You have just completed an interview with a standardized client. You now have up to 30 minutes to answer the following questions. The research assistants will alert you just prior to the time limit and you will stop writing at the 30-minute mark.

1. What did you think of your performance in the interview?
2. What was the type of maltreatment and what evidence raised your suspicion?
3. What information did you gather about the child maltreatment issue?
4. What contributed to the decision-making process of whether to report to Child Protection Services?
5. Do you believe the situation is reportable to Child Protection Services? If yes, how did you approach the client about reporting to Child Protection Services?
6. In the interview, how did you feel about the child maltreatment situation and how did you use these feelings in relation to the child maltreatment?
7. Was there a shift in your relationship with the client in the interview? If yes, what did this look like?
8. How did you attempt to repair/maintain the relationship between yourself and the client?
9. What would your next step(s), if any, in continuing to repair/maintain the therapeutic relationship?
10. What do you feel you learned from this interview?
11. How might this learning experience influence your approach to a future suspicion of child maltreatment?

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