Topic: Bob’s Interview
Kwame Danquah
Argosy University
Assessment of Bob’s Interview
FP6906
Prof. Erica Wansel
11/29/2017
Plan for listening and leading
For psychologists, it is normal to find clients that are uncooperative and not ready to communicate. However, the most important issue to consider in this situation is how to handle the uncooperative client professionally and calmly and make them confess (Houston et al., 2014). In the case of Bob, he has been reported to be a threat to the employees whom he works within the same organization. He constantly denies the allegations and justifies his suspicious conduct. As a psychologist, interviewing bob will require a plan on how to conduct the whole process of confession. The main …show more content…
I will utilize the opportunity of rapport building process from my initial contact with the client. I would then disclose my identity as the interviewer and request for the disclosure of the client’s identity. Clarification of the purpose of the interview will be important and I will explain the general parameters of the case being evaluated and the limitations to confidentiality and the possible implications from the interview (Ovsiew et al., 2008).
The introductory phase will help me engage Bob in a conversation whereby I will the begin asking him simple questions that will enhance his comfort and build trust. The simple questions may include known information such as home address, occupation, duties, and other related question. Some of the closed questions will challenge the client with a yes or no answer which will not be much difficult to respond to even if he is unwilling. The closed questions will get the client active and responsive which is a good indicator for building rapport. I would focus on leading questions to encourage the unwilling and uncooperative client to respond truthfully. I would then probe the information about Bob’s work routines, relationships with family and colleagues, unusual behaviors and other psychosocial …show more content…
E. (2014). Building and maintaining rapport in investigative interviews. Police practice and research, 15(3), 207-220.
AICPA (n.d) Conducting Effective Interviews. Retrieved from https://www.aicpa.org/InterestAreas/ForensicAndValuation/Resources/PractAidsGuidance/DownloadableDocuments/10834-378_interview%20whiite%20paper-FINAL-v1.pdf
Evans, D. R., Hearn, M. T., Uhlemann, M. R., & Ivey, A. E. (2017). Essential interviewing: A programmed approach to effective communication. Nelson Education.
Houston, K. A., Meissner, C. A., & Evans, J. R. (2014). Psychological processes underlying true and false confessions. In Investigative interviewing (pp. 19-34). Springer New York.
Inbau, F. E., Reid, J. E., Buckley, J. P., & Jayne, B. C. (2011).Criminal interrogation and confessions. Jones & Bartlett Publishers.
Ovsiew, F., & Munich, R. L. (Eds.). (2008). Principles of inpatient psychiatry. Lippincott Williams &
Kwame Danquah
Argosy University
Assessment of Bob’s Interview
FP6906
Prof. Erica Wansel
11/29/2017
Plan for listening and leading
For psychologists, it is normal to find clients that are uncooperative and not ready to communicate. However, the most important issue to consider in this situation is how to handle the uncooperative client professionally and calmly and make them confess (Houston et al., 2014). In the case of Bob, he has been reported to be a threat to the employees whom he works within the same organization. He constantly denies the allegations and justifies his suspicious conduct. As a psychologist, interviewing bob will require a plan on how to conduct the whole process of confession. The main …show more content…
I will utilize the opportunity of rapport building process from my initial contact with the client. I would then disclose my identity as the interviewer and request for the disclosure of the client’s identity. Clarification of the purpose of the interview will be important and I will explain the general parameters of the case being evaluated and the limitations to confidentiality and the possible implications from the interview (Ovsiew et al., 2008).
The introductory phase will help me engage Bob in a conversation whereby I will the begin asking him simple questions that will enhance his comfort and build trust. The simple questions may include known information such as home address, occupation, duties, and other related question. Some of the closed questions will challenge the client with a yes or no answer which will not be much difficult to respond to even if he is unwilling. The closed questions will get the client active and responsive which is a good indicator for building rapport. I would focus on leading questions to encourage the unwilling and uncooperative client to respond truthfully. I would then probe the information about Bob’s work routines, relationships with family and colleagues, unusual behaviors and other psychosocial …show more content…
E. (2014). Building and maintaining rapport in investigative interviews. Police practice and research, 15(3), 207-220.
AICPA (n.d) Conducting Effective Interviews. Retrieved from https://www.aicpa.org/InterestAreas/ForensicAndValuation/Resources/PractAidsGuidance/DownloadableDocuments/10834-378_interview%20whiite%20paper-FINAL-v1.pdf
Evans, D. R., Hearn, M. T., Uhlemann, M. R., & Ivey, A. E. (2017). Essential interviewing: A programmed approach to effective communication. Nelson Education.
Houston, K. A., Meissner, C. A., & Evans, J. R. (2014). Psychological processes underlying true and false confessions. In Investigative interviewing (pp. 19-34). Springer New York.
Inbau, F. E., Reid, J. E., Buckley, J. P., & Jayne, B. C. (2011).Criminal interrogation and confessions. Jones & Bartlett Publishers.
Ovsiew, F., & Munich, R. L. (Eds.). (2008). Principles of inpatient psychiatry. Lippincott Williams &