For this Case Study Assignment, you will interview an adult who has experienced a traumatic event. You can complete the interview either face-to-face or via a video-conferencing application such as Web-Ex or Skype. In addition to listening to the interviewee’s presentation of the situation, you must also note non-verbal aspects of the person’s response, and both of these aspects should be included in the Case Study Assignment.
INSTRUCTIONS
You must use your counseling skills to build rapport with the interviewee and be sensitive and empathetic as he or she is providing a narrative of his/her experiences. Make sure the interviewee clearly understands that you will capture an account of their experience for this Case Study Assignment, but not provide counseling. Ask follow-up and probing questions as needed, but do not offer feedback or advice.
Structure the interview around these questions (revise as appropriate):

1. Describe the traumatic event you experienced.
2. How did you respond immediately following the event?
3. What coping strategies did you use?
4. What longer-term symptoms or effects did you experience?
5. Did you receive a formal diagnosis?
6. What counseling services and treatment have you receive, if any, and how did these help?
7. How has your life changed as a result of this trauma?