Professional Interview and Response

Interview two helping service professionals from two different settings, such as a school, hospital, or prison. Ensure that at least one of the interviewees is a clinical psychologist.

Provide the name and work environment of the two professionals you interviewed.

Ask the following questions to each of your interviewees:

• In what setting do you practice? How long have you been practicing?
• What are your specialties or areas of clinical focus?
• What are the most common disorders you treat?
• Do you have any special certifications or training beyond your original graduate coursework?
• How do you approach therapy or treatment? Do you use specific modalities, techniques, or interventions?
• What ethical and legal issues do you think are the most challenging or common?
• Do you have an opinion on where you think the field of psychology is heading?
• What do you enjoy most about your work?
• What advice would you provide an aspiring psychologist or therapist?

Discuss, in a 350- to 700-word response, the similarities and differences of how these professionals approach treatment in their settings.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

RUBIC/DIRECTIONS

Professional Interview and Response Guidelines

The following guidelines must be followed when completing the Professional Interview and Response assignment due in Week Four.

Accepted modes of interview:

• In person
• E-mail
• Telephone
• Other Internet medium

Possible methods of interviewee selection:

• Word of mouth
• Personal association
• Internet search
• Print media or other advertisement

Accepted interviewee criteria:

• One of the interviewees must be a licensed clinical psychologist who has been active in his or her practice longer than 5 years.
• The second interviewee may be licensed or license-eligible in a profession that provides mental health services. This interviewee must not be a student in a graduate program. The following is a list of potential interviewees:

o   Drug and alcohol counselors

o   Clinical social workers

o   Licensed professional counselors

o   Marriage and family therapists

o   Psychiatrists

o   Psychiatric nurse

o   Psychological assistant

Things to communicate to the interviewee:

• You are enrolled in a University of Phoenix degree program.
• The purpose of the interview is for an assignment.
• Information will only be used for academic purposes.
• Confidentiality is not guaranteed—the results of the interview will be posted and housed on a University of Phoenix database.
• The interview will take approximately 30 minutes to 1 hour.

Other considerations:

• The student is not expected to pay for the interviewee’s time. If a potential interviewee asks for compensation, the student has the option to select another candidate.
• The student does not have to disclose personal information to the interviewee. The purpose of this contact is limited to the assignment.