Assessment: Essay - Critique of substance-use interview
Task - Students will critique (not describe) a videoed substance-use interview (resource provided on the Moodle site in the folder entitled 'Assessment 1').
Students will view and then critique the interview in the video on the following elements using the literature (references):
- The interviewer's initial contact with the person experiencing a substance-use disorder (the 'interviewee');
- The level of rapport and respect the interviewer shows to the interviewee;
- The interviewer's assessment of the interviewee's readiness to change;
- The interviewer's identification of impact of substance use on the interviewee's health;
-The interviewer's identification of impact of substance use on the interviewee's lifestyle.
-The interviewer's identification of other stressors the interviewee may be experiencing;
- The interviewer's level of overall engagement with the interviewee;
- The way in which the interviewer concluded (ended) the interview
Headings are to be used in the essay. Each of the dot points above could be a heading (although these will need to be abbreviated). Students have been asked to critique' the interview techniques used by the interviewer, not just describe questions/comments used.
Students are to explain and justify their responses using appropriate and scholar references, using the APA 6 referencing
Individual assessment (essay)