Essential Interviewing: A Programmed Approach to Effective Communication - Softcover

Evans, David R.; Hearn, Margaret T.; Uhlemann, Max R.; Ivey, Allen E.

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9780534160203: Essential Interviewing: A Programmed Approach to Effective Communication

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ISBN 10: 0534160204 ISBN 13: 9780534160203

Publisher: Brooks Cole, 1992

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This programmed approach to basic interviewing skills breaks down the complex process of effective professional/client communication into single-skill components. Based on Allen Iveys proven Micro Skills model, the text leads readers step-by-step to mastery of basic communication skills. Chapters 2 through 6 focus on rapport building and information-seeking skills that are basic to all effective communication, while Chapters 7 through 13 examine specific skills that can help bring about change in both cooperative and resistant clients.

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About the Author:

David R. Evans is professor emeritus at the University of Western Ontario, where he was a member of the Clinical Psychology Program for 30 years. He has been a consultant to numerous agencies, including hospitals, adolescent facilities, addictions facilities, and police services. He holds a Ph.D. in applied psychology from the University of Toronto. He has twice been a visiting scholar at Wolfson College, Cambridge. He is a past president of the Canadian Psychological Association and the Ontario Psychological Association. He also has been a member of the Council of Representatives of the American Psychological Association and a representative to the International Union of Psychological Science. He is the author of numerous books, chapters, journal articles, tests and papers.

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"Students need real-life examples of what to say and where to go in interviewing situations and this text does an outstanding job of providing these experiences."

"...an already great teaching tool has been improved again!"

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