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ABSTRACT
The acquisition of interviewing skills is a hallmark of social work education; however, few studies have examined the experience of learning these skills from the students’ perspective. This qualitative study undertaken in Ontario, Canada, examined Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) students’ perceptions of interviewing. Individual interviews were conducted with second-year BSW students (n = 17) following their completion of an interviewing course. The following six themes emerged as to how students perceived learning interviewing skills: 1) emotional responses; 2) physiological responses; 3) psychological responses; 4) coping strategies; 5) the need for constructive criticism; and 6) the role of the course instructor. The study suggests that instructors normalize the presence of negative emotions and provide more structure and instructions for giving and receiving feedback when using role-plays.
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Lea Tufford
Lea Tufford is Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work, Laurentian University. Courtney Evans is a Master of Social Work Student in the School of Social Work, Laurentian University. Ellen Katz is Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream at the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto.