The Helping Interview

The interview process is something we have all gone through in order to get any job. It may not be our dream job but it is a job and we all have to do this process in order to even be able to start working. In Katy Piotrowski’s article “Preparing for the Job Interview: Know Thyself,” she explains everything that you need to know and not know when going to a job interview. Graduating college and having a Bachelor’s degree of Science in Nursing is what I look forward to doing in the next two years. I will be discussing myself applying for a position in the nursing department. Being the right candidate for this RN nursing position in hospice care requires a lot of hard work and dedication, and that is why I am a good candidate for this position.

Motivational interviewing is a practice wherein conveying acceptance of your client, you become an aid in the process of change. Motivational interviewing fosters Carl Rogers ' optimistic and humanistic theories; around ones competences for employing free choice and shifting through a course of self-actualization. The therapeutic relationship for both Motivational Interviewers and Rogerians’ is a democratic partnership. The concept of Motivational Interviewing (MI) progressed from the experience of treating problem drinkers. Motivational Interviewing was first described by William R. Miller, Ph.D., in 1983.

It should be noticed that in the recent few decades, the science developed at an astonishing pace, and the problem of substance abuse cause a huge public concern. Currently, substance abuse has already become a pandemic around the world. It costs individuals substantially, and it of their family as a whole. It is essential for the society to help those people who struggle with drug addiction to get rid of their pain and get back their health and balance life. Therefore, I understand the substance abuse is a tough area, and people who are struggling with addiction really need help. During the course of the interview, I

Trainees will compare their knowledge from the previous activity of ‘not so good’ interview techniques and then in pairs list four examples of ‘good’ interview skills which they identified in the DVD clip.

• What is a case interview? The Case Interview • What specific skills does it assess? • How to prepare for a case interview? • An interactive example.

Experiences that have prepared me for this position are volunteering at the UNC Rex hospital and doing volunteer work at my church. Volunteering at UNC Rex has prepared me because it has helped me manage my time more wisely when it comes to big responsibilities like getting to the hospital on time.

Chapter 9: Learning About Interviewing – Case: Too Much Information a. What was done correctly in this scenario and why? The new supervisor was adequately prepared for the interview. The supervisor had questions written to ask and had reviewed the applicants’ application and went over the clerical job description. The interview setting was ideal for the situation and the applicant arrived on time and was well dressed.

If one were to identify the life stage solely based on age, which was the first place of reference when concluding on the life stage, the client falls under the “school age” stage of Erik Erikson’s stages (textbook). However, in reading more, one can further establish the appropriateness of this stage given the “important life event” the client faces, being school and “outcome/challenge” of given event, which will be discussed in greater detail in the subsequent passage.

It was both relieving and reassuring to hear how the students were responding to the interview. This given opportunity for learning has helped me to help them and to also help myself. It felt like a real-life interview where I could potentially be months or years from now, walking through these steps of why and how people explore what exactly makes them capable and confident enough to interview.

During the time I’ve been working as a Physical therapy technician, I’ve been able to have more patient contact and a better understanding of the healthcare aspects of the profession. It has also enhanced my growth in communication skills in these settings and in others. My experience so far has undoubtedly enhanced my insight into a therapist’s role and confirmed my aspirations of becoming a physical therapist. I also wanted to focus attention towards the feedback on my interview skills as it is very important not only for entrance into a professional program, but for my future career as well. I decided to take two Robert Astroff courses designed to help students prepare and develop skills towards professional interviews. I also attended a session with one on one interview assistance. The private session and courses that specialized on different interview formats allowed me to reflect and identify mistakes that I made during last years

I have shared my secret with a helper. My counselor and I spent a month working on my secret. It felt good telling them what was going on because they helped me cope with how to handle the anniversary of the days. I think it’s harder to share my secret with a close friend because I feel like they don’t know what to say or how to handle the situation, and I think they are judging me, or they feel sorry for me. Since I have disclosed my secret with a helper, my fantasy did come true due to helping me cope with my secret. No, I never imagined my helping telling others because they are a licensed counselor and are obligated not to say anything, and I trusted

Field research is usually the prefer data collection method for obtaining information about physical or social settings, behaviors, and events (Maxfield, 2008). Field research has been seen as effective, flexible and relatively inexpensive. These studies are used to measure behavior and the effects of the social environment.

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.

The first interview sample was taken from YouTube (2013), “Max Employment-Top 10 Job Interview Questions and Answers”. The job candidate in the video was interviewing for a Sales Administration position. The job that I selected from Indeed.com is – Inside Sales/Sales Coordinator, at Minnesota Rubber and Plastics, - Minneapolis HQ (quadion, n.d.).

Constructivism is connected to the theories of Piaget and Vygotsky. Piaget believed that cognitive development occurred in four stages that have distinct developmental characteristics.  He theorised that all information is organised into ‘schemas’, and this refers to the manner in which a child organisesand stores information and knowledge received. As new information is received, it is either incorporated into existing schemas (assimilation) or new schemas (accommodation) are created (McDevitt & Ormrod, 2010).  Vygotsky’s theories compliment those of Piaget and place a greater importance on social interaction as he considered cognitive development predominately was achievedthrough social interaction.  Vygotsky believed that learning could be accelerated with the assistance of a more advanced peer or teacher.  This concept is referred to as the zone of proximal development (ZPD) and works in conjunction with the theory of ‘scaffolding’, where a teacher provides support to student and as proficiency increases the scaffolding is decreased (Marsh, 2008). Evidence of scaffolding is seen throughout the Maths video as Ms Poole provides an outline of the lesson and the goals to allow students to establish a focus.