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Clinical Interviewing

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ISBN-10: 0470183594

ISBN-13: 9780470183595

Edition: 4th 2009

Authors: John Sommers-Flanagan, Rita Sommers-Flanagan

List price: $120.00
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Now fully revised and updated, Clinical Interviewing offers both the scientific basis and interpersonal aspects of mental health interviewing. Presenting a clear and engaging picture of how to interview clients in therapy, the new edition of this bestselling text reflects current research and includes important expansion of multicultural content throughout. Graduate students in social work, counseling, and psychology will gain insight into and practical examples of useful interviewing techniques for more effective therapy.
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Book details

List price: $120.00
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/24/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 504
Size: 7.25" wide x 10.00" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.222

Preface
Becoming a Mental Health Professional
Introduction: Philosophy and Organization
Welcome to the Journey
Theoretical Orientations
Basic Requirements for Clinical Interviewers
Goals and Objectives of This Book
Summary
Suggested Readings and Resources
Foundations and Preparations
Defining Clinical Interviewing
Self-Awareness
The Physical Setting
Professional and Ethical Issues
Summary
Suggested Readings and Resources
Listening and Relationships Development
Basic Attending, Listening, and Action Skills
Attending Behavior
Moving Beyond Attending
Nondirective Listening Responses
The Pull to Reassurance
Directive Listening Responses
Summary
Suggested Readings and Resources
Directives: Questions and Action Skills
Using Questions
Directive Action Responses
Summary
Suggested Readings and Resources
Theoretically-Supported and Evidence-Based Relationships in Clinical Interviewing
Carl Rogers's Core Conditions
Evidence-Based Psychoanalytic and Interpersonal Relationship Concepts
Evidence-Based Behavioral and Social Psychology Concepts
Evidence-Based Feminist Relationship Concepts
Evidence-Based Solution-Focused and Constructive Relationship Concepts
Summary
Suggested Readings and Resources
Structuring and Assessment
An Overview of the Interview Process
Structural Models
The Introduction
The Opening
The Body
Applying Interventions
The Closing
Termination
Summary
Suggested Readings and Resources
Intake Interviewing and Report Writing
What Is an Intake Interview?
Objectives of Intake Interviewing
Factors Affecting Intake Interview Procedures
Brief Intake Interviewing
The Intake Report
Summary
Suggested Readings and Resources
The Mental Status Examination
Objectivity
What Is a Mental Status Examination?
The Generic Mental Status Examination
When to Use Mental Status Examinations
Summary
Suggested Readings and Resources
Suicide Assessment
Personal Reactions to Suicide
Suicide Statistics
Key Components in a State-of-the-Science Suicide Assessment Interview
Suicide Risk Factors and Suicide Risk Factor Assessment
Conducting a Thorough Suicide Assessment
Suicide Intervention
Professional Issues
Summary
Suggested Readings and Resources
Diagnosis and Treatment Planning
Principles of Psychiatric Diagnosis
Diagnostic Assessment: Methods and Procedures
The Science of Clinical Interviewing: Diagnostic Reliability and Validity
A Balanced Approach to Conducting Diagnostic Clinical Interviews
Treatment Planning
An Integrated (Biopsychosocial) Approach to Treatment Planning
Summary
Suggested Readings and Resources
Interviewing Special Populations
Challenging Clients and Demanding Situations
Challenging Clients
Demanding Situations
Summary
Suggested Readings and Resources
Interviewing Young Clients
Special Considerations in Working with Children
The Introduction
The Opening
The Body
The Closing
Termination
Summary
Suggested Readings and Resources
Principles and Tips for Interviewing Couples and Families
Some Ironies of Interviewing Couples and Families
Interviewing Stages and Tasks
Special Considerations
Summary
Suggested Readings and Resources
Interviewing in a Diverse and Multicultural World
Relationship in the Context of Diversity
Four Large Worldviews
Other Diverse Client Populations
Cultural Complexities and Identities
Assessment and Culture-Bound Syndromes
Professional Considerations
Summary
Suggested Readings and Resources
References
Author Index
Subject Index