INTERVIEW ONE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

INTERVIEW ONE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

40 POINTS possible

DUE: ANYTIME ON OR BEFORE MON. NOV. 25

Please interview in person (not email or text message) a health professional (not a student or a volunteer) and TYPE (no hand-written papers allowed; none by email) a minimum ½ page, single spaced report answering the following questions in paragraph form (you may write more than ½ page if you wish):

1. Name, title, and WORK contact info…address, phone, email, etc.

2. What do you do for a living? Describe your job or your daily activities.

3. What education did you complete in order to have this job?

4. Do you feel you get paid adequately for what you do? Why or why not?

5. What is the best aspect of your job/career?

6. What about this job/career would you change if you could?

7. Is this what you wanted to be when you grew up? If so, how does it fulfill your dreams? If not, how does it fulfill you now?

8. If this is not the career or job you would like to stay with, what do you want to do for a living? And what do you have to do to get there?

9. What advice would you give to anyone wanting to do this job?

10. Any other comments you would like to make regarding your job/career?

And…last questions for YOU to answer:

11. Is this profession something you would be interested in pursuing yourself? Why or why not?

12. What part of their advice can you use for your own school or career goals?

LIST OF POSSIBLE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS YOU CAN INTERVIEW:

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TO RECEIVE FULL CREDIT FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT, THE PERSON YOU INTERVIEW NEEDS TO SIGN THE STATEMENT BELOW. JUST CUT THIS OUT AND ATTACH IT TO YOUR REPORT.

I, ____________________________________, was interviewed in person by

Health professional’s name printed

_____________________________________ , on ___________________.

Your name Date

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Health professional’s signature

Health Professional Interview: SAMPLE of a GOOD report

For my report, I interviewed B____ who is a Licensed Massage Practitioner (LMP). Her work contact information is: phone______, email_____, address ______. She is a Massage Therapist and Spa Specialist. Some of the types of massages she does are Swedish, deep tissue, pregnancy massage, reflexology foot treatment, and a basic treatment. Some of the types of spa treatments she does are body wraps, detox anti-cellulite, exfoliation, hot stone and chair, and aroma therapy.

She went to Everest College which is a vocational school in Fife, WA. She was enrolled for 12 months and received her LMP upon graduation. She does feel like she gets paid adequately for what she does. Even though every massage is different, a basic one-hour massage is $75. The treatment aspect is the best part of her job. Knowing that she has helped someone feel better and relieve pain. Not only that, doing this is quite relaxing for her. If she could change something about her job, it wouldn’t have to deal with the job itself, but she would have taken a longer, more in-depth course because it seemed like they crammed all the information into them in a short amount of time.

When B was growing up, she didn’t want to be a massage therapist; she wanted to be a doctor. Even though they are both in the medical field, she didn’t do what she wanted to. This job is fulfilling her for right at this moment because she has young kids and this gives her a more flexible schedule. However, this also doesn’t fulfill her since she has bigger dreams of becoming a doctor of naturopathic medicine and nutrition. She would use these skills to establish her own natural wellness center. So, even though it doesn’t fully fulfill her now, it still helps since it is a part of the bigger picture for her future. She will stay with this for now and when she gets the chance, go back to school and start working on the education she’ll need for her doctor of naturopathic medicine and creating the wellness center.

One piece of advice she would give to someone working in this field is to take care of your body, especially your hands. Not only that, if you are going into business for yourself, you need to have patience to believe success will follow. She also said that the most important thing you have to do is have fun because if you’re having fun doing what you do, then it won’t seem like a job.

For me, this is not a profession I would be interested in because I am more of a numbers guy and like to deal with math and science. But I can use her advice really well. No matter what I do, I need to take care of my body so I can live a longer, healthier life. Plus, if I’m doing something that I enjoy, then it will not seem like work…but pleasure.

MORE NOTES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT.

This assignment is for the student to interview a professional IN PERSON and then write a paper in Essay/Paragraph form (no #’s or bullets), using your OWN words to answer all questions posed to the health professional. PLEASE DO NOT TYPE THE ANSWERS VERBATIM IN FIRST-PERSON. USE NARRATIVE FORM. If you quote the person, use quotation marks for direct quotes.

If you cannot see the person face-to-face, you must get permission from me to use a phone interview, Skype, or email. That’s because you still need to have the signed slip from the person you interview. I will help you decide how to get that if you cannot be with the person for the interview.

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PLEASE TALK TO ME BEFORE THE WEEK THIS IS DUE IF YOU’RE HAVING DIFFICULTY OR HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS ASSIGNMENT.