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

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.

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.

Sheryn T. Scott, Ph.D., Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Marriage and Family Therapist, is Associate Professor at Azusa Pacific University. Dr. Scott serves as the Chair of the Department of Graduate Psychology and is the former Director of Clinical Training. In addition to her experience as an educator, Dr. Scott draws on more than 35 years of experience as a clinician, supervisor, consultant, and trainer. Her clinical work has focused on counseling those who have experienced interpersonal violence and developing interventions for those who are experiencing relationship difficulties. She is the co-author of another book with Valerie Nash Chang and has presented numerous papers, workshops, and posters at national and international conferences.