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Analysis of Video Sessions My first client was a 24 year old female from my neighborhood. The client had on a pink shirt, black pants, and black boots. The client appeared to be in her right state of mind and not under the influence of any substances. She discussed her frustration with her child father. Her child father lives with her currently. The client also stated that the original purpose of him moving in was to help take care of their child. She stated that he does not help her with their daughter or cleaning around the house. She said that they have a nonexistent relationship. The client also said that she tried to define the relationship and her child father was nonresponsive. She is to the point where she feels hurt and fed up. My strengths during the interview were mostly just because I remembered what the text said to accomplish during an interview. During this interview I used open ended questions, reflection on feelings, paraphrasing, summarizing, and attending behavior. I initiated the session at the beginning. There was no reason to try gathering a lot of data because the client gave me most of it. The session was very short and I was unable to complete all of my steps. The client had a lot to say and did not need too much encouragement to talk. My weaknesses during the interview were obvious. I feel as though I appeared nervous and seemed as though I was forcing the Five Stages of Interviewing. I could have some up with better questions but I was over thinking my next move. I showed weakness in letting my nerves get the best of me. I believe it was due to being on camera. I will have to start taping all sessions in order to get more familiar with the camera. My second session was with a young man about 23-24 years old from my neighborhood. He was dressed in a black hoodie, black jeans, and tennis. The client appeared to be in his right state of mind and not under the influence of any substances. He discussed his issues with his child mother. He stated that he has been in an ongoing battle with her over their daughter. He expressed his frustrations about not being able to see his child all day on holidays. The client stated that he and his wife are always willing to compromise with his child mother, but the child mother is never willing to do the same for them. He expressed how frustrated he has been with not being able to see his daughter when he wants to. He is worried about his wife and family being affected by the issues with his child mother. The client seemed a little nervous on camera. My strength was the ability to keep the conversation going. I struggled at times to keep it going, but I did keep it going. I tried using open ended questions and reflection. I was able to continue encouraging the client to speak. The client still resisted some at which point I encouraged some more. I reflected on the conversation several times. I initiated the conversation in the beginning. I paraphrased and summarized to show the client that I was paying attention. My weakness in this interview was that I did not use the proper skills to keep the conversation going. This client needed a lot of encouragement to continue talking. I had to ask several questions in order to gather information. This client was not as forth coming as my other clients. I guess I really had to work harder during this session than I had to with other clients. I need to practice more with difficult clients. I will have to continue to tape myself in order to get more comfortable in front of the camera.