Discuss the ten key professional dispositions and how those dispositions impact graduate student behavior. How will the dispositions guide interaction

Page 1 of 2

Professionalism Reflection & APA Formatting

General Instructions

Topic: Contemplate the meaning of being a professional graduate student and preparing to be a professional counselor. Consider the key professional dispositions and how those dispositions impact graduate student behavior. In addition, reflect on the role professional dispositions play for professional counselors.

Resources:

• Review the ten professional dispositions for faculty and students in the UWA counseling program.

• Purchase and review the 7th edition of the APA Publication Manual.

• Watch all the APA formatting videos provided in APA Formatting Tutorials folder in Module 4.

Requirements: Use at least four scholarly sources to help formulate thoughts for this assignment. Contemplate the meaning of being a professional graduate student and preparing to become a professional counselor. In a short (3-4 pages, not including the title page) essay, discuss the ten key professional dispositions and how those dispositions impact graduate student behavior. How will the dispositions guide interactions with classmates? How will the dispositions guide interactions with faculty? In addition, discuss how these professional dispositions will impact your upcoming role as professional counselors. Cite at least two scholarly sources and include a reference section at the end of your work.

Scoring Guidelines

Points available: 100

Component Unacceptable Acceptable Target

Dispositions Explained

Define and describe all 10 professional

dispositions that are assessed within the

UWA counseling program.

Dispositions are listed but not defined or

described. (0 points)

Most dispositions are listed and defined.

Descriptions are short or vague. (10 points)

Dispositions are listed, defined, and fully

described. (20 points)

Self-Reflection Engage in self-reflection of how each disposition impacts your role as a graduate student and

future counseling professional. (CACREP

2F.1.k; ALSDE 1.10)

No self-reflection is evident, or only given for a few dispositions.

(0 points)

Self-reflection is evident for most dispositions. No

connection is made to either current graduate

studies or future counselor role.

(10 points)

Self-reflection is evident for all dispositions.

Connections are clearly made to current student role and future

counselor role. (20 points)

Page 2 of 2

Component Unacceptable Acceptable Target

General Formatting Requirements

The document: contains a title page, includes headings, is double-

spaced, contains page numbers in the header,

begins references on the next page after the

conclusion.

None or only one of the general formatting requirements are

included. (0 points)

Between two and four general formatting requirements are

included. (5 points)

All general formatting requirements are

included. (10 points)

Citation Formatting

Citations contain all required content items

and are formatted according to APA style

guidelines.

Citations are missing or contain multiple

errors. Sources cited are not in the reference

section. (0 points)

Citations are provided but contain some

errors in content or APA formatting.

(10 points)

Citation formatting is perfect. All sources in the reference section

are cited in the paragraph. (20 points)

Reference Formatting References contain all required content items

and are formatted according to APA style

guidelines.

References are missing or contain

multiple errors. Sources are referenced

but not cited in the assignment. (0 points)

References are provided but contain

some errors in content or APA formatting.

(10 points)

Reference formatting is perfect. All sources cited are included in

the reference section. (20 points)

Number of Citation Types

All three types of citation types must be used:

normal, narrative, and direct quote citations.

Only one type of citation type is used.

(0 points)

Two types of citations are used. (5 points)

All three citation types are used. (10 points)