Distinguished - Creates a thorough transcript of the first session with the fictitious client created in the “client avatar” discussion.

Basic - Creates a limited transcript of the first session with the fictitious client created in the “client avatar” discussion.

Non-Performance - The transcript of the first session with the fictitious client created in the “client avatar” discussion is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly demonstrates how reflection, paraphrasing, silence, and minimal encouragers would be used to build rapport with the client.

Proficient - Demonstrates how reflection, paraphrasing, silence, and minimal encouragers would be used to build rapport with the client. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Minimally demonstrates how reflection, paraphrasing, silence, and minimal encouragers would be used to build rapport with the client. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations -Attempts to demonstrate how reflection, paraphrasing, silence, and minimal encouragers would be used to build rapport with the client; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance -The demonstration of how reflection, paraphrasing, silence, and minimal encouragers would be used to build rapport with the client.is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly explains why it is important to pace and lead  the client, address assumptions, and plan for termination of the initial session.

Proficient -Explains why it is important to pace and lead  the client, address assumptions, and plan for termination of the initial session. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Partially explains why it is important to pace and lead  the client, address assumptions, and plan for termination of the initial session. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to explain why it is important to pace and lead  the client, address assumptions, and plan for termination of the initial session; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The explanation of why it is important to pace and lead  the client, address assumptions, and plan for termination of the initial session. is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished -Accurately identifies at least one health behavior measurement, describe the format, and clearly states whether the assessment would result in the client becoming defensive or facilitate self-exploration.

Proficient - Identifies at least one health behavior measurement, describe the format, and states whether the assessment would result in the client becoming defensive or facilitate self-exploration. Minor details are missing or unclear.

Basic - Identifies at least one health behavior measurement, describe the format, and vaguely states whether the assessment would result in the client becoming defensive or facilitate self-exploration. Relevant details are missing and/or unclear.

Below Expectations -Identifies at least one health behavior measurement, describes the format, and attempts to state whether the assessment would result in the client becoming defensive or facilitate self-exploration; however, significant details are missing and unclear.

Non-Performance - The identification of at least one health behavior measurement, describe the format, and states whether the assessment would result in the client becoming defensive or facilitate self-exploration dis either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Comprehensively evalautes the appropraiteness of the assessment from a cultural perspective and thoroughly explains how results would be shared with the client.

Proficient - Evaluates the appropriateness of the assessment from a cultural perspective and explains how results would be shared with the client. The evaluation is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic -Partially evaluates the appropriateness of the assessment from a cultural perspective and minimally explains how results would be shared with the client. The evaluation is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to evaluate the appropriateness of the assessment from a cultural perspective and explain how results would be shared with the client; however, evaluation and explanation are significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The evaluation of the appropriateness of the assessment from a cultural perspective and explains how results would be shared with the client is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Displays meticulous comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains no errors and is very easy to understand.

Proficient - Displays comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains only a few minor errors and is mostly easy to understand.

Basic - Displays basic comprehension of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains a few errors which may slightly distract the reader.

Below Expectations - Fails to display basic comprehension of syntax or mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains major errors which distract the reader.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - Accurately uses APA formatting consistently throughout the paper, title page, and reference page.

Proficient - Exhibits APA formatting throughout the paper. However, layout contains a few minor errors. 

Basic - Exhibits limited knowledge of APA formatting throughout the paper. However, layout does not meet all APA requirements. 

Below Expectations - Fails to exhibit basic knowledge of APA formatting. There are frequent errors, making the layout difficult to distinguish as APA.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - Uses more than the required number of scholarly sources, providing compelling evidence to support ideas. All sources on the reference page are used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.

Proficient - Uses the required number of scholarly sources to support ideas. All sources on the reference page are used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.

Basic - Uses less than the required number of sources to support ideas. Some sources may not be scholarly. Most sources on the reference page are used within the body of the assignment. Citations may not be formatted correctly.

Below Expectations - Uses an inadequate number of sources that provide little or no support for ideas. Sources used may not be scholarly. Most sources on the reference page are not used within the body of the assignment. Citations are not formatted correctly.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - The length of the paper is equivalent to the required number of words.

Proficient - The length of the paper is nearly equivalent to the required number of words.

Basic - The length of the paper is equivalent to at least three quarters of the required number of words.

Below Expectations - The length of the paper is equivalent to at least one half of the required number of words.   

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.