Describe the purpose of theories in the counselling and career counselling process.Assessment Details and Instructions Purpose: The purpose of this factsheet is to provide practical, field-related information on the myths and facts of theories in the counselling and career development process for a specific target audience conveyed effectively, clearly and concisely through both text and graphics. As a counselling professional, you will frequently be asked to provide information in a visual format, either to engage a particular audience or to facilitate understanding. Although the quality of the textual content of your assessment remains the main measure of success, acquiring the digital skills to present the information in a visually appealing medium is a key part of your studies at ACAP. Process: Familiarise yourself with possible designs and structures of educational factsheetsDecide on the audience for your factsheet (e.g. community agency; mental health professionals; student counsellors; school staff).The following sections could inform the structure of your educational factsheet: Title – Myths and facts of theories in the counselling and career development processAudience – e.g., community members; mental health professionals; student counsellorsAlignment with the literature from the unit and wider readingResearchDefinitionPrecision & ClarityComprehensivenessTestabilityUsefulnessApplication to diversity in clientsApplication across the lifespanFormat: Program: MSWord or MS PowerPoint Paper size: A2 Pages: One, including reference list Title: Ensure the factsheet has a title including your name and student number Word Count: Between 850-1200 (+/-10%) depending on graphical content. The reference list is not included in the word count. Orientation: Landscape or portrait Font: Times New Roman 12pt is to be used throughout, except in the case of headings, which may use a larger font size, and the reference list, which should use 8-10pt Visual aspects: It is expected that visual aspects such as the use of colour and the inclusion of images or graphic elements will form part of the successful completion of the assignment. Images and graphics should be chosen for the purpose of information, and not decoration. Language: The language in an educational factsheet should be tailored for the audience it is directed at. Consequently, the tone may be less formal and the wording can be simpler to meet the needs of a lay audience. References: An APA7-formatted reference list is to be included on the page in Times New Roman 8pt or 10pt. In-text citations must follow APA7 format, and all images must be referenced unless attribution-free more information here: https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/examples/clip-art-references To set the page size to A2 in MS Word (PC guidance) Go to the Layout tab, click on the Size button and go to More Paper Sizes.In the Paper size dialog box, select Custom size at the bottom.Change the Width to 42 cm and change the Height to 55.87cm (maximum size allowed)Click OK; if a margins dialogue box opens, click Ignore, and the page will be resized.Save as normal.To set the page size to A2 in MS Word (Mac guidance) https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/change-paper-size-627c964e-7304-4dac-950c-d7a9a48b5d18Change the paper size width and height to 42cm 59.4cmTo set the page size to A2 in MS PowerPoint (PC and Mac guidance) https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/change-the-size-of-your-slides-040a811c-be43-40b9-8d04-0de5ed79987e -See Detailed Steps, Choose custom dimensions, and enter 42cm and 59.4cm
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