Course Materials:
- Ivey, A.E., Ivey, M.B., Zalaquett, C. P. (2016). Essentials of intentional interviewing: Counseling in a multicultural world (3rd ed.). Cengage.
- This book can be accessed through links in the readings and resources section of each unit in the course.
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the terms counseling and interviewing are used interchangeably. In your own words, define counseling and interviewing. In what ways are they similar? Describe how skills related to interviewing influence later therapy work in clinical counseling, clinical social work, psychology, and/or psychiatry.
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Main postResponse Quality
Main post was missing
or needed significant
content and/or clarity
improvements.
Relevant theories,
concepts, and/or
research findings were
not incorporated in
order to support
opinion statements.
Main post was
sufficiently detailed in
the discussion of
required readings,
demonstrating
understanding of the
course material, and
containing new thought.
Relevant theories,
concepts, and/or
research findings were
sometimes incorporated
in order to support
opinion statements.
Main post was well
elaborated and highly
detailed in the
discussion of required
readings, demonstrating
mastery of the course
material, and containing
new or original thought.
Relevant theories,
concepts, and/or
research findings were
consistently incorporated
in order to support
opinion statements.
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Reply postResponse Quality
One or no posts were
submitted, or the posts
needed significant
additional content
and/or clarity.
Reply posts were
sufficiently detailed,
thoughtful, and relevant,
and fostered further
learning and discussion
of the classmate’s (or
instructor’s) post.
Relevant theories,
concepts, and/or
research findings
continued to be
incorporated in order to
support opinion
statements. Response
could be further
elaborated with specific
details.
Reply posts were highly
detailed, thoughtful, and
relevant, and fostered
further learning and
discussion of the
classmate’s (or
instructor’s) post.
Relevant theories,
concepts, and/or
research findings
continued to be
consistently incorporated
in order to support
opinion statements.
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Professional
Communication
No submissions. Communication was
professional with minor
errors relative to
grammar, spelling,
punctuation, and
sentence structure.
Communication was
professional with no
errors relative to
grammar, spelling,
punctuation, and
sentence structure
Counseling versus Interviewing


