This assignment requires developing a set of at least 20 questions to be asked during an interview of a professional in the field of psychology. Interview questions must be submitted for professor review and approval and for dialog on the Week 3 Forum of the course. The interview cannot be conducted before questions have been approved and discussed on the week 3 Forum. Questions should inquire about the interviewee's job responsibilities; academic preparation for entry into the field including course work and practical hands-on training, on-the-job training and experience; continuing education and licensing requirements; courses they would recommend taking; satisfaction with the job, pay range and work environment; work/home life balance, how to avoid "burn-out" and recommendations the interviewee would make to anyone considering entering the field. Friends, co-workers, family members, supervisors, bosses, college professors or persons not working in psychology specialty or very closely related areas cannot be interviewed for this assignment. Persons interviewed must have a masters or doctoral degree in psychology and must work directly with clients/patients. Thus those who may be in psychology but who do mainly research and teaching (e.g., experimental and social psychologists) cannot be used. Examples of professionals in related fields which can be used include school psychologists, addictions counselors, marriage and family counselors and psychiatrists. Teachers and pastors, social workers and school counselors are examples of professionals who cannot be interviewed for this assignment. A paper, articulating questions asked during the interview and the interviewee's answers must be submitted, with each question asked in bold font and the interviewee's double-spaced answers in plain font font underneath to separate questions from answers is due at the end of Week 7 of the course term. The interviewee will be identified and his or her professional title, academic degree and number of years of experience in an introduction paragraph prior to the first question/answer pair. The paper will conclude with two to three substantive paragraphs describing what the student learned during the interview. No References page is required at the end of this paper since you should reference the interview one time in the paper, and only once, in the Abstract as a personal communication. The OWL resource can be consulted, as well as this week's lesson, for how to reference a personal communication. Interviews may be conducted on site, on the phone or via Skype but not using email, instant messaging or chat rooms. A brief letter of documentation from the interviewee indicating that the interview was conducted over the phone or in-person must be submitted to the course instructor's MyCampus email address which is located on the classroom syllabus and Roster screens. The interviewee should cc the student interviewer to this email so that you know they have contacted the instructor. Please be sure your interviewee is okay with emailing documentation before you select him or her. DO NOT pay for an interview. Contact friends or family to help refer you to a psychologist for interview, or contact your local professional psychology association, a local elementary, middle or high school (for school counselors, not teachers) or military base to secure an interview. Start searching for an interviewee in week one so that you are not stressed by waiting until the last minute to do so. It may take time to find someone who meets criteria, and sometimes interviewees cancel, so you will need time to find a new interviewee. The paper reporting on your interview of a professional in the field of psychology must have a properly APA formatted cover page and be double-spaced in size 12 Times New Roman or Arial font and submitted as an attachment on the Assignments screen, not typed into the student comments box.. 1. What made you decide that you wanted to be a guidance counselor for high school students? 2. What point in time was the deciding factor for you to decide you wanted to work with older children? 3. Do you have any experience of working in the school system, such as being a teacher? 4. What do you see as the main role of a school counselor? 5. What is the role of the school counselor in relation to teachers, parents, administrators and other counselors? 6. What innovative and new ideas would you like to employ as a school counselor? 7. What do you think is the most important characteristic of a counselor? 8. What is something new you could bring to our program? 9. How do you handle criticism? 10. How do you handle stress? 11. How would you deal with cultural differences in a school setting? 12. What technology applications do you see being useful in your work? 13. What do you think the role of the counselor is in preventing school violence? 14. What experiences have you had in working with special education students? 15. What can you provide that is different from a social worker, school psychologist, or mental health counselor? 16. When considering ethical standards and school policies, how would you handle a conflict between the two? 17. What is your personal philosophy regarding standardized testing? 18. What has your experience been in working with students of color & LGBT students? 19. How do you handle conflict with a colleague or administrator? 20. How do feel about writing letters of recommendation for students?
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