Guided Conversation
The State Employment Leadership Network (SELN) has developed a set of questions to help guide a youth through a conversation to understand their preferences and interests so they can develop meaningful goals. The below graphic is an excerpt from the SELN’s Guided Conversation document to get youth talking about jobs or careers for the future. Be sure to have plenty of time prior to any planning meeting to allow the youth time to consider their adult life and goals. These questions and other interviews are quality transition assessments themselves!
Focusing on the Destination
Person is not working but says they want to work
Goal: Identify an individual's core interests and develop a plan that informs future actions towards employment.
By identifying the person's skills and support needs, case managers can engage and share with key partners, including vocational rehabilitation, employment service providers, families, and schools, to support a seamless job search process.
Probing Questions & Conversation Starters
Also see the worksheet starting on page 14
About Daily Life.
- What are your favorite things to do?
- How do you spend your day?
- What do you like best about your day?
- What don't you like about your day?
- If you could change something about your daily life, what would it be?
- Tell me about things that you do not like to do.
About Work Interests.
- What would you like to do for work?
- What new activity would you like to try at your new job?
- What types of things did you learn when you volunteered?
- How do you feel about meeting new people?
- What makes you feel important or proud?
- What are you good at?
From: SELN
