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Students should also download the following documents:
• ACA Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice and Policies and Procedures for Processing
Complaints of Ethical Violations (www.counseling.org)
• 2009 CACREP Standards (http://www.cacrep.org/)
Course Assignments
Professional Identity Paper 25% Literature Review Paper 35%
Class Discussion Leader 15% Advocacy Project 15%
Curriculum Vitae 10%
Professional Identity Paper
For this assignment, you will write a paper (6-8 pages of text) describing your professional
identity and the progress you have made to this point in your journey as a counselor. The paper
should describe your professional counseling experiences to date, your goals for the CE program
and ways you hope to achieve these goals, and your plans for your professional life after
graduation, including the setting you plan to work in and the skills and abilities you will need to
work in that setting. Using readings and class discussions to enhance your paper would be
helpful, but is not necessary. If you do use references to support your views, be sure to cite them
on a reference page. This assignment is due September 21.
Counseling Issues and Trends Literature Review Paper (CACREP IV.C.1, IV.C.3, IV.F.3, IV.I.5)
You will write a literature review (10-12 pages of text, including at least 6 current references
from 1998 to present) about an emerging issue or trend in counselor education. The paper should
include a thorough review of the literature pertaining to your topic, including why the topic is
important to the field and the implications for both theory and practice in counselor education.
Include a discussion of ethical, legal, and multicultural issues relevant to your topic. You may
select your own topic or use one of the issues/trends discussed in class, including the topic you
choose for the class discussion facilitation assignment. Copies of the paper will be shared with
your peers. This paper is due December 9.
Class Discussion Facilitator (CACREP IV.G.4, IV.I.1, IV.I.4, IV.I.5)
Each of you will facilitate the class discussion for one of the issues and trends topics discussed in
class. To prepare, you should review the current literature on your topic and, if necessary,
provide me (the instructor) with two readings that will be placed on electronic reserve two weeks
before your presentation so students will have time to read them. You should also provide an
outline to guide the discussion on the day of your topic.
Advocacy Project (CACREP IV.I.2, IV.J.2)
Being able to advocate—whether it is for our clients, ourselves, or our profession—is an
important part of counseling. For that reason, you will be designing an advocacy project as a
group (it can either be two smaller groups or the whole cohort). I will consult with you as you
design the project, but you are responsible for deciding what you want to advocate for and how
you will carry out your plan. Possible ideas include volunteering for a local organization,
designing a brown bag workshop, writing letters to elected officials, or developing a website or