Interview Paper

Interview Final Paper
The purpose of this assignment is for you to integrate and apply the information that you learned in this course by interviewing an individual who utilizes different perspectives in their work with individuals, groups, and/or family systems. Grading will primarily be based on your ability to integrate knowledge from the course with your interview (e.g., information you learned, your reaction, ties to your career goals/direction).

Paper Instructions
Upon completion of the interview, you will write a paper summarizing the interview and discussing how it converges (or conflicts) with information you learned in this course.

!The paper should be a minimum of 1000 words.!

Your name, class details (e.g., instructor’s name, course number), and date are not necessary and do not count toward the required amount of words.
Your “reactions” to receiving the assignment are are not necessary and do not count toward the required amount of words.
Your paper must contain the following sections:
Introduction
Describe who you interviewed and why you selected them.
Education and Professional Training
Summarize their responses to Question 1 (i.e., the history of the professional’s training and education).
Describe their experiences in chronological order.
Career History
Summarize their responses to Question 2 (i.e., the professional’s career/job).
Describe their experiences in chronological order.
Theoretical Approach
Summarize their responses to Question 3.
Describe the professional’s approach to theory and practice, including the purpose of that theory and reasons for selecting that theory.
Therapeutic Tools and Techniques
Summarize their responses to Question 4.
Describe the therapeutic tools/techniques the professional finds useful in practice with their clients, including the purpose of those tolls/techniques and reasons for using them.
Critical Evaluation
Provide an critical analysis of how the professional’s approach fits with what you’ve learned in this course.
Describe how the theories, techniques, and tools that they use are similar to and different from those we learned in this course.
For example, if they describe themselves as a Cognitive Behavior Therapist, does their description of CBT theory match what you learned about in this course or is it different? Do they use techniques that you learned about (e.g., exposure if they’re a CBT therapist) or do they use different tools? If their techniques/tools are different from what is typically used by clinicians who share their same theoretical approach, critically evaluate their reasons for using them.
My Career
Tie the information you learned in the interview to your career goals/directions
Conclusion
Proofread your paper. Grammar and/or spelling errors will result in lost points.

Grading Rubric
___/8 Word Count

___/6 Fewer than six spelling/grammar errors were made

___/8 History of the professional’s training and education is described (question 1)

___/8 History of the professional’s career is described (question 2)

___/20 The professional’s approach to theory and practice is described, including the purpose of that theory and reasons for selecting that theory (question 3)

___/20 The therapeutic tools/techniques the professional finds useful in practice with their clients is described (question 4)

___/20 Provide an analysis of how the professional’s approach fits with what you’ve learned in this course (essentially, provide your reaction to the professional’s approach in conjunction with your knowledge base from this course)

___/10 Tie the information you learned in the interview to your career goals/directions