SOWK 694 – Cultural Process Recording Interview

Process recording instructions:

Please select one client to interview at your agency that represents someone culturally diverse
from you. You will interview this client specifically for this assignment, so please discuss with
your Agency Supervisor prior to engaging in this activity.
You will be the interviewer. The focus of this interview is to examine the cultural aspects that
exist within the case and to learn about the client’s cultural perspective while demonstrating
cultural sensitivity and humility. Please devise a minimum of 6-8 questions you will formally
asked the client to increase your understanding of the client’s identity, beliefs and values shaped
by their cultural perspective.
You are free to develop the questions with assistance from your supervisor if you need
guidance. Keep the focus of questions on assessing the client’s cultural position. Be sure to
write the questions on the form, and document any corresponding clarifying question that may
come up during the interview. Plan on the interview with the client being between 30-50
minutes.
Eliminate all identifying information about the client beyond briefly and generically describing
the client (e.g. Client is a White male, 37 y.o. and husband and father. Client completed high
school and has two years of college education. Client is employed full time and working in his
chosen career area, client has lived in this geographic area all of his life…) This should be a
synopsis of the client (meaning very short and giving an overall picture of the client).
Please make sure to identify the following components of the interview:

Interview Objective Subjective Agency

Content Observations Observations Supervisor’s
Content Content Feedback
Content

Example: Form version

Agency
Interview Content Objective Observation Subjective Thoughts
Supervisor’s
Content and Feelings Content
Feedback
Content
Worker question: What
are some important
things to know about
your culture (e.g. family
culture, ethnic culture,
national culture, religious
culture, regional culture,
etc…)
Client response: Well
I’m from the south and
specifically New
Orleans. We do things
different in the South
than they do here. We
are more family oriented
and traditional.
Describe what was
discussed? Identify both
what you stated and what
the client stated.
Use both summary and
specific quotes of what
was said and responses
given.
Client Subjective Supervisor
observation: Seemed thoughts/feelings - comments:
relaxed and ready to speak client: I’m not so Student appears
with me by her facial comfortable asking demonstrates
expression and open posture about people’s cultural cultural humility
background. What if in asking
she thinks I’m being questions
racist or prejudice?
Student tuned in
Worker: Client seems to Worker: I wonder if
accurately to the
take pride in her regional there is any real
client observable
culture and specific place of difference about being
feelings.
origin indicated by her tone from the South than
of voice and facial anywhere else?
Student is
expression transparent in
discussing own
possible bias and
What can I infer beyond the whether the
Describe your own worker has
obvious statements? feelings and thoughts
similar thoughts
What does the client’s body about what is being and feelings.
shared, whether
language tell me (e.g. did
the client smile, tear up, negative or positive.
Supervisor, give
laugh, etc.…) Describe your your feedback on
emotional reaction to how the student
What does the clients body
language infer? Describe the client’s emotions, documented the
thoughts, ideas and main components
how you maintained
expressions? of the interview
congruence with the client,
Your thoughts on
Describe how you Describe your reactions the student’s
demonstrated attendance to to how you engaged, objective
the client (what did I do)? assessed and build observations
rapport with the client? (what key areas
did they
get? What key
areas were
missed)?
Areas of strength
and growth for
the student’s
subjective
thoughts and
feelings?