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COM566 Relational Dynamics - Excelsia College
Assessment Brief
The following assessment task requires students to consider the attachment relationship between a client and their therapist, based on Bartholomew & Horowitz's (1991) four-category model of adult attachment. Students are to relate this theory to the four-category model of infant attachment (Main & Solomon, 1986) and then to describe the four adult attachment types as they might present in therapy. Suggestions for possible therapeutic approaches should also be made.
Assessment Criteria
- Students are required to research and submit a 2000-word essay which displays a clear understanding of:
(i) Main & Solomon's (1986) four-category model of infant attachment
(ii) Bartholomew & Horowitz's (1991) four-category model of adult attachment, and how the two models are related to each other
- Students are also required to:
(i) Describe how adults from each of the four attachment styles present in counselling and experience the therapeutic relationship
(ii) Make some suggestions as to how a therapist might work with clients displaying each of the attachment styles towards their therapist
- Students may organise their essay by employing suitable section headings.
- Students should write a clear, coherent and well-researched essay which:
(i) includes all relevant sections of an essay (introduction, body, conclusion, etc.);
(ii) complies with all Counselling Course Information Booklet relevant to the preparation and presentation of an essay (provided in Exo);
(iii) is compliant with the Beginner's guide to the APA 7th ed. referencing style manual (provided in Exo), including full in-text citation and inclusion of a reference list;
(iv) uses ideas and argument, demonstrating critical reading and critical thought (i.e. arguments are well developed and presented), and evidencing comprehension and synthesis of ideas;
(v) demonstrates appropriate use and inclusion of relevant literature (a minimum of 10 seminal works and/or contemporary peer-reviewed articles, chapters from academic works, books, etc.) showing breadth and depth of research; and
(vi) abides by the word limit policy (no more than 10% over or under the word allowance).
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