Preparation for an Interview with Elsa
An Interview with Elsa
This interview is meant to understand why Elsa a student in grade 8 has all over sudden started having a decline in her academic performance. She frequently skips classes and she has over the last few months been keeping to herself avoiding most of her friends. I believe that talking to her will help me understand what she is going through and I will look for ways to try and help her out.
I understand that teenagers at this age go through a lot of changes which affect them greatly and so approaching Elsa is something that I will be cautious about. I have set to have the meeting with Elsa in my office at 2 O’clock on Friday because this the time when the students are involved in their co-curricular activities and she will have time away from class.
Some of the topics that I will touch on will include her relationship with friends, with parents, her career goals, her dreams in life and how she plans to achieve them. I will be sure to avoid some sensitive topics like how bad she is doing in her studies because I first want to understand what she is going through in her social life that is affecting her school life.
Some of the techniques that I will use to help Elsa relax and open up will include requesting her to help me organize some paper work in my office which will create room for me to understand what is going on with her.
Some of the questions that I will ask her include;
- How are you doing, you seem different nowadays
- Is everything okay with your friends? I have noticed that you and Irey no longer walk around together like you used to.
- How are things at home? Do you have anything bothering you at home?
- What career path would you like to follow? Do you understand the requirements for this career?
- How do you plan to achieve these career goals?
Some of the questions to avoid;
- Why are you failing in your classes?
- Are your parents fighting again?
