During the interview it is crucial to remember that these are the family’s goals, and that you need to support them in what they need, and not try to convince them that their child needs something else. This is made to get a sense of how the family functions from day to day.
First off when working out to schedule the interview make sure you tell the family
1. This meeting could last 2 hours
2. It is an in depth discussion about your daily lives and activities or as much as you would like to share with us
3. This is interview is for you, the focus is on trying to help identify your priorities to go on the intervention plan we’ll be planning
4. The meeting works the best when there aren’t too many distractions, …show more content…
Generally, getting along with others during the routine]
5) “On a scale of 1-5 how satisfied do you feel with this time of the day?”
You then repeat these questions for all routines of the day.
Ending the interview
1) “Is there any typical even or activity we should discuss?”
2) “If there’s anything you would like to change about your life, what is it?”
3) “Now I will go back through and remind you of the concerns you mentioned.” [Review the list of marked/starred items so the parent can see them. The parent is looking at the notes with the interviewer. This is symbolically important as well as pragmatic.]
Deciding and Working on outcomes
1) “Now tell me what you would like to be on the actual list of things to work on.”
a) Write down what the parent chooses. If necessary, refer to the marked items to remind the parent.
b) If the parent mentions a skill with no reference to the context or function (e.g., “I just want him to be able to talk”), ask during which “times of the day” it would be helpful for the child to be able to have that