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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.
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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.
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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
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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:
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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.
