Client Assessment 1-25-2011
Recreational Therapy Assessment Interview
Three purposes for the RT interview
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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
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This note was uploaded on 03/08/2011 for the course STA 4406 taught by Professor Mckinney during the Spring '11 term at FIU.
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