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Cross-Culture Interview Skills
Fontes, Chapter 9: Interviewing Culturally Diverse Children and Adolescents p. 198-227
Special Issues in Interviewing Children p. 199-200
Takes longer than interviewing adults
May include a crowd of relatives
Families may not trust professionals
Living in Two Worlds p. 200-204
Immigrant children are often caught between 2 worlds
List of dilemmas in cross cultural interviews with children
Plan for problems to arise in advance
Behavioral Observations With Cultural Minority Children p. 204-211
Before reaching conclusion, ask people if there is a cultural explanation
How to correctly interpret behavior of children list
Don't assume they are negative traits
Using Assessment Instruments With Cultural Minority Youth and Families p. 211-214
Using the wrong assessment instruments can be extremely harmful
Different levels of familiarity with test materials or format can render the test results as invalid
Use caution when using computers
Assessing Development in Children p. 214-220
Keep questions short and direct
How to conduct dev. assessments with children in diverse cultures
In some cultures certain milestones are achieved until later
Special Issues in Interviewing Adolescents p. 220-226
Adolescents are often trying to figure out their own identity
In some situations the parents shouldn't be present
Inappropriate terms used to describe people
Fontes, Chapter 10: Interview Reports and Documents p. 229-252
Recording Behavioral Observations or Presentation p. 229-230
Videotaping interview is a good way to get accurate info
Bias and expectations filter our memory
If it is speculation, state it as that
Reporting the Interviewees Attitude, Demeanor and Affect p. 230-236
Correctly interpret the interviewees attitude presenation
Don't draw conclusions, write what you see
Record non verbal cues
Taking Notes p. 236-237
Great to have notes as backup
Sometimes audio tape isn't clear
Don't use shorthand sterotypes
Audience for your Report p. 237-238
Think about audience
You never know who will see the report
The report may be around for a long time
Notational Bias p. 238-239
Don't shorthand important info
We must record accurate info
Word Choice p. 239-240
Choice of words can create misunderstanding
Use specific terms
Be cautious in describing people
Referring to Race, Ethnicity, and other cultural identity groups p. 240-243
Ask how they would like to be indentified
Avoid writing that would cause offense
Sometimes including race isn't necessary
Giving your opinion p. 243-244
Some reports only include facts
Some reports want the interviewers perspective
Be Fair at all times
Your Voice and Choices around it p. 244-245
Remember that this person is a human
Be respectful and professional
Recommendations and Prognoses p. 247-249
Use Adequate info
List of 8 recommendations
Give concrete ways to help them
Making Oral Reports p. 249-251
Make sure you review in detail
Make sure you know how to pronounce name
Take the report seriously and be respectful
Fontes, Chapter 12: Common Dilemmas and Misunderstandings in Cross-Cultural Interviews p. 280-302
Gathering Basic Demographic Information p. 282-287
Ask questions to get the complexity of their lives
Dates of Birth can be confusing or tweaked
Relatives may be called different names
Truth, Lies, and Immigration p. 287-290
Tell immigrants that they do not release info to immigration
Try to seek the truth in a sensitive way
Gain the families trust
Promptness and Alternatives p. 290-292
Other cultures may have a more fluid idea of time
People may have difficult time answering concrete questions about dates
Be aware of cultural expectations of time
Asking People Directly about their Backgrounds p. 292-293
Think first about why questions need to be asked
Sometimes listing off what category they belong to is best
Maybe some questions should be asked in a general way
When Your Competence or Appropriateness is Questioned p. 293-295
If they reject you, remain calm and nondefensive
Sometimes a sense of humor can help
Tell them that you are committed to understanding their perspective
Crossing the Class Divide p. 295-298
Social class differences between interviewer and interviewee can cause big gaps in understanding
Exam ourselves and make sure we have no prejudices
Don't let any tactics get in the way of conducting the interview
The Multiple Meanings of "Yes" p. 298-299
"yes" can have a variety of meanings for people in different language
If they respond with yes we need to make sure they know what we are asking
Be sure not to respond with impatience if culture isn't as direct
Magical Thinking p. 299-301
Nonlogical ways people try to make sense of and influence their environment
Have a respectful attitude towards this thinking
Oftentimes it is religious
The Meaning of Dreams p. 301
Cultures differ in beliefs and meanings of dreams
Be sure to ask what dreams mean in general
Can believe dreams come from different places
Pruitt Video: Objectives of a Candidate Psychological Evaluation
Screen for Mental and Emotional Stability
Missions is high stressed environment
Resilience is needed
There is much stress in learning how to begin a new ministry
Person doing evaluation should have long term missions experince
Needs to have good knowledge base
Should be occasional person that isn't suitable
Need to have a good look into each candidate
Create a profile for each candidate
What is their personality
How they work with others
Role fit
Good culture and language learner
Psychological Evaluation
Inform others about themselves
Teach candidate about themsleves
Let people know their personality type
Teach Candidate how to bridge personal differences to connect with others
Train people to get along with others who are opposite from them
Realize there are different personalities in missions
Give advice on how to connect with others
Weaknesses to Identify Prior to field
How can I inform field leadership
Look for people to mentor them
Maybe do an internship if they aren't ready
What are small areas of challenges
Being aware that some placements may not be good for them
Leardership could help them early on
Finding out challenges early could be effective in all of global missions