Artifact—Professional Statement on Interviewing

Application: Artifact—Professional Statement on Interviewing

“Basic communication skills are important if the case manager is to establish a dialogue with the client. Effective communication includes demonstrating congruence between what is said verbally and nonverbally, engaging in active listening, and being sensitive to cultural differences. Listening is the key to conducting an effective interview” (Woodside & McClam, 2006, p. 128).

Interviewing is a fundamental skill in the human services field. Professionals make daily choices on the specific interviewing strategies that best meet the needs of a wide diversity of clients. In HUMN 4002, you had the opportunity to select a scenario and conduct live structured (in Week 3) and unstructured (in Week 4) interviews with a “mock” client as well as analyze advantages and disadvantages of each approach.

For this Assignment, think about the purpose of knowing and using different interview styles. Also, explore the kinds of specific behaviors you would engage in while conducting interviews.

To Prepare for this Assignment:

  • Review your structured and unstructured interviews and Assignment papers from Weeks 3 and 4 of HUMN 4002. Pay attention to any feedback your Instructor provided. What went well? What would you do differently?
  • Review the article, “Use of Structured Interviews by Psychiatrists in Real Clinical Settings: Results of an Open-Question Survey,” and think about the purpose behind structured and unstructured interviews.
  • Review the article, “Popular or Unpopular? Therapists’ Use of Structured Interviews and Their Estimation of Patient Acceptance.”
  • Review the article, “The Unstructured Clinical Interview.”
  • Review the article, “Toward a Cognitive Model of Ethnic/Racial Biases in Clinical Judgment.”
  • Based on your previous coursework and the readings this week, think about what you would include in a professional statement on interviewing.

The Assignment:

Submit by Day 7 a 2- page document that includes your professional statement on interviewing in human services and your analysis of your professional statement on interviewing.

  • Develop a professional statement on interviewing in human services.
  • In your professional statement on interviewing, explain the purpose of structured and unstructured interviews.
  • Explain when and why you might use structured and unstructured interviews.
  • Analyze your professional statement on interviewing in relation to human services practice.
  • Be sure documents are clean and free of any “track-changes” mark-ups.
 
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Metals

Instruction
Metals are basic elements that do not degrade any further, so they are able to persist in the environment. Metals may not always stay in the same form because they are able to react to form different compounds. Research a metal that was discussed in the textbook reading such as mercury, arsenic, or cadmium. Create a two page essay in length, discussing the following:
  • background information on the metal,
  • the cornerstone xenobiotic pharmacokinetic properties and effects of the metal,
  • the bioaccumulative effects of the metal in the environment and how it affects humans and the environment, and
  • concentration of metal that is considered toxic and symptoms of toxicity by this metal.

Your essay should be a cumulation of what you have learned throughout the course. For instance, if the metal has particular effects on a certain body system or organ, be sure to give information about these effects. 

 
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Choose at least two of the following companies (listed below) to research

this assignment is due in 10 hours…… must have done in 10 hours….. 

Do the following:  (based on dance) 

 Choose at least two of the following companies (listed below) to research and watch videos of their work. Give a comparison movement analysis of the companies you chose. What similarities are there? Differences? Look at the movement itself, but also how costuming and music affect or influence these movement choices. You will submit your analysis in paragraph form with at least 2 paragraphs (5-7 sentences each paragraph).

 List of Companies to choose from below:

Major American Ballet Companies Today

New York City Ballet (NYCB)

American Ballet Theater (ABT)

Joffrey Ballet

Dance Theater of Harlem (DTH)

San Francisco Ballet

Complexions Contemporary Ballet

Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet (recently closed due to financial woes)

 
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A Dialectic Integration of Nature and Nurture

To prepare for this discussion, read the article A Unified Theory of Development: A Dialectic Integration of Nature and Nurture (Links to an external site.).

For your initial post:

  • Compare and contrast Sameroff’s Transactional Theory of Development to Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Model of Human Development. Use a visual representation (graphic organizer) to complete this comparison.
  • Explain how as a leader in the field of early childhood education you will account for genetic and environmental circumstances of children while not limiting your expectations for them. How will you ensure you are taking a balanced approach?
  • Compare your legal obligations to meeting the needs of all children with your ethical and professional obligations. How are each of these interconnected? Support this portion of your discussion with your text and your required readings.
  • Design a reflective checklist that you can use in your classroom or school/center to ensure you are meeting your legal, ethical and professional obligations to adapting for individual differences. Your checklist must contain the important legal, ethical and professional big ideas for each and every classroom and school/center.
 
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