Interview Questions
Who Is Your Client
Client Name: Jenifer Mathews
Age: 47 years
Race: African American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Office assistant
Reason for Admission: Alcohol abuse problem
Interviewers Name: (State your name)
List of Questions
- Which is your most preferred alcohol type?
- What quantity of your preferred alcohol type do you take daily or every week?
- For how many years have you been drinking alcohol?
- When was your first encounter with alcohol?
- Did you start by using other drugs before settling on using alcohol exclusively?
- What is the longest period you have stayed without drinking alcohol?
- How do you feel if you do not drink alcohol for a day or a week?
- Has your drinking behavior changed recently?
- Do you think you have an alcohol abuse problem?
- Do you drink before going to work?
- Do you drink while working?
- Do you usually have alcohol in your car?
- Do you use alcohol exclusively, or you usually use other drugs as well?
- Has someone close to you ever commented about you being an alcohol addict?
- How would you describe your relationship with your children, partner, extended family members, colleagues, and boss?
- Do you think that your friends, family members or colleagues mean good in their comments about your drinking behavior?
- What do you attribute your drinking to?
- How would you describe your childhood and did something major happen when you were young that greatly affected you?
- Is there something in your job or family life that is stressing you, and which may have triggered your alcohol abuse behavior?
- In what ways has your drinking affected your family or work?
- Have you ever sold something of value that belonged to you or other people to fund your alcohol use behavior?
- Has something bad ever happened to you as a result of drinking, for example, being involved in a traffic accident or engaging in domestic violence?
- Have you ever tried to find help for your alcohol use problem?
- What has been holding you back from seeking help from your colleagues, friends, family members, and professionals?
- What happened in your life recently that either inspired or triggered you to come to me for professional help regarding your alcohol use problem?
- What do you think of alcohol anonymous (AA) groups?
- Do you know of someone who has beaten alcohol use problem?
- Are you a religious person?
- Do you turn to religion and religious figures whenever you have problems in your personal and career life?
- Are there situations that trigger you to drink more?
- How do you deal with stress?
- What would you say is your most preferred way of unwinding?
- What are the places that you spend most of your time when you are not working or with your family?
- Would you consider yourself to be a social person?
- What are some of the social groups that you are a member of?
- Do you drink alone or you prefer having drinks together with your friends?
- Who you do your turn to whenever you are stressed?
- Does any of your friends have an alcohol drinking problem?
- Does any of your family members engage in excessive alcohol intake or abuse other drugs?
- Is there something else that you think I should know about regarding the problem that has brought you to my practice?