Individual Reflective Journal 35% Due Date: Week 9 Word Count: 1800 words This assignment requires you to submit a reflective journal covering your learning and engagement with the unit's content from Week 1 to Week 9. Each weekly entry should be clearly labelled using week numbers as headings. The primary purpose of a reflective journal is to serve as a personal record of your thoughts, experiences, and insights gained throughout the trimester. Reflective writing encourages self- awareness, critical thinking, and the integration of theoretical knowledge with practical experiences, particularly in the context of community services and supervision. Instead of listing all topics covered each week, you are required to select one specific topic from the weekly content that resonated with you the most. Provide a detailed reflection on that topic, focusing on your personal insights, experiences, and understanding. Use a narrative style to explore your thoughts, experiences, and feelings while linking them to the theoretical concepts discussed in class. Discuss how the topic relates to your experiences, how it has impacted your understanding of the subject, and any questions or thoughts it has raised. Focus on personal reflections while maintaining a formal tone suitable for academic writing. Your journal should demonstrate critical engagement with the material and self-awareness. Where appropriate, use first-person language to express your reflections clearly and authentically. When discussing relevant readings or theoretical concepts, use third-person language to maintain academic rigour. To structure your reflections, use a model such as DIEP (Describe, Interpret, Evaluate, Plan) or another reflective framework as a guide for your weekly entries. Ensure that each entry includes a concluding sentence summarising how the week's learnings have influenced your self-awareness or future approaches to your work in community services or supervision.This journal is an opportunity to document your professional growth while linking personal reflection with academic learning. Your submission must include at least ten (10) scholarly journal articles in addition to any relevant textbook references. Use APA 7 referencing style. Do NOT utilise sources such as www.tutor2u.com and other such web materials as these in no way constitute academic references for the purpose of your assignments. If you rely on such sources for theoretical support you will be deemed NOT to have met the requirements of the assessment. Criteria Weighting 100% Conclusion derived from class readings and discussions, including potential ethical issues. 40% Use and depth of reflection (evidence throughout the trimester). 40% Presentation and referencing, effective and organised essay structure with correct referencing (APA7 Format) of up-to-date resources, in class content and weekly readings. 20% Total 100% Unit Outline - COU303 Supervision and Debriefing 11 | P a g e Rubric Assessment 3 CRITERION HD D 80-100% 70-79% Conclusion derived from class readings, discussions and/or tutorial worksheets, including potential ethical issues. Shows a deep understanding of how potential issues can be identified and their impact on the supervision process. Shows and excellent understanding of how potential issues can be identified and their impact on the supervision process. Use and depth of reflection. A comprehensive analysis is developed. Summarizes and shows insightful synthesis of the literature information, including analysis of gaps and/or limitations of the research. A strong analysis is developed. Summarizes and shows insightful synthesis of the literature information, including analysis of gaps and/or limitations of the research. Presentation of summary and correct references used. All levels of content are covered in depth. Wide range of contemporary references and sources are well cited when specific statements are made. APA7 referencing format followed precisely. High level of content is covered in depth. Wide range of good references and sources are well cited when specific statements are made. APA7 referencing format followed accurately. Total Unit Outline - COU303 Supervision and Debriefing 12 | P a g e C 60-69% Shows a good understanding of how potential issues can be identified and their impact on the supervision process. A good analysis is developed. Summarizes and shows some insightful synthesis of the literature information, identifies some limitations of the research. Appropriate content is covered in reasonable depth. Sources are generally well cited when specific statements are made. APA7 referencing format is generally followed. P 50-59% Shows a basic understanding of how potential issues can be identified and their impact on the supervision process. Analysis is fairly well developed. It summarizes the overall information obtained from the literature reviews and synthesizes adequately the knowledge gained. Most major sections of the relevant content included but not covered in as much depth or as explicit as expected. Reference basically followed APA7 format, however there were some errors in citation. NN 0-50% Shows poor, insufficient understanding of how potential issues can be identified and their impact on the supervision process. Analysis is not well developed. It lacks summary and/or synthesis of the relevant literature. Major sections of the relevant content have ben omitted or missed. Inadequate references and poor citation. APA7 referencing format was mostly not followed