APPENDIX B: INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

Supporting Employment Counsellors in Rural and northern Regions

There are three steps to the data collection process in this study. There will be a one-hour phone interview followed by two focus groups. Participants will be asked to talk about:

What supports do you need as an Employment Counsellor, to enhance your effectiveness?

The Phone Interview questions are as follows:

  1. Tell a story of a time when you were able to help someone, what happened, why do you think things worked?
  2. Describe a time (or a situation) when you felt the most effective supporting a client toward achieving employment success?
  3. If you had three wishes for a changed system at work, what would they be?
  4. Tell about a time when you felt least effective in your job and what you needed to feel fully supported?
  5. Share a story about innovative approaches you have seen to the life/work conditions in rural and northern regions.