LASA 1—Informational Interview

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INFORMATIONAL INTERVIEW

Informational interview

Student:

Course Name & Number

Institution:

Date

INTRODUCTION

The person and the area on which I going to conduct the interview are described as I have decided to interview Dr. Lionel Williams who is the Associate Professor at the Cambridge International College. After checking with his details of his designation and his holdings, I found out that Dr. Lionel Williams is working for the past 8 years in this college and holds the position of Associate professor in the college’s psychiatry department. He also has got bachelor degree and the PHD degree from the Cambridge School of Psychiatry. He is working in the role of both researcher and the clinician so as to gain more exposure. He is continuing his specialization in the field and area of mental disorder and the short term memory loss from the day he has joined the college. His values and researches are keys followed in some of the medical practice books of psychiatry. (Scottie, G. 2014).

LIST OF QUESTIONS TO ASK IN YOUR INFORMATIONAL INTERVIEW

1. What was the big thing that took you to this field of psychology?

2. What is the progress in psychology from the time of your school days to the present day?

3. Give us any relation between the practical and theory aspect of psychology?

4. What big thing did you achieve in the field of psychology?

5. Your role as a researcher and clinician. Is these roles confusing?

6. The field of psychology is not like medicine. So what do think about this as this does not relate with each other?

7. How do look upon your strengths and weaknesses?

8. Is there any form of reward for you in this field of psychology?

9. The rise of number of patients is alarming. What is your opinion about this?

10. Please tell us about your specialization and your likeness in it?

11. What is your thinking about the number of increase of patients in mental disorder and short term memory loss?

12. What are the precautions needed to take in case of mental illness?

13. What is your motivational talk for all the students of psychology?

14. Do you consider psychology as myth?

15. What is valuable suggestion for us as a clinician?

POST INTERVIEW VIEWS

After the interview was over, it was a pleasant feeling for me to interview a person like him as the kind of knowledge and the amount of view he gave was very beneficial for everybody. Also the experience and the level of talks which he shared were very apt and appropriate and according to the questions which were asked to him. He was a very keen and kind hearted person as with every question he replied, he replied with utter politeness and also shared his most precious knowledge in the field of psychology. The interview with Dr. Lionel Williams seemed to be a most influential conversation for me. His knowledge and words were so good that even a normal human person can understand his knowledge about psychology. So with this the interview was closed and the further connectivity was maintained. Interviewing and analyzing him was much of a positive work for us. (Maria Atanasov, 2014)

CONCLUSION:

The whole interview process was conducted with the person who was professional and also knowledgeable in the field of psychology. It was conducted in a positive way giving good amount of equalized outputs with the knowledge sharing been the best part of the section. Random questioning and testing skills was also taken into account. Dr. Lionel Williams has been the professor from past 8 years. With his ample views in this field hope everybody will be beneficial and full with experience and knowledge.

REFERENCES:

1. Harvard Medical School, (2013). Dr. Deborah Levy, Associate Professor of PsychologyDepartment of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School October 11, 2013. Harvard: Author

2. Scottie, G. (2014). Interview with a Psychology Professional. New York: Glad-Schools

3. Maria Atanasov, (2014). The psychology of the job interview. Retrieved from: http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20141107-the-psychology-of-the-job-interview