BackgroundYou are an independentcounsellorandcoachwithknowledge,skills and experience usingcareers inventories,CBT and other counsellingtechniques tosupportpeople:? seekingto enhancetheir performance atwork? in distress,ill?health or workingwithadisability? atcareer stages,such as retirementorgraduationfromuniversity? atlifestages,such as becoming parentsTheOccupational HealthManagerofa large insurancecompanyrefers toyoua twenty?nineyear old employeewho is returning toworkfromasixmonth absence duetostress.Shewill initiallyreturnpart-timebutitis plannedthatherhourswill increasetofull-time overfourweeks.Theemployee is incharge ofthe New Business teamatthecompanyand hasworkedherwayupthroughthecompany?s highlycompetitive graduatescheme.Herjobrolerequires internationaltravel and considerablesocialisingwith potential clients.Beforetaking absenceshewas studyingfor professional qualificationswhich have been puton hold.She had previouslytakenatwoweek sickness absencefor neck pain and hadreportedthat her directsupervisorwas notsympatheticwhenshetriedto discuss her jobroleand her health.TheOccupational HealthManager has informedyouthatthejobrole isvery importantand itis notpossibletochangetherequirementfortravel andsocialising. Other jobroles are availablethough.There is no limittothe number ofsessions you mayspendwiththeclientandthe organisationwill givetheemployeetimeofftoattend.As you areworking as an independentcounselloryour communicationwiththeclientwill bekeptconfidential fromheremployer.YourTask (upto3,200wordsmax) Part 1 (50%of the marks)Produce areportfor thepotential clientpresenting informationon:? whatstress is,includingsymptoms;? whatcauses stressandits effect onwell?beingandjob performance;? howitcould bereducedormanaged inher situation;? howyouwillworktogetherto producea planfor herfuture.Youmustchoosetwocounselling or coachingmethods thatyouthink will besuitable anddiscuss their strengths,weaknessesor risks,andthe evidencethattheyare effective.Onemethodmust be aimed atpreventing,reducing ormanagingstress in theworkplace.Youmaypresentthemseparatelyor as anintegrated discussion.Part1shouldbewrittenas a proposal for aclientwhohas littleknowledge ofstress andwell?being atwork.You needto engageherwiththetopic andencouragea collaborative,informalworkingrelationship.Your responseshould betailoredtothe clientwithsuggestionsbased onthe informationyouhave been providedwithbythe OHM.(1600words)Objectives:? The primaryobjective ofthis assignmentis togetyoutodemonstrateskills of research andenquiry, independentlearning andthe use ofcontemporaryinformation sources.Thiswill berequiredin order for youto presentwell-reasonedand evidence?basedevaluations ofstress interventions.Your searchfor relevant, contemporary,peer-reviewed psychological material should also helpyoutomeet this objective.? A secondaryobjectiveisfor youto demonstrateasolidintegratedknowledge of psychological theory??.applicabletothestudyofpeopleatwork:youshouldshow thatyou understand good qualityresearchandcan identifyhowitcanbe appliedto this context.Thefocus is on demonstratingyour knowledge ofcounselling and coaching interventions andhowtheymightbeappliedtoimprove employee health, wellbeing andjob performance.? In particular youshouldalsoshowreasoning,analysis andcreativityata postgraduate levelwhen drawing outthekeyissues frompublishedresearch, understandingthepotential reasons for theclient?s ill health,comparing and contrastingtheories ofstress,and generatingrecommendations forthecurrent context.Theseshoulddemonstratea depthofunderstanding ofthematerialyou haveread.? Byaskingyoutowritetwodocuments aimed ataclientand atoccupational psychologists (withaclear audittrail intotheresearchliterature) the aimistogetyou todemonstrateeffectivecommunicationskills.SkillsDevelopment:? Integrationandapplication:The integrationofarange ofoccupational psychology theoryandresearchandtheapplicationto anorganisationalproblem.Inthis assignment,you arerequiredto integratethetheoryandresearch onstress and relatedjob performance withthetheoryandresearch ontwo interventions;andto consider howtheymaybe appliedtoaspecific organisational context.? Writingstyle:The abilitytowritecriticallyandclearly,whichinvolves providing an analysis ofthe psychological theoryandresearch literaturerelevanttothe issues discussed inyour assignment(seethesectiononCritical Evaluation intheStudy SupportGuide).The abilitytoaccuratelyreferenceyour material inthetraditional academic style.? Consultancy Cycle: The abilityto producereportsfor specific elements ofthe consultancycycle.In particular,for this assignmentthefocus is ontheanalysis of needs and problems (understandingwhatmighthavecausedthe problems) and formulation ofsolutions bydevelopingevidence?based andwell-reasoned recommendations for howthese interventions mayhelpto address theproblems.? ReflectiononPractice:Opportunityfor ongoingreflection:firstly,on howthetheory andresearchyou arestudyingmaybe appliedtoorganisationalissuesviayour practice as an occupational psychologist;and,secondly,tobeginconsideringhow thematerial you havestudied intheIAWModulerelates tothematerialyouwill study inthe othermodules ofyour MSc course.
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