PSYC 5870

Clinical Interviewing Techniques

The basic skills of clinical interviewing will be covered in-depth, and the topics of mental status evaluations, diagnostic interviewing, presenting problem assessment, historical information gathering, suicide assessment, issues of confidentiality, documentation, interpersonal and intrapersonal dynamics, and general theoretical orientations will also be covered. Students will be taught fundamental interviewing skills through didatic seminars, extensive role playing, and through videotaped interviews as part of their co-participation in Communication Skills for Health Professionals.

Units: 3.0