My internship instructor reassured me that instead of trying to simply fill in the list of questions, I should begin with topics that clients find easy to talk about, that this would make it easier to get them to open up, and that I did not need to rush because I would naturally learn this through experience. However, since what the internship instructor pointed out is something that is usually acquired through many years of experience, I believe the comments were quite advanced, especially considering that the assessment interview was almost my first experience. Deep down, I felt there was no way I could manage something like that in my very first interview. However, I was still grateful for the harsh criticism, as it was an invaluable and important part of my internship experience.
(translated version of the post on October 22, 2022)
実習指導者からは、質問項目を埋めていこうとは思わずに、利用者が話しやすい事柄から話を始めていけば、相手から話も聞き出しやすくなるものなので、経験の中で自然に身について行くものだから焦らなくても大丈夫だとフォローしていただきました。しかしながら、実習指導者からの指摘は、長年の経験から身についていくものなのでしょうから、はじめてに近いアセスメント面接で受けた指摘としては、かなり高度なご指摘だったのではないかと思います。初めての面接の場でそんなことできるわけないじゃんと心の底では思いましたが、それでも厳しいご指摘は、実習の中での何物にも代えがたい大切な経験なので、ありがたく思いました。
(2022年10月22日のポストを再掲）