Critically evaluate the key components of professional practice within counselling psychology as distinct from other professions; drawing upon ethical, theoretical, professional and empirical literature.

Specific Assessment Criteria:

• Critically understand the philosophical and empirical paradigms underpinning Counselling Psychology as a distinctive profession within psychology;

• Demonstrate an informed commitment to the principles embedded within the the British Psychological Code of Ethics and the Health and Care Professions Council Standards of Conduct Performance & Ethics, and a critical awareness of the role of ethics in competent counselling psychology practice;

• Demonstrate a critical understanding of the role of assessment and formulation in counselling psychology practice;

• Demonstrate a critical understanding of risk and risk assessment in counselling psychology practice;

• Demonstrate an understanding of the role of record keeping and report writing in counselling psychology practice;

• Demonstrate an ability to make informed judgements or decisions on complex issues in the absence of complete or consistent data/information/guidance;

• Demonstrate an ability to respond to challenges in creative and original ways;

• Demonstrate advanced, well-structured and coherent academic writing within a specified word limit .