Posted: April 25th, 2025

Human Resources week 10 dq

MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING SELF-ASSES

Think for a moment about the professional interviewing skills self-assessment you completed in Week 1. You may remember that professional interviewing represents a broad skill set that includes many of the motivational interviewing skills you learned about in this course such as using open-ended questions and practicing reflective listening. Which interviewing skills did you feel confident in, and which skills did you think needed further development? Now that you are at the end of this course, reflect on your skills again. Which interviewing skills you have developed as a result of completing the Assignments in this course? Which skills do you still need to work on in the future?Review your Course Announcements for possible information related to this week’s Discussion.

• Read Chapter 28 in the course text. Consider the strategies for evaluating motivational interviewing skills.
• Reflect on your use of motivational interviewing skills throughout the course and particularly during the Weeks 6 and 10 Assignments. Using the strategies discussed in Chapter 28, how would you rate your skills? Which did you do well? What would you do differently in the future when using motivational interviewing? After reviewing your motivational interviewing video from last week’s Assignment, post an assessment of your motivational interviewing skills. In your assessment, explain how you would rate your motivational interviewing skills, what you did well, and what you would do differently in the future. Then, explain how your current assessment compares to your assessment of your professional interviewing skills from the first Discussion in Week 1. Finally, explain how comfortable you feel using motivational interviewing in your current human services environment or one in which you would like to work in the future.How does your current assessment compare to the one you completed in Week 1?
• Based on your assessment of your motivational interviewing skills, consider how comfortable you are using these skills in your current human services organization or one in which you would like to work in the future. 

In this Discussion, you will self-assess your motivational interviewing skills and compare your self-assessment to the one you did in Week 1. You will also consider your current comfort level with using motivational interviewing in a human services organization.

Resource

• Miller, W. R., & Rollnick, S. (2023). Motivational interviewing: Helping people change (4th ed.). The Guilford Press.

  Chapter 18, “Studying Motivational Interviewing” (pp. 298–322)

In my current assessment and interviewing skills, I have learned that both of the areas require my intervention to further develop, areas of strength that I need to continue developing. One of my key strengths is reflective listening which has played a vital role in how I engage with my clients and has also helped me to engage with clients effectively. I always assure them that I understand their concerns and show genuine desire to hear what they are saying. Another strength is I like using more open-ended questions during the interview because they allow the clients to open up and share their inner feelings and thoughts. Lastly, as Miller and Rollnick (2023) insight, building rapport with the individual is a very important way of making them feel comfortable throughout the session, thus I create a comfortable environment through a good rapport as an opportunity for the individual to share with me their sensitive and personal details.

Despite having various areas of strengths that have played vital for my assessment and professional interview skills, I also have several areas that need further development. First, when conducting interviews, time management is very important and, in most cases, I run short of time, I spend too much time on one particular question or topic which results in limited time for other questions or sometimes I am required to rush the question to make up for the time lost. Similarly, not all interviews go on smoothly, some interviews involve difficult topics such as LGBTQ+, domestic violence, and rape which require a good rapport and confidence. Sometimes I shy off these discussions and for better handling of such discussions in the future, I need to develop my confidence. Thus, by focusing on all the above areas, I will be able to improve my assessment and interview skills which will help me develop in my profession and also handle situations differently from how I have done in the past.

References

Jabr, F. (2016). John A. Microtraining Associates. An introduction to motivational interviewing: Resolving ambivalence and changing behavior. Long – Publications List. 
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‌ Miller, W. R., & Rollnick, S. (2023). Motivational interviewing: Helping people change (4th ed.). The Guilford Press. Chapter 1, “The Mind and Heart When Helping” (pp. 3–14)

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