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Unhealthy Boundaries
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Check My Assignment!For week 5 you will write a 5-6 page paper on the following:
1. A client/patient comes to see you for therapy and says that he/she is burned out and angry. Explain how you would help this client/patient see that these are key signs of unhealthy boundaries.
2. Explain how the following are signs of a counselor having poor boundaries:
Cynicism towards those being helped.
Perception of being unequally or unjustly treated.
Emotional exhaustion.
3. How would you counsel and assist a client in establishing healthy boundaries?
4. Provide one or more scholarly citations per page, not including assigned course readings, to support your perspectives.
Point Value of this Written Assignment: 16This Assignment aligns with the following weekly outcomes: 5This Assignment aligns with the following course outcomes: 3 and 7
Week Five Written Assignment Grading Criteria
Content Criteria
7 Points
The paper details how burnout and anger can be key signs of unhealthy boundaries
The paper explains how cynicism, perception and emotional exhaustion are signs of a counselor having poor boundaries.
The paper discusses from the counselor’s perspective how to have healthy boundaries.
The paper uses proper citations and the appropriate number of scholarly sources.
Writing and Organization Criteria
3 Points
The central theme/purpose of the paper is clear.
The structure is clear, logical, and easy to follow.
The tone is appropriate to the content and assignment.
The thoughts are clear and include appropriate beginning, development, and conclusion.
Paragraph transitions are present, logical, and maintain the flow throughout the paper.
Sentences are complete, clear, and concise.
Sentences are well constructed, with consistently strong, varied sentences.
Sentence transitions are present and maintain the flow of thought.
Rules of grammar, usage, and punctuation are followed.
The paper uses words and language that are inclusive, clear, and unambiguous.
Spelling is correct.
Research Criteria
3 Points
The paper includes a summary and analysis of research materials that are relevant to the assignment, e.g. scholarly journals, professional articles, legal documents, government documents, legal decisions, media clips, software, measurement instruments websites, personal communication, etc.
Professional/scholarly journals are peer reviewed and focus on the profession/application of psychology (located on ProQuest, EBSCOHost, PsycNET, etc.). Non-scholarly articles include newspapers, periodicals, secular magazines, etc., and are not peer reviewed. Websites not approved include wilkipedia.com and about.com.
Research focuses on the most current information (past five to ten years) except when citing seminal works (e.g. Freud, Erickson, etc.).
Paper includes the appropriate number of references required by the assignment.
When appropriate, the paper addresses ethical considerations in research.
Style Criteria
3 Points
The paper is in the appropriate APA format used by the institution/program (e.g. the 6th edition).
The paper is double-spaced and in the appropriate length required by the assignment
The paper includes an APA style cover page.
The paper properly uses headings, font styles, and white space as outlined in the appropriate version of APA Publication Manual (e.g. 6th edition).
The paper includes an introductory paragraph with a succinct thesis statement.
The paper addresses the topic of the paper with critical thought.
The paper concludes with a restatement of the thesis and a conclusion paragraph.
Citations of original works within the body of the paper follow the appropriate version of APA Publication Manual (e.g. 6th edition) guidelines.
Total Possible Points
16 Points
