SOC-449 Topic 7: Intake Interview Presentation and Evaluation Worksheet Scoring Guide
| 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 |
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