ABSTRACT
The type of questions asked are important. The main distinctions are between open (or open ended), probing and closed questions. Open questions permit the client to talk at length; for example: ‘Can you tell me about your background?’ Probing questions supplement open questions and encourage elaboration of the account; for example: ‘Can you tell me more about that?’ Closed questions require a very short answer; for example: ‘Where were you born?’
