Client Assessment 1-25-2011
Recreational Therapy Assessment Interview
Three purposes for the RT interview
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Gain information from the client & observe the client
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Develop a therapeutic relationship, develop rapport
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Orientation to the RT programs that are available
Elements of a successful interview
1.) Underlying purpose of the recreational therapy interview
2.) Preliminary research
3.) Request to conduct the interview
4.) Interview strategy
5.) Ice breakers
6.) Business interview
7.) Rapport
8.) Sensitivity
9.) Recovery
10.) Closure
Interview Techniques
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Open-ended questions
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Hypothetical questions
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Reflecting or “Mirroring”
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Focusing
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Giving Broad Openings
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Offering general leads
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Exploring
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Verbalizing the implied
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Encouraging evaluation
Effective Interviewing Techniques
1.) Offering general lead
Whar brought you here? What do you hope to get out of
the treatment program?
2.) Restating
It sounds like you are saying…
3.) Reflecting (invite client to add more)
What does it mean when that happens?
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- Spring '11
- Mckinney
- Hugo Weaving, Open-end fund, Therapy Assessment Interview, recreational therapy interview
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