A.4.b). The Faculty will seek to resolve such issues in a

formative manner such that the student is able to be a fully functional counselor. Each student is expected to exhibit the

key dispositions with clients and colleagues in a manner that is consistent with the prevailing and established ethics and

values within the profession.

Attitude and

Values

Students will:

Level 1

Does not

demonstrate

knowledge and

understanding

Level 2

Demonstrates

knowledge and

understanding

Level 3

Competency

reflected in

behavior/

application

Respect the

potential within

the whole person

and her/his

experience

Value: individual uniqueness,

individual belief systems, human

potential, potential for change,

cultural diversity, and resilience.

Value overall

health and

wellbeing of self

and others

Value: personal balance,

emotional health, self-care:

service to others,

pro-social advocacy,

equity and access;

Attend to issues of discrimination,

power, privilege, oppression.

Respect the

nature of the

counseling

process as a

vehicle for

change

Honor the human struggle.

Value the role of pain in the

growth process.

Value the use of self and the

interpersonal

process.

Commitment to

professional

development

Value continued learning growth;

Value engagement in the

community of professionals.

Fundamental

Values for

counseling

Value ethical practice including:

Autonomy, Beneficence,

Non-malfeasance, Veracity,

Justice, Fidelity.

Comments: