Writing Homework Help

For this assignment, you will get the experience of evaluating treatment fidelity as it is done in research settings. Randomized controlled trials have used undergraduate fidelity raters in published studies, so this is a task that someone with your experience has been trained to do. You will be given a video clip of a mock cognitive therapy session. The video clip is 35 minutes long. You will be provided with the treatment manual for the session and a fidelity rating scale. You will be asked to watch the video, complete the rating scale, and reflect on your experience. As part of this exercise, you will want to draw on previous class topics including how to establish rapport and cognitive therapy techniques. You will be required to submit your fidelity rating scale along with your reflection paper. Your actual ratings on the scale will NOT impact your grade on the assignment.

You can access the treatment manual here: Treatment manual.pdf

You can access the fidelity rating scale here: Fidelity measure.pdf

You can access the video clip here:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/zmjf75f18lptncp/Treatment%20session.mov?dl=0 (Links to an external site.)

OR here:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1HLo4TSBjEk5YKbAqDEIvViXH6j8dnwkz (Links to an external site.)

Please address the following topics in your reflection. Make sure that you provide a HEADER in your paper for each of the bolded sections:

GRADING CRITERIA	POINTS
Submit your rating scale scores.	4 pts
Evaluating Session Content: Rationale for Treatment (fidelity items 1-5) Describe your impression of how well the therapist delivered the rationale for treatment (items 1-5). (1 pt) How did you come to this conclusion (i.e., what were you looking for)? (1 pt) Describe a therapist or patient behavior to help support your conclusion. (2 pt)	4 pts
Evaluating Session Content: Thought Record (fidelity items 6-8) Describe your impression of how well the therapist guided the thought record practice in session (items 6-8). (1 pt) How did you come to this conclusion (i.e., what were you looking for)? (1 pt) Describe one question the therapist asked that you thought was particularly helpful for the client and why. (2 pts)	4 pts
Evaluating the Relationship (fidelity items 9-12): What was your impression of the relationship between the therapist and client? (1 pt) What client behaviors helped to support your impression? (2 pts) What therapist behaviors helped to support your impression? (2 pts)	5 pts
Personal Experience: Describe your experience completing the fidelity rating scale. What were the most challenging aspects of this task? Were there some fidelity items that were easier to rate than others? (2 pts) In what ways do you think this is a good system for evaluating whether clinicians are accurately delivering the treatment? (2 pts) In what ways do you think this is not a particularly good system for evaluating whether clinicians are accurately delivering the treatment? (2 pts)	6 pts
Writing Mechanics – Proofreading (Any errors in spelling or grammar? Assignment carefully edited?)	1 pt
Writing Mechanics – Organization, Clarity, and Style (Is the assignment well-organized? Is the writing clear and easy to understand? Does the writing flow well? Is it a pleasure to read?)	1 pt

For all papers, use the following guidelines:

• Length: 600-700 words.
• Formatting: All assignments should be double spaced, with 1” margins all around, Times New Roman 12-point font, and no extra spaces between paragraphs. We prefer uploaded assignments to be in .doc, .docx, or .pdf format.
• Headings: Include a HEADER for each of the paper sections.
• Academic Writing: You will be graded on your use of proper grammar, sentence structure, etc., and you should avoid using profanity or slang.