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Overview

Expand and develop your skills when conducting interviews as part of comprehensive assessment. This module emphasizes how reflection, preparation and practice when gathering information from interviews supports accurate, up to date, and thorough assessment leading to better individualized family service plan outcomes.

Estimated Time to Complete: 1 1/2 hours

Learning Objectives:

  1. Identify the key principles for effective interviewing with families and caregivers.
  2. Recognize the difference between open-ended, close-ended, and guiding questions when gathering information.  
  • This module has received the Ohio Approved (OA) designation.
  • This module is eligible for one (1.5) unit hours in the areas of EI developmental specialist/supervisor and EI service coordinator/supervisor as approved by the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities (DODD).