Interview Reflection Paper

Summary: The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat" by Oliver Sacks is a collection of cases and studies of patients with bizarre neurological disorders. The neurological disorders discussed include examples of deficits, excesses, reminiscence, and the "world of the simple". Neurologist Oliver Sacks discusses the stories of his patients and patients of other neurologists while appealing to logos, ethos, and pathos. Throughout the text there is a fair balance between logos, ethos, and pathos.

Williams suggests that due to the deviant lifestyle of his subjects, the cocaine kids, this interviewing stage can delay the time between interviews (1989). That being said, Williams seems to strongly support this method of research because it not only helps him get answers to his questions, but also allows the interview to branch and bring up relevant topic that he had not thought of before. Beyond this, Williams tried his best to understand sub-communications such as the subjects’ body language, including emotions, discreet forms of communication via hand signs, and attire. He did this to ensure he also observed instances that are generally under-the-radar, but still have meaning.

CASA is a nonprofit that is based off of volunteer advocates who stand up for the well-being of abused and neglected children in the foster care system. The CASA volunteers are there to ensure that every foster child’s needs remain a priority in an overburdened child welfare system while searching for a safe and permanent home for the child.

Firstly, she went right into the dialogue that you have, and build off of with a patient (especially substance abuse ones), and how difficult it can sometimes be

Using the interview guide, we interviewed Larissa, a Personal Support Worker (PSW) who works at Gary J. Armstrong (Gary J). Larissa has been working as a PSW for close to two decades and was able to provided valuable insight into her discipline. During the interview, Larissa discussed her role as PSW at Gary J and outlined the knowledge and skills required for her practice.

I had the pleasure of interviewing one of our church parisinors, Ms. Maria. Ms. Maria is 75 years old Hispanic woman who has been a widow for the past three years. Ms. Maria was basically a stay at home Mom when her children were young and when she did work she worked as an assembly line worker. Her wages were low and her pension that she currently receives is not enough to meet her monthly needs. Her husband was the main bread winner prior to him dieing of a massive heart attack at the age of 78 while he was at work. Her husband was a cook in a resturanrt and had decied to continue to work until some of their loans were paid off. Since his death, Ms. Maria has been depressed, anxious and struggling to make ends meet and has recently been diagnosed with hypertension. Her three children live out of state a don’t get to visit often.

Do you think Serge’s skills were assessed adequately? Do you think he was correctly identified as learning disabled? Why or Why not?

Bean I should be aware of the issues of conflict of interest. I need to make sure that our law firm has never represented Ms. Bean’s spouse. If this is the case at all I will need to inform her that we are unable to represent her. If I know Ms. Bean personally at all this would potentially cause a conflict of interest. Especially if I personally know her spouse as well. By carrying on this interview it will give me a great deal of insight into hew case and if any type of conflict of interest may occur I need to be very honest with Ms. Bean, as our potential client, because it could cause a change in the outcome of the case all together if she chooses to have us represent her (ABA, Rule 1.7). Of course I need to keep in mind the ethical rule of confidentiality. Whatever Ms. Bean shares with me is confidential, so it is only to stay between the firm and herself and she should be comfortable in knowing she can tell us anything and it will never leave the law firm (ABA, Rule

For my interview of a healthcare professional, I interviewed Todd Reynolds of the imaging department at Virginia Gay Hospital in Vinton, Iowa. Todd has worked at Virginia Gay for about six years and has worked in the healthcare field for almost 44 years. Due to him working in the healthcare profession for so long, I decided to interview him to find out what has made him stay in one career field for so long.

The discussion of the video below is in accordance with the Motivational Interviewing Reflection Tool (MIRT).

The video produced by ESB Trust an overview of investigative interviewing (1998) observes an investigator interviewing a woman, Mrs. Hobbs, about a crime which has been committed. It is seen in the video that the interviewer uses different techniques to obtain information from the victim. At the beginning of the interview the interviewer first offered Mrs. Hobbs a coffee which aids in building rapport by ensuring she is comfortable. The first technique used in the interview was to get Mrs. Hobbs to describe the whole story in her words. She also was asked to answer the questions in present tense. This allows fluidity to occur because the interviewer is not constantly interrupting her, allowing her to remember details which could be important later. The second technique used was for Mrs. Hobbs to draw out what had transpired. By

Additionally, Harvey makes an argument for the type of questions and the sequence of those questions. Close-ended questions restrict the answer on behalf of the elite. This does not give the elite the opportunity to explain their reasoning, nor their thought process. This question type provides qualitative data. Closed-ended question provides qualitative data in some cases. The interviewer is typically in search of both data sets. To achieve both, the sequencing is important to not upset the interviewee and achieve the goals of the interviewer. Tough and very personal questions are also recommended to be asked during the middle of the interview. This gives the interviewee time to relax and the relationship with the interviewee to be established. The final point made by Harvey is the format of the interview. Interviews can be conducted face-to-face, over the phone, or through a questionnaire. Each has their respective strengths and weaknesses. Face-to-face interviews provide the opportunity to analyze body language, and tone among other visual cues. However, the interviewee is restricted by timing and geographical constraints.

Firstly, Matt began conversation with the suspect; he started the interview lightly. He began to ask the suspect a few simple questions just to establish the character of the suspect. During this conversation, Matt began to note the characteristics of the suspect; was he nervous? Or was he confident? Using these characteristics, Matt began to manipulate this knowledge. Suddenly, Matt changed the subject; he noticed how the reactions of the suspect changed. The suspect then began to tell Matt their side of the story. Gradually, Matt began to analyse the suspect’s body language. His eyes darted from side to side. What was the manner in which the suspect sat; was their posture relaxed, or were they portraying closed body language? Matt could sense the fear in his suspect’s voice. Matt manipulated his fear to get the answers he needed and then he would come to a conclusion. This was the approach in which Matt took; Matt was observant. He noticed every little detail about his suspect and he would read them like a book.

What do you consider to be your most important accomplishments on the job since your last review?

In general, the civilian population does not know or recognize the difference between an interview and an interrogation. Both forms of interacting with a person seems the same to an untrained individual. Whichever method used requires planning. An interrogation requires more that planning, it requires approval. The end goal for the interviewer or interrogate is to “secure a confession” (Swanson, et at., Pg. 124, 2011).