Basic Interviewing Skills: A Workbook for Practitioners (Methods / Practice of Social Work: Direct (Micro)) - Softcover

Chang, Valerie Nash; Scott, Sheryn T.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0830415300 ISBN 13: 9780830415304

Publisher: Brooks Cole, 1999

Synopsis

This workbook helps students develop essential interviewing skills such as communicating involvement, listening actively, reflecting, using open- and close-ended questioning, exploring basic information, seeking clarification, setting goals and contracting, and expressing warmth, respect, genuineness, and empathy. It is designed to be used in a collaborative classroom setting with students working in groups of three, with one member representing the client, one member representing the practitioner, and the last representing the peer supervisor. It emphasizes immediate feedback and self-evaluation.

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About the Author

Valerie Nash Chang, Ph.D., LCSW, LFMT, TSTA, is Emeritus Professor at Indiana University School of Social Work. An experienced professional as well as a respected educator, Dr. Chang has worked as clinician, supervisor, consultant, and trainer. She has been recognized with numerous awards for teaching excellence, including Helen Lees Teaching Award, Faculty Colloquium on Excellence in Teaching, Teaching Excellence Recognition Award, Indiana University President's Award for Teaching Excellence, and Indiana University Trustee Teaching Award. Dr. Chang is the author of several books and has published many articles. She is a frequent presenter at national and international conferences, where she offers expertise based on more than 40 years of working with individuals, couples, and families.

Edition details

• Publisher: Brooks Cole
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0830415300
• ISBN 13: 9780830415304
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256