Points: 100
Overview:
This paper is a culmination of what you have learned in Units 1-4. You will identify
characteristics you possess that will make you a great counselor You will explain your
cultural background and/or life experiences and how these will impact the work you will
do with diverse clients.
Instructions:
• Discuss your reasons/motivation for wanting to become a counselor. In your
paper, tell about when and how you made the decision to become a counselor
(or contemplating it).
• Describe what you think it takes to be an effective counselor, which of these
attributes you possess, and which ones you think you may need to acquire as a
student.
• What role will your values play in the counseling process?
• Please be sure to include ethical considerations for working in a helping
profession.
Requirements:
• Four pages minimum, six page maximum in length, excluding the Title and
Reference page.
• APA format, including an in-text citation for referenced works.
• At least three scholarly resources.
Be sure to read the criteria by which your work will be evaluated before you write
and again after you write.
HSV303: Intro to Counseling
Unit 4 Assignment: Midterm-My Motivation for Becoming a Counselor
Evaluation Rubric for Unit 4 Assignment
CRITERIA Deficient Needs
Improvement
Proficient Exemplary
0-11
Points
12-15 Points 16-17 Points 18-
20 Points
Reasons/Motivation Insufficient
discussion.
Discussion
addresses
reasons/motivations
for wanting to
become a
counselor.
Discussion mostly
addresses
reasons/motivations
for wanting to
become a
counselor
Thorough
discussion
of who benefits
from and the
associated
details of
the service.
Attributes Attributes
inadequately
addressed.
Attributes addressed
with minimal details.
Most attributes
addressed in detail.
Attributes
addressed in
detail.
Role of Values Role of values
inadequately
addressed.
Role of values
addressed with
minimal details.
Role of values
mostly addressed.
Role of values
addressed in
detail.
0 Points n/a n/a 15 Points
Paper Length Less than 4
pages, more
than 6
Between 4 and
6 pages
Scholarly
Resources
Less than 3
scholarly resourc
es
Three or more
scholarly
resources
Mechanics 0-5 Points 6-7 Points 8-9 Points 10 Points
Spelling; grammar;
use of APA style
Serious
grammar,
spelling, or
APA errors.
Many
grammar,
spelling, or APA
errors.
Few
grammar,
spelling, or APA
errors.
No
grammar,
spelling, or
APA
errors.