Clinical Interviewing: with Video Resource Center - Softcover

Sommers–Flanagan, John; Sommers–Flanagan, Rita

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1119084237 ISBN 13: 9781119084235

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2015

Synopsis

The classic guide to proven, practical strategies for conducting effective interviews

Clinical Interviewing, Fifth Edition blends a personal and easy–to–read style with a unique emphasis on both the scientific basis and interpersonal aspects of mental health interviewing. It guides clinicians through elementary listening and counseling skills onward to more advanced, complex clinical assessment processes, such as intake interviewing, mental status examination, and suicide assessment. Fully revised, the fifth edition shines a brighter spotlight on the development of a multicultural orientation, the three principles of multicultural competency, collaborative goal–setting, the nature and process of working in crisis situations, and other key topics that will prepare you to enter your field with confidence, competence, and sensitivity. Included with this text is an access code for the Video Resource Center that features commentary from the authors, as well as counseling demonstrations that show what clinical interviewing skills look like in different environments and with a range of clients.

Effective interviewing skills will serve to support your career for decades to come, and will help you to accurately diagnose your clients while earning their trust and creating an environment in which they feel safe and open to discussion. In Clinical Interviewing, Fifth Edition you ll find:

• DSM–5 content emphasizing case formulation and treatment planning
• A greater emphasis on collaborative goal setting and the client as expert
• New discussion on multicultural counseling, orientation, and competency
• Research supporting evidence–based relationships
• Coverage of assessment and interviewing via e–mail, telephone, texting, instant messaging, and online chatting
• Structured protocol for conducting a face–to–face, telephone, or video conferencing/Skype mental status examination interview

Clinical Interviewing, Fifth Edition is a valuable resource that will lead you through the art of interviewing diverse clients.

About this title

About the Author

JOHN SOMMERS–FLANAGAN, PHD, is Professor of Counselor Education at the University of Montana. He serves as a mental health consultant for Trapper Creek Job Corps. His research interests include clinical interviewing, parent consultations, and adolescent psychotherapy.

RITA SOMMERS–FLANAGAN, PHD, is Professor of Counselor Education at the University of Montana. She provides mental health consultation at Trapper Creek Job Corps, and has taught and written in the area of applied, practical ethics for the past twenty years.

John and Rita Sommers–Flanagan bring their signature engaging style to this clear and instructive guide to the art and science of becoming an effective therapeutic interviewer.

From the Back Cover

PRAISE FOR Clinical Interviewing, Fifth Edition

"For students wanting to learn about the assessment and interviewing process, this book offers a comprehensive approach to putting skills and knowledge into action."
Marianne Schneider Corey, MA, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Consultant Gerald Corey, EdD, ABPP, Diplomate in Counseling Psychology; Professor Emeritus of Human Services and Counseling, California State University, Fullerton; coauthors of I Never Knew I Had a Choice

"Clinical Interviewing, Fifth Edition is a ′must–read′ for all beginning therapists and supervisors and, I would add, even seasoned psychotherapists will find important new ideas for improving their work!"
Pamela A. Hays, PhD, author, Addressing Cultural Complexities in Practice: Assessment, Diagnosis, and Therapy and Connecting Across Cultures: The Helper′s Toolkit

"Replete with relevant clinical examples, helpful how–to hints, as well as pearls of clinical wisdom, this comprehensive yet accessible text is highly recommended."
Victor Yalom, PhD, founder and CEO, Psychotherapy.net

The classic guide to proven, practical strategies for conducting effective interviews

Now in its Fifth Edition, Clinical Interviewing guides clinicians through the entire interviewing process, beginning with elementary listening and counseling skills and on to more advanced clinical assessment processes, such as intake interviewing, mental status examination, and suicide assessment.

This update to the classic text features access to the Video Resource Center (VRC), which includes real–life scenarios of actual counselors and clients demonstrating techniques for effective interviews. Additionally, this Fifth Edition presents:

• DSM–5 content emphasizing case formulation and treatment planning
• A greater emphasis on collaborative goal setting and the client as expert
• New discussion on multicultural counseling, orientation, and competency
• Research supporting evidence–based relationships
• Coverage of assessment and interviewing via e–mail, telephone, texting, instant messaging, and online chatting
• Structured protocol for conducting a face–to–face, telephone, or video conferencing/Skype mental status examination interview

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1119084237
• ISBN 13: 9781119084235
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 624