Chapter 6

Front 1

Clinical assessment

Back 1

involves an evaluation of a person's strengths & weaknesses regarding on-going problems & gaining guidelines in dealing w/ the problem.

Front 2

What influences a clinician's interview?

Back 2

theoretical backgrounds

Front 3

The Referral

Back 3

Assement begins with a referral.

Someone asks questions which need to be answered.

Clinicians begins with the referral questions.

Front 4

Interview

Back 4

chief techniques for gathering data & making decisions regarding diagnosis & treatment.

interaction between at least 2 persons.

It's planned, goal-directed to elicit imporant information.

structured interviews resemble psychological testing.

Front 5

Interviewing Essentials & Techniques

Back 5

1) Physical Arrangements
2) Rapport
3) communication

Front 6

Rapport

Back 6

very important

attitude of acceptance renders understanding & respect

clients must not be judged on problems they're seeking help for.

based on mutual confidence, respect and trust.

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Interview Setting

Back 7

can be conducted anywhere

setting should be private & protected from interruptions.

Front 8

Interview note-taking

Back 8

moderate note-taking but no verbatim notes.

patients should always be notified about any recordings

Front 9

Communication Components of Interviews

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1) Beginning a session
2) Language
3) Silence
4) Listening
5) Gratification of Self
6) Impact of the clinician
7) clinician's values & background
8) use of questions

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communication

Back 10

1) small talk should be used to begin a session.

2) interviewer must use a level of language that the client will understand. should fluctuate from client to client.

3) interviewer should understand the meaning of silence.

4) interviewer should know when and how to be an active listener

5) gratification of self isn't permitted for the clinician. focus should be on client.

6) physical characteristics of clinicians affect clients differently

7) our values, backgrounds & biases affect perceptions can be a reflection of the client's culture

8) noted to become more structured as interview progresses. utilize open-ended facilatative, clarifying, confronting, or direct approaches can be used.

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client's frame of reference

Back 11

going to see a psychologists causes feelings of inadequacy & anxiety

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clinician's frame of reference

Back 12

-should be clear about the purpose of interview.

-objectivity is important. don't judge a person on your own feelings.

-clinician formulates hypotheses & recommendations

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Intake-Admission Interview

Back 13

the purposes are to determine why the cient has come to the clinci & to see if the facility meets the needs of the client or patient.

sometimes conducted by phone.

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case-history interview

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in this interview, complete personal & social history of the person is taken.

-other persons can also proved valuable information about hte patient.

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mental status examination interview

Back 15

susually condcutd bya psychiatirst to assess cognitive, emotional, or bheavioral problems

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crisis interview

Back 16

now functioning in new situations such as crisis intervention centers, hotlines, etc.

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diagnositic interview

Back 17

based on DSM-IV

structured interview uses standard set of questions in a specific sequence

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computer interviewing

Back 18

computers used to take psychiatric histories, do behavioral assessments & help in the diagnosis of mental disorders.

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the art & science of interviewing

Back 19

becoming a killed interviewer requires practice

techniques & strategies should be discussed w/ more experienced interviewers