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Question: Description of RA 2:

In this assignment, you will investigate a topic of interest to you that is relevant to professional counseling. Consider choosing a topic appropriate to your area of specialization. The topic may address a specific population, a disorder or diagnosis, a treatment method or technique, a current professional issue, or a social justice issue in counseling. The literature review is designed to increase your knowledge of the topic and improve clinical mental health counseling practice or service delivery. Information included in the literature review should be current and scholarly in order to be relevant. You must receive instructor approval for your topic by week 3.

Approved Topic: Sexual Assault, Childhood Sexual Trauma, and Treatment for Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse.

Instructions: 1. Access a minimum of ten (10) CURRENT peer reviewed articles in the Argosy library.

2. Based on the articles, develop an introduction on the background of the topic.

3. Analyze all articles and describe the key themes that emerge across the selected articles.

4. Synthesize the material and summarize the patterns of similarities and differences regarding how each of the authors has presented each theme.

5. Based on your analysis of the literature, conclude by evaluating the impact of your chosen topic to clinical mental health counseling practices, and explain how you plan to continue developing in this area.

Your final product will be an 8-10 page Word document written in APA format, utilizing at least ten scholarly sources. Your paper should be written in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

*Selected Topic: Foundations Of Mental Health Counseling -Literature Review