Intake Interview Evaluation

REQUIREMENTS:

When you have completed the mock interview, answer the prompts below to evaluate the experience. Be prepared to discuss your answers in class:

POSSIBLE

ACTUAL

Briefly summarize your client and the reason for their visit to the agency. (40-50 words)

10

Briefly describe the setting of the interview and its impact on the client. (HR office? Social agency? School office?) (40-50 words)

10

What were the social phenomena present in this case? Explain any cultural issues. (40-50 words)

10

Explain how you handled your personal biases (if any). Provide some tips for social workers on how to handle personal biases regarding your client’s situation: (40-50 words)

10

Explain some effective physical attending behaviors you used to help the process move toward positive responses with the mock client. (50-75 words)

12

Explain how you used reflective listening to help your client feel valued. (50-75 words)

12

Summarize the engagement strategies and questioning techniques you used to glean more information from your mock client. (75-100 words)

14

What were some measurable goals you suggested for your mock client? How could those goals be measured and evaluated? (50-75 words)

12

Summarize how you utilized verbal and nonverbal interviewing techniques. Explain how you dealt with any barriers to communication. (75-100 words)

14

In 100-150 words, explain a possible treatment plan (resources, interventions, possible groups, etc.) for your client or explain if termination is more appropriate. What might be some possible aftercare plans for your client?

16

Citing two scholarly sources, in 200-250 words, take into consideration the autonomy of the client and explain how a social worker might handle a client rejecting a social worker’s aftercare treatment plan. Why is it important for a social worker to understand the client’s autonomy?

22

Now that you have conducted the mock interview, what part of the intake interview process proved to be the most challenging? (50-75 words)

12

Explain how this assignment can help prepare you for the intake interview process when you become a social worker. (100-150 words)

16

TOTAL

170