COUNSELOR PRE-INTERVIEW QUESTIONNAIRE (PIQ)

Hello! We’re so glad you’re interested in a position at Change, Inc., and thank you for completing the RHETI!

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Most clinicians come in to interview processes tending to emphasize items we’re not that interested in — they want us to know what theoretical orientations they prefer, what research they’re interested in, and how highly-skilled they are. Nothing is wrong with this per se. However, we believe your clinical skillset will be obvious very quickly based primarily on your experience level — i.e., you can’t be farther along there than you are, so trying to convince us otherwise isn’t really fruitful. So, at Change, Inc., we’re more interested in whether you “fit” within our environment. That is to say, both with the experience you’ll gain and the mentorship and supervision we provide, we can help you develop yourself clinically, but whether or not that is possible is based largely on how you respond to our DNA.

SO…Please read our Mission and Overarching Philosophy & Frame at this link, then answer the following questions within the timeframe specified in the email which directed you to this page. Email us with questions!

Pre-Interview Questionnaire

1. The conceptual frame section entitled, "About Pain & Suffering" indicates that these things are an implicit reality in the lives of all humans. The conceptual frame section entitled, "About Our Motives for Becoming Counselors" notes that research indicates that counselors have a variety of motives for becoming counselors beyond a simple desire to help others, including but not limited to their own difficult experiences. Please re-read those sections and then tell us the story of what motivated you to become a counselor.(Required)

2. The conceptual frame section entitled, "About the Central Role of the Person of the Counselor in Treatment" notes that we are required to have "clarity and stability of our own personal functioning" in order to effectively work in therapy, particularly because we ourselves are the primary barometer through all of the therapeutic content must pass and return. That is to say, if our own house is not clean, it will be difficult to help our clients order their own. Tell us about your efforts to clean and maintain your personal interior life, to include exercise, meditation, therapy, spirituality, relationships, etc. How do you keep your own internal house in good, working order?(Required)

3. In sum total, the Philosophy & Conceptual Frame document you read is designed to help you understand that we view counseling as something we are (or are becoming) rather than something we "do." That is, it is a part of who we are and how we interact with others, an orientation and/or a worldview. Respond to the ways that this reflects your own viewpoint on the matter, and the ways in which such a viewpoint might (or does) impact you positively or negatively.(Required)

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