Assignment:
Assume the role of a case manager and develop a description of a client in need of services who is entering your agency for the first time. Provide basic demographic information (including gender, ethnicity, and age), current need for services, brief family history, treatment history, and any other assessment information pertinent to the client's well-being.
Based on your client's initial information gathered in the description above, develop an interview outline listing the questions you will ask throughout the interview to (1) identify the problem, (2) establish problem severity, and (3) assess for strengths. Each area should include a minimum of 10 questions - both open and closed inquiries.
Following the interview outline, develop a 200 to 400 word reflection on possible personal biases and interview pitfalls you may experience and how you would overcome them in order to best help the client.
In your assignment you must:
Create a detailed client description
Develop an interview outline utilizing both open and closed questions under the following headings
Identifying the problem
Establishing problem severity
Assessing strengths
Questions should be original and developed based on your clients' needs
Reflect on possible personal biases and interview pitfalls you may experience and how you would overcome them
Support your ideas with evidence and examples from the text
Use APA style for all references and in-text citations.