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Presents little or no professional vision of counselling. Has limited awareness of the ethical principles of transactional analysis and the significance of social, ethnic, and cultural factors.

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Demonstrates a professional vision of counselling. Relates to ethical principles of transactional analysis. Has some awareness of social, ethnic and cultural identities and its possible implications in the counselling process.

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Demonstrates a professional vision of counselling. Relates to ethical principles of transactional analysis. Has some awareness of social, ethnic and cultural identities and its possible implications in the counselling process.

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Scant evidence of an I’m OK – you’re OK contact and little understanding of the complexity of the counselling relationship.

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Evidence of an effective counselling relationship. Some understanding of the psychological process, some demonstration of appropriate protection, permission and potency.

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Capacity to establish and maintain an I’m OK – you’re OK relationship during the counselling process, including understanding of the psychological process between counsellor and client. Demonstration of protection, permission, potency.

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Demonstrates understanding and application of a wide range of transactional analysis theory including different trends and approaches as well as recent developments. Can select appropriate concepts/models for context and discuss their use.

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Knowledge of several major approaches in transactional analysis theory; some ability to select concepts/models and apply appropriately.

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Demonstrates understanding and application of a wide range of transactional analysis theory including different trends and approaches as well as recent developments. Can select appropriate concepts/models for context and discuss their use.

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Little ability to discuss different options in counselling practise.

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Discussion of different options of counselling practice in relation to problem management and personal development.

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Flexible, in-depth discussion of creative options of counselling practice in relation to theory that promote problem management and personal development

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Lack of awareness of major issues. Little or no awareness of the possibilities and limitations of counselling.

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Assesses most of the specific counselling situations realistically and issues accurately. Limited awareness of possibilities and limitations of counselling.

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Assesses the specific counselling situations realistically and issues accurately. Is aware of possibilities and limitations of counselling.

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No clear goal or counselling business contract. Interventions indicate little or no counselling direction. No evaluation of the counselling process.

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Makes an appropriate shared business and counselling contract but not related enough to effective counselling planning and interventions and to the evaluation of the process.

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Makes an appropriate shared and counselling contract clearly related to effective counselling planning interventions and to the evaluation of the counselling process.

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Interventions are counterproductive or ineffective. Counsellor  is ill attuned to  the client’s response.

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Interventions are moderately effective. Counsellor somewhat attuned  to the client’s response.

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Most interventions accomplish what they are designed to achieve. Counsellor monitors the effect of his/her/their interventions and responds appropriately.

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Inadequate awareness of the client’s strengths and resources. Ignores other necessary resources.

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Some awareness of client’s strengths and existing resources in the client and client system. Limited working knowledge of other resources for client’s  support or referral when necessary.

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Has ability to utilize and build on client’s strengths and existing resources in the client and client system. Has working knowledge of other resources for client’s support or referral when necessary.

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Little awareness and understanding of own process and its impact on counselling intervention.

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Some awareness and understanding of own process and its impact on counselling intervention.

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High awareness and understanding of own process and its impact on counselling intervention.

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Low competencies using transactional analysis.

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Moderate level of basic and specific counselling competencies using transactional analysis.

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Demonstrates high level of self-, social-, technical- and specific counselling competencies using transactional analysis.