Professional Interview Assignment Guide
Professional Interview Assignment Guide
Professional Interview Assignment Guide
Read the following assignment guide below to read the context, scenario, intake and interview, the questions to answer in your paper, and the assignment requirements.
Assignment Context
Interview with a professional in an agency, school, or related setting that specializes in working with children or adolescents. This interview aims to learn about the various settings and services available for children and adolescents. Settings include, but are not limited to the options below. Please note that students must gain instructor approval regarding the interview candidate prior to the interview and email your instructor for review and approval prior to the interview.
Possible Settings:
- DCFS caseworker
- Play Therapist
- A school counselor / school social worker / school psychologist
- Homeless Liaison officer
- Hospitals that work specifically with children/adolescents. (Illinois locations may include Linden Oaks/ Alexian Brothers / Streamwood Behavioral)
- Juvenile Probation Officer (Juvenile Justice System) Guide: Professional Area: Juvenile Justice System
Assignment Requirements
Following the interview, students will present the information gained from their interview with other class members by creating a PowerPoint or Padlet that highlights the salient features of the interview and job setting you choose. In the PowerPoint or Padlet you can share links to resources for the job or setting choosen.
Resource: Video \”How to create a Padlet Wall\” how to setup a free account and build a wall or presentation. I don’t know what this is so I picking PPT.
Your PowerPoint Presentation or Paddlet Should Include:
- Type of setting and its focus or goals
- Ways the individule/service specilizes in the needs of children and/or adolescents.
- Seven specific interview questions about the professional’s work with children and adolescents and included a specific discussion about their work experiences.
- A thorough discussion of the interviewee responses/answers to questions
- Your personal knowledge gained from interview about working with children and adolescents.
Please submit your Padlet or PowerPoint to the Module 7 Assignment Folder.