Clinical Interviewing - Hardcover

Sommers-Flanagan, Rita; Sommers-Flanagan, John

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Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471295671 ISBN 13: 9780471295679

Publisher: Wiley, 1999

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This new edition of the formerly titled Foundations of Therapeutic Interviewing blends a personal and easy-to-read style with a unique emphasis on both the scientific foundations and interpersonal aspects of mental health interviewing. Written from an integrative/eclectic perspective, this edition also incorporates modifications made necessary by the rise of managed care and by revised thinking in the interviewing field related to DSM-IV. New chapters have been added on interviewing youth; interviewing couples and families; multicultural interviewing; and diagnosis and treatment planning.

Acclaim for Clinical Interviewing . . .

"Everything the beginning therapist needs to know about interviewing . . . . is in this book.

The writing style is effective and will appeal to both upper division undergraduates and graduate students." —Tulio M. Otero-Zeno, PhD, Columbia College at ECC

"The authors should be commended. This is a well-written book that would have a great deal of utility in a beginning-level graduate interviewing class in a counseling or social work program." —Steven G. Little, PhD, Program Chair, School Psychology Program, University of Alabama

"I was most impressed by the different ways in which the book is balanced. The authors blend philosophical foundations with practical skills; nondirective approaches to listening . . . with more directive stances . . . scholarly citations . . . with clinical wisdom." —Scott T. Meier, PhD, Associate Professor and Codirector of Training, Program in Counseling and School Psychology, SUNY Buffalo

"This is an exquisitely crafted book. The attention to detail is remarkable . . . the authors cite the most recent clinical and research literature. Each chapter is chock-full of information that novice therapists need to know and experienced therapists could benefit from remembering." —David Scherer, PhD, Clinical Psychologist and Associate Professor of Counseling, College of Education, University of New Mexico

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From the Publisher:

One of the best books on clinical interviewing just got better. The increased emphasis on multicultural issues and new sections on the science of interviewing and intake report writing are particularly welcome additions.
This is easily one of the best books on clinical interviewing available and makes an outstanding text for advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students in the helping professions. In successfully blending theory, scholarly research, and richly illustrated clinical examples, the authors bring the material to life.
The book stands out in the competitive field of clinical interviewing texts. In addition to providing invaluable information on basic interviewing skills, it addresses advanced topics such as assessment, treatment planning, and important multicultural issues.
Exceptionally clear and well-written, this book provides beginning graduate students in the helping professions with invaluable information on learning how to conduct effective clinical interviews. Highly recommended.
A worthwhile addition to the library of any helping professional, this book offers much more than most beginning-level texts on helping skills. Chapters on suicide assessment, conducting effective mental status examinations, diagnosis and treatment planning, interviewing children and families, and multicultural issues set it apart from similar texts. --Eric R. Dahlen, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, University of Southern Mississippi

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Acclaim For Clinical Interviewing, 3rd Edition

"This is easily one of the best books on clinical interviewing available. In successfully blending theory, scholarly research, and richly illustrated clinical examples, the authors bring the material to life."
–Eric R. Dahlen, PhD
Department of Psychology, University of Southern Mississippi

"Clinical Interviewing is a comprehensive, student-friendly, and well-organized text that focuses on an array of skills and issues facing interviewers across a variety of clinical disciplines. This excellent text reflects the insight and expertise of the Sommers-Flanagan team."
–Sherry Cormier, PhD, author of Interviewing Strategies for Helpers
Professor of counseling, west virginia university

"The authors present the material in a clear and concise manner and give the reader a realistic and balanced portrait of the skills necessary to be an effective interviewer. An excellent text for a beginning techniques course, as well as a reference for counselor trainees and experienced therapists alike."
–Paula R. Danzinger, Phd
Assistant Professor of Counselor Education
William Paterson University, Wayne, New Jersey

This classic text presents practical strategies for conducting effective interviews

This new edition of Clinical Interviewing presents the scientific foundations and interpersonal art of mental health interviewing in a clear and concise style. Integrating a variety of theoretical interviewing models, the Third Edition has a strong multicultural emphasis and includes new material on: