Final Interview Instructions

Attention

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this lesson's material, students will be able to:

  • Integrate the various skills and strengths associated with this class into a confident approach to interviewing and counseling
  • Aware of the need to evaluate effectiveness of personal practice (MHRT/C Outcome)
  • Understands effective use of supervision (MHRT/C Outcome)

Teaching

In preparation of the Final Counseling Session, review the following Microskills that we have covered in class:

  • Attending Behavior
  • Client Observation
  • Open and Closed Questions
  • Encouraging, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing
  • Reflection of Feeling
  • Confrontation
  • Focusing
  • Reflection of Meaning
  • Influencing Skills

Key concepts in the Five Stage Interview Process include:

  • Relationship building
  • Gathering the story
  • Setting goals
  • Restorying
  • Action planning

 

Assessment

Final Counseling Session

In this "final" for the class you will communicate with your instructor and arrange to meet in order to conduct a counseling session and treatment planning meeting. In this process you are going to utilize the above mentioned skills to conduct an initial interview and treatment plan for a client.

This meeting may take place face-to-face or you may need to negotiate using one of the video recording options. You will work this out with your instructor.

There are some choices in terms of how you want to create a recording.

For more information on creating videos on your iPad click HERE.

Your instructor will role play a case study. Utilizing the skills you have learned in this class you will engage the "client" in a counseling session were you will cover the following steps:

  • Building a relationship
  • Gathering information on the story
  • Setting goals
  • Identifying barriers to achieving these goals
  • Identifying and writing a plan which focuses on removing these barriers through:
    • Skill training
    • Support
    • Referral

At the conclusion of your interview session you will construct an initial treatment plan which identifies what you are "going to do" with this client. It must cover all of the areas outlined above and must be "real" and "pragmatic".

Any skill training needs to include a brief "Lesson Plan" that indicates the specific steps for skill training and an assessment as to how you will KNOW that the skill has been attained.

Any referrals need to be identified as real agencies and/or services located in the person's area.

You will format this document in a professional manner and submit it to your instructor through the assignment drop box provided for this purpose within 24 hours of your scheduled appointment.

Click HERE for a PDF of a presentation on SMART Goals by Dr. Wendy St. Pierre...your goals should be written to meet this criteria.

Click HERE to download a sample of this paper.