Clinical Interviewing, Second Edition
John Sommers-Flanagan and Rita
Sommers-Flanagan
Description:
This book is a clinical reference to the science and art of assessment and
interviewing in mental health. It blends a personal and easy-to-read style
with a unique emphasis on both the scientific foundations and relational
aspects of mental health interviewing. Written from an integrative/eclectic
perspective, this edition incorporates modifications made necessary by the
rise of managed care and by revised thinking in the interviewing field related
to DSM-IV.
New to This Edition:
· Updated information on diagnoses reflecting current thinking in
the field (e.g., DSM-IV criteria, managed care mandates)
· New chapters on suicide assessment interviewing; interviewing teens,
couples, and families; and stress management techniques for the interviewer
· New material on ethics, solution-oriented interviewing, and intentional
interviewing behaviors
Hallmark Features:
· Provides provocative examples and case anecdotes
· Employs a unique scientific/integrative approach
· Places emphasis on the relationship between the therapist and the
client
· Appropriate for core curriculum courses in Diagnostic Interviewing
or Psychodiagnostics
Supplements:
Instructor's Manual
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