Review the Learning Resources on assessment, engaging service users, multicultural considerations, and the spirit of motivational interviewing. Go to the Hart City virtual community using the link that is provided in the Learning Resources.
During an initial meeting with a service user, an advanced human services professional practitioner often conducts an assessment to determine the service user’s presenting problem or presenting needs. Conducting an assessment while also maintaining the spirit of motivational interviewing requires a delicate balance. Asking too many closed-ended questions in rapid succession may cause the service […]