Bshs 395 The interview process Essay week 2
The Interview Process
Lolita Kyser
BSHS/395
March 26th, 2013
Instructor Michael Moore
The Interview Process
The purpose of this essay is to explain the assessment interview process. This essay will feature an imaginary interview involving the client and helping process. The significance of the interview process initiates effective case management and entails direction of the client's goals (Kyser, 2014).
Alyssa is a teenage adolescent girl that was brought into the Juvenile Detention Center by the police. The case manager asks Alyssa to, please fill out the form in her office, so that she can assist Alyssa. She identifies that she likes to fight other teenagers on the intake form. However, Alyssa does not discuss the current problem or issues that she is having. This interview goes from being structural to unstructured (Woodside & McClam, 2013). The Beginning of the Interview Process
The case manager using fact oriented questions are necessary. However, there may be challenges that the case manager has to experience to get Alyssa to open up. Important point the start of the interview helps to establish roles between the client and helper. For example, Alyssa could have been beaten up by the police that is why she does not want to talk. The technique that is used by the case manager in getting Alyssa to open up. Is she gives the client some time to collect her thoughts and re-approaches her. The Middle and End of the Interview Process The middle of the interview helps to give clarification of Alyssa’s eligibility for services. For example, the case manager identifies Alyssa’s strengths. She asks her what sport are you good at playing? Alyssa smiles and says she loves basketball, focusing on the client’s strengths helps her to open up more. In the closing of an interview summarizing important factors, for example, the problems Alyssa is
Lolita Kyser
BSHS/395
March 26th, 2013
Instructor Michael Moore
The Interview Process
The purpose of this essay is to explain the assessment interview process. This essay will feature an imaginary interview involving the client and helping process. The significance of the interview process initiates effective case management and entails direction of the client's goals (Kyser, 2014).
Alyssa is a teenage adolescent girl that was brought into the Juvenile Detention Center by the police. The case manager asks Alyssa to, please fill out the form in her office, so that she can assist Alyssa. She identifies that she likes to fight other teenagers on the intake form. However, Alyssa does not discuss the current problem or issues that she is having. This interview goes from being structural to unstructured (Woodside & McClam, 2013). The Beginning of the Interview Process
The case manager using fact oriented questions are necessary. However, there may be challenges that the case manager has to experience to get Alyssa to open up. Important point the start of the interview helps to establish roles between the client and helper. For example, Alyssa could have been beaten up by the police that is why she does not want to talk. The technique that is used by the case manager in getting Alyssa to open up. Is she gives the client some time to collect her thoughts and re-approaches her. The Middle and End of the Interview Process The middle of the interview helps to give clarification of Alyssa’s eligibility for services. For example, the case manager identifies Alyssa’s strengths. She asks her what sport are you good at playing? Alyssa smiles and says she loves basketball, focusing on the client’s strengths helps her to open up more. In the closing of an interview summarizing important factors, for example, the problems Alyssa is
References: McClam — T., & Woodside — M. (2012). The helping process: Assessment to termination. Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole. Retrieved from: https://ecampus.phoenix.edu/content/eBookLibrary2/content/TOC.aspx?assetdataid=16dadd99-b53a-4b19-a45f-7ce6f70028ee&assetmetaid=a02855d0-0de3-43da-8bc7-a71bd2b42307