How To Interview A Social Worker

During the process of the final project, I had a difficult time deciding on who to interview. I didn’t want to interview someone who had a different race from me but I also wanted someone who had more responsibilities then myself.I have been around many different races and witnessed the judgments they receive but never went further into the struggles children add onto the responsibilities of an individual. Through the process of me figuring out who I felt would be best for this project, I decided on a mutual friend who's a single father with two children. We have heard of many struggles women encounter with being a single mother but we don’t tend to hear many men speaking about their difficulties with being single fathers. Therefore, I felt that would be a great opportunity to include a single man who’s a father of two, a Muslim, and Middle Eastern living in America. I will call this gentlemen Jack for the sake of confidentially. Jack’s culture and ethnicity entail Afghan but he considers himself Afghan American. Although he has no disability he did talk about an injury he had which included major operations at a young age back home. While having to overcome the illnesses, the lack of medical care resulted in having a near death experiences at an early age. When asking him where would he describe himself in the economic …show more content…
Every individual will have to face different obstacles and need different resources to maintain a stable lifestyle. Although not every program will be the right one, finding the right program can be beneficial for a family as it can be a lifelong resource. When interviewing individuals I need to make sure I respect their opinions and the viewpoints as I am not here to judge what they have or have not done, but I am here as a supporter and someone they can use to build their