Model of Support Relationship in Interview:

The model may be adjusted to the aims of counselling. In general, for career counselling intake interviews, the main elements are:

• Outlining a general image of the client (education, professional experience, personal life);
• Identifying client’s professional aspirations;
• Identifying barriers to attaining these purposes and the necessary resources;
• Outlining the first career-planning elements;
• Identifying the social roles played by the client.

There is a series of elements that should be taken into consideration by counsellors in order to organize and conduct such an interview:

• Studying the interview protocol before the session start;
• Presenting the ethical principles to the client;
• Creating a calm, quiet environment that should inspire trust;
• Using intelligible verbal language (avoiding a too specialized language), open and friendly non-verbal language;
• Applying the principles of active listening and efficient communication (paraphrasing, reflecting feelings – if any, summarizing, etc.); flexibility; although it is very important to go over the topics of discussion as presented in the protocol, certain “signals” sent by the client (non-verbal, or verbal) will not be ignored and clarification questions must be asked with reference to some right away, or the interview must be closed or redirected;
• Consulting with a supervisor (where possible) or peers, to clarify pre- or Post-interview issues.

Planning for Salary:

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