Extensive Interviewing Techniques

As with any teacher, Ms. Conway was short on time and I felt she was unable to give me the in-depth interview that I was hoping to produce. She was perplexed why we were including ELL students in our conversation about special education. I explained to her about our class conversation about the concerns that some ELL students were receiving IEP’s based on their language barrier and not a learning disability. She was surprised and confused how any ELL student could be given an IEP without going through the due process under IDEA that any other student would be required to complete.

This can lead to: lack of concentration, interview lasting longer or be terminated, which can result in unreliable answers. To possibly avoid these I could: go in a quiet room, allow extra time and avoid sensitive questions. I will be doing interviews with teachers that teach visually impaired children rather than the child because the child may feel uncomfortable talking one-to-one with an unknown adult and yet I can still get the answers needed through the

The author performed two separate interviews face-to-face, selecting two individuals with different backgrounds in order to obtain unique perspectives. The first interviewee, named Jennifer Hodge, works for Allen ISD as a special education teacher for a self-contained DEAR (Developing Early Academics Readiness) class for students in kindergarten through sixth grade. In addition, her experience includes teaching for 22 years, with seven of those years teaching students with disabilities in both self-contained classrooms along with resource and inclusion environments. The meeting to discuss psychoeducational testing occurred in Jennifer’s work place during her conference period over a 45 minute period on Friday, August 28, 2015. The second

For my In-Depth Interview paper, I chose to Interview my co-worker Senada Cufurovic whom I work with at Bank of the West. Senada finds herself culturally diverse as being from another country and culture. As long as I have known Senada from working with her for the past two years, I have never been able to get to know her background from where she came from until this opportunity to interview her came up.

Therapeutic Intervention: Aid the client in identifying advantages to his current life circumstance. Teach the client problem-resolution skills.

Clinician provided support to youth during this transitional period. Clinician assisted the youth with positive ways to communicate with MHS and foster sister in the home. Clinician encouraged the youth to get involved once enroll into the summer enrichment program and community. Clinician will assist the DSS worker and MHS

Victims of various crimes are usually from diverse backgrounds regarding their cultural beliefs, physical abilities, and disabilities as well language among other factors. Therefore, as an interviewer, one should consider all the factors to ensure that the interviewing process goes on smoothly. It is also the role of the interviewer to make sure that even though the factors are considered, there is the least bias in the process to ensure that the prosecution gets the facts right rather than based on the interviewer’s perception (Thakkar, Jaffe & Vander Linden, 2015). Cultural differences and physical disabilities are some of the most common hindrances of communication during

At approximately 1600 hours, the Department of Social Services requested an escort to 510 Old Depot Road, in the Scotia area of Hampton County to conduct a follow up on this case. Upon arrival and conducting a field interview, the juvenile made several remarks that he was in fear of his life. Juvenile stated he wasn’t staying at the residence tonight due to his stepmother reactions. After briefing with the Department of Social Services, it was determined to remove the juvenile for the home for a period of time until the investigation is completed. The juvenile was transported by DSS to his grandmother residence in Varnville, South Carolina.

Being able to pick the right family was more difficult to do than I had originally thought it would be. I reflected on the readings from Leigh and one important thing that is said reminded me that during the interview, I needed to make sure that I was going to be able to not only understand what they are saying, but really hear their points of view without losing a sense of who I am as well as the beliefs that I have. In being able to hear and understand what is being said, I also needed to make sure that I was not passing judgement or categorizing them while they spoke. (Leigh, chapter 3, pgs 17-18). I feel that emotions can be raw without even starting the interview. I had no idea what their situation consists of, what some hidden struggles were, and to be

- Provided a range of psychosocial interventions (counselling; crisis intervention; adjustment and supportive clinical interventions; resource management; referrals; and psychotherapy) aimed at assisting clients and families cope with and adapt to health related issues, using the healthcare system, and other social systems effectively and efficiently.

A special education teacher and mother of three children, one with an intellectual disability of Down syndrome, diagnosed as mild and high functioning, participated in interviews with the author. The interview questions focused on the interviewee’s experience and views on psychoeducation testing, which determines a student’s cognitive abilities and academic performance levels that ultimately yields recommendations for instructional planning (Bell, S. M., 2002). In conclusion, the interview includes a reflection of the two interviews through a compare and contrast as well as how their perspective on psychoeducational testing corresponds to the author’s personal and professional roles.

For college students, perhaps the most difficult decision they will be forced to make is what occupation to pursue. Picking a particular career from the thousands available can seem impossible at times. According to the University of La Verne, 50%-70% of students change their major at least one time during their academic career. Informational interviews are an excellent way of learning about a particular job from someone with first-hand experience.

Conducting interviews is fundamental as a case manager. In order to understand more about good interviewing, I decided to watch an interview about an addict mother conducted by Dr. Phil. While watching this interview, I made some notes on attitudes and characteristics that I considered important for good interviewing. The characteristics will be presented in the following paragraphs.

As a researcher, I have interviewed patients and health professionals. Depending on the scope of the study, I would interview the patient about their medical history and record their answers or, I would conduct an interview and provide counseling about a specific health concern. If it was a communicable disease study, I would also interview doctors and nurses and include this information in my report. As a tutor (of children ages 6-18), I've worked with children one-on-one and in groups. During a session, there is a lot of interaction and I often used the Socratic method to allow my students to discover their own answers and encourage independent thinking. I believe these are complimentary to and directly apply to professional interviewing.

Cognitive interviewing is a technique to improve questionnaire design by evaluating sources of response error in survey questionnaires (Willis, 1999). This process offers insights that can identify potential problems and thus enhance understandings of the survey questionnaires (Drennan, 2003).