Before conducting a Social Case Work interview, careful planning and preparation are essential to make the interview purposeful, systematic, and helpful to the client. Since social case work focuses on understanding the individual in relation to their social environment and assisting them in dealing with personal and social problems, the social worker must prepare both professionally and practically. The first step is to clarify the purpose of the interview. The social worker should determine whether the interview is intended for assessment, social diagnosis, counselling, intervention, follow-up, referral, or gathering information. A clear purpose helps in deciding what information needs to be collected and prevents the interview from becoming unfocused. The social worker should review all available background information about the client before the interview. This may include previous case records, referral notes, reports from institutions, family information, medical or educational records, and details of earlier contacts. The information should be examined carefully without forming premature judgments or conclusions about the client. Another important preparation is to identify the major issues that need attention. The worker should formulate broad areas for exploration, such as family relationships, education, employment, financial conditions, health, emotional difficulties, social relationships, and available support systems. However, these areas should