Clinical Interviewing » (4th Edition)

JOHN SOMMERS-FLANAGAN has a PhD in clinical psychology and is Associate Professor of Counselor Education at the University of Montana. He serves as a psychological consultant with Trapper Creek Job Corps. His research interests include clinical interviewing, parent consultations, and adolescent psychotherapy.

RITA SOMMERS-FLANAGAN earned her PhD at the University of Montana where she is now a Professor of Counselor Education. She provides mental health consultation at the Missoula Vet Center and Trapper Creek Job Corps. She has taught and written in the area of applied, practical ethics for the past fifteen years.

John and Rita have coauthored seven books, including Becoming an Ethical Helping Professional: Cultural and Philosophical Foundations and Counseling and Psychotherapy Theories in Context and Practice: Skills, Strategies, and Techniques (both from Wiley).

The Flanagans, both of whom are clinical psychologists (John directs a parent education program; Rita is affiliated with the U. of Montana), provide guidance useful for counselor trainees as well as experienced therapists. They discuss the skills needed to interview clients and assess their mental health, describing positive attending behavior, the steps of the interview process, treatment planning, and strategies for interviewing special populations. The third edition adds a multicutural emphasis and material on activities such as writing intake reports, interviewing clients with chemical dependency problems and trauma victims, and evaluating suicide risk factors, as well as new case examples and an invitation to e-mail the authors with questions and comments. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Pt. 1 Becoming a Mental Health Professional 1 Ch. 1 Introduction: Philosophy and Organization 3 Ch. 2 Foundations and Preparations 17 Pt. 2 Listening and Relationship Development 51 Ch. 3 Basic Attending, Listening, and Action Skills 53 Ch. 4 Directives: Questions and Action Skills 83 Ch. 5 Theoretically-Supported and Evidence-Based Relationships in Clinical Interviewing 113 Pt. 3 Structuring and Assessment 141 Ch. 6 An Overview of the Interview Process 143 Ch. 7 Intake Interviewing and Report Writing 175 Ch. 8 The Mental Status Examination 213 Ch. 9 Suicide Assessment 245 Ch. 10 Diagnosis and Treatment Planning 279 Pt. 4 Interviewing Special Populations 309 Ch. 11 Challenging Clients and Demanding Situations 311 Ch. 12 Interviewing Young Clients 341 Ch. 13 Principles and Tips for Interviewing Couples and Families 371 Ch. 14 Interviewing in a Diverse and Multicultural World 401 References 431 Author Index 463 Subject Index 477