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Question: Discuss about theInterview Reflection for Becoming a Social Worker. Answer: As I think about the interview, as an interviewer I need to reflect back and i feel how the client might have felt in my position. Being a social worker there are some ethics I need to follow and I try to understand how the interview should be conducted. I try to find the various incidents, which point out my various drawbacks in conducting the interview, their causes and my efforts to overcome them. I think I used correct body language and had a confident body posture in the interview. The body language was not nervous or uninterested in any way. I was very polite during communication and interacting with him. On the other hand, there were a number of mistakes, which I committed. Firstly, I was not maintaining eye contact throughout the conversation, as I am not habituated to keep eye contacts according to the African culture I belong to. I did not communicate properly as I kept stuttering and laughed at situations where I was not supposed to laugh. I did a mistake by taking note during the interview, as it would portray that I do not have a strong memory and situational analysis skills. I was having trouble communicating, as I could not find proper vocabulary to express what I was saying. I think I did not collect proper background information on the client. The personal comment on the clients remark of leaving the job was mistake on my part. The clients response was extremely important in the interview. Firstly, my personal comment to his idea of quitting the job might not go well with him because in a formal communication one should not pass judgmental comments. I would rather stick to my job role of assessing the skills of the client and not be over friendly with the client. Secondly, I should not pass comments on colour in the interview as it affects the comfort level of the client and poses me as unfair and biased. My comment on trying to contact the supervisor was also discomforting for the client. I was taken aback by the quickness of the interview. I was a surprised by my own issues that I forgot the whole scenario I was in and took the situation too professional. In the given time, I forgot that I was a social worker so I overdid the role and become the social worker. When the scenario was presented, I became too related to the scenario and started over doing the job role forgetting that it was just a presented scenario to test analytical skills of the interviewee. I think I was wrong in passing comment about the personal decision of the interviewee. It was none of my business to comment on their personal decisions of the interviewee quitting the organization. The interviewee may take my remark that he is not a tall dark man to be afraid off negatively as it was against social justice and cohesion to be promoted by a social worker (CODE OF ETHICS, 2010). If I am given another chance, I would like to alter and avoid some things. First, of all I would improve my communication and vocabulary skills so that I can communicate effectively with the interviewer. The basic issue because of which I cannot get my idea through is my lack in vocabulary and my habit of stuttering. I would also like to control my stuttering and using fillers so that I can communicate my ideas properly. I would like to improve my knowledge of the field I am supposed to work in which will help me to present my ideas and information in a better way to the client. I would like to refrain from making any personal comments even if there is any initiation of personal communication from the interviewee I will try to answer them as formally as possible. I would also keep in mind not to take notes while a scenario is being presented to me, as this would portray a flaw in my skills. I would like not to use witty comments and jokes when I am a part of the formal communication process as I did in the supervisors case. I would like to keep my body language same as it was comforting and presented me in a decent position with the interviewee because as a social worker i should have a respectful and calm approach. Based on the Skill test interview I have faced there are a number of fields I would like to work on. They include the different part of my knowledge, interpersonal skills and overall personality. I will try to maintain eye contact with the interviewee and will practice to do so as it is necessary for an interviewer. I have to improve my interpersonal skills and body language while interacting with people so that I come around as confident. I have to work on my nervousness and interact with people to improve my communications skill. I need to develop my vocabulary so that I do not stutter or stammer during the interaction and which presents me as under confident. Moreover, I have to work on controlling my laughter and informal behaviour while interacting with the interview as it is against the professional integrity in a formal environment. I would like to run a proper background check and collect all information for better decision-making (Cree, 2013). I would also like to work on th e habit of being restless when being nervous so that I am taken as confident. I would like to develop my remembrance and recollection skills so that I do not have to resort to taking notes when data or situation is presented to me for analysis. I would also like to be more polite in the approach and control my responses to be friendlier so that I am not perceived and overpowering. I shall practice to be calm and do the task assigned to me rather than overdoing my job. I will perform my tasks sticking to the job role. References Cree, V. (Ed.). (2013). Becoming a social worker: Global narratives. New York, Routledge. CODE OF ETHICS. (2010).Aasw.asn.au. Retrieved 13 November 2017, from https://www.aasw.asn.au/document/item/1201