Interview Individual with Disability
Conduct a videotaped interview of a person living with a disability (at least 10 minutes in length).
Explain the purpose of your interview, gain consent, and ask the individual pertinent questions about their disability, the challenges they face as a result of living with the disability, coping mechanisms or what strategies or tools they find helpful in helping them to live with this condition, what their emotional, physical, and/or spiritual needs may be, and any other questions you might want to ask.
Be sure to include demographics such as age, name of the disability, length of time the person has lived with the disability, whether or not they have a caregiver, etc. You may document some of the time used for the interview on your practicum log.
1. Be sure to gain consent from this person and explain the reason for the interview.
** Retrieve and print form from Other Resources under the Modules tab
2. Make sure that your video equipment is working and audible. Credit will not be given if the interview can not be heard or seen.
3. Complete a pre-video of yourself about your reflections and thoughts of working with a person with a disability. (Tape this).
4. Complete a post-video of yourself, a brief reflection of what you learned from this experience.
5. Write a reflective essay, APA style, at least 2-3 double spaced pages about your experience using the guidelines below.
