Prior to conducting a questionnaire it is essential that the clinician prepare for the client as well as himself/herself for the meeting. The clinician should spend time reflecting on their own racial and cultural identity, and how their values, experiences, and culture bias may influence their role in this evaluation. The clinician should determine what purpose this evaluation is going to serve, and if their own history would sway the outcome of the assessment. Once the clinician determines they will be able to evaluate their client without bias, they should prepare the client for the evaluation; make sure the client understands the purpose of this evaluation, how long the evaluation will be, make sure the client knows correct directions, and offer empathy for their situation in case they had reservations about coming for this evaluation. In this particular case the clinician would make sure the 7 year old girls aunt or uncle knew all of the information normally told to the client. I would also ask them to come with any medical/family history information that might be useful.
Sasha is seven years old. Sasha, and her brother and sister moved to America from Russia three years ago (when Sasha was four years old) and lived with their aunt. One year ago their parents moved to America from Russia.
QUESTIONNAIRE
Family and Developmental History
Hi Sasha, I am going to ask you a few questions, okay?
Can you tell me a little bit about your family?
Who do you live with right now?
Is it fun living with your aunt and your parents?
Do you know how long your aunt has lived here?
Do you miss Russia?
Do you think that your brother and sister miss Russia?
Did you live by a lot of family in Russia?
Tell me what your family and home was like before.
Tell me about how you celebrated birthdays in Russia.
When is your birthday?
Did you grow up around a lot of other kids?
What kind of things did you do for fun?
Is school in America a lot a like school in Russia, or is it very different?
What is your favorite part about school in America, and what was your favorite part about school in Russia?
Current Family Life
Who do you live with here?
Do you like your new home?
Is living here a lot different from living in Russia?
Do you share a bedroom with anyone? (Who?)
Who do you spend the most time with in your family?
What happens when you are very helpful, or do a good job with schoolwork?
What happens if you and your brother or sister gets into an argument?
Does your mommy and daddy will like where you live? And where you go to school?
If you needed help with homework when you were in Russia, who would have helped you?
Who helps you with your homework now?
Immigration and Acculturation
Do you know why you and your family decided to move to America?
Do you remember how long ago you moved here?
How did you move from Russia to America, did you fly or take a boat?
When did your parents move here?
Was moving here hard for you, and your brother and sister?
Were the kids in your class nice to you when you first moved here?
Are kids in your class/school nice to you now?
Who are your best friends at school?
What do you think the toughest part of coming to America was? (probe: leaving friends at home, learning English, etc)
Was it difficult to come to America without your mom and dad?
Do you think your mom and dad are happy your family moved here?
Experience with Racism
Does anyone ever say anything not nice to you because you are from Russia?
What kinds of things do they say to you?
How often do they say these things?
How does it make you feel when someone says something mean to you?
What do you do when someone says something about Russia, or you being from Russia?
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