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Assessment Interviewing is a collaborative, strengths-based approach to the subject that helps professionals develop the skills and knowledge necessary to effectively gather the information they need in order to assess children's social, emotional, and academic functioning. Practical and easy to read, it provides step-by-step guidelines for structuring interviews for different purposes, communicating respect and understanding, and strategies for gathering information from children of different ages, cultures, and social standings.
Chapter contains case studies and examples that illustrate how to clarify and classify problems, understand strengths and resources, appreciate the role of culture in interviews and respond to risk of suicide. The book concludes with a chapter on how to communicate the key information gathered into a comprehensive assessment or intervention plan.
This book is an ideal resource for school-based practitioners and graduate courses in assessment, counselling, and seminars attached to fieldwork.
Acknowledgments ix
Chapter 1 Introduction to Interviewing for Assessment 1
Chapter 2 Interviews as Part of a Comprehensive Assessment 11
Chapter 3 Steps in Interviewing for Assessment 19
Chapter 4 Interviewing Strategies 29
Chapter 5 The School-Based Mental Status Exam 47
Chapter 6 Interviewing Culturally Diverse Interviewees 57
Chapter 7 Strategies for Interviewing Young Children 73
Chapter 8 Interviewing to Clarify and Classify Problems 81
Chapter 9 Interviewing About Academic Performance 107
Chapter 10 Interviewing to Understand Strengths and Resources 117
Chapter 11 Interviewing in High-Risk Situations: Suicide Assessment 131
Chapter 12 Pulling It All Together and Communicating the Results of Assessment Interviews 145
Appendix 1–Child and Adolescent Interview Protocol 153
Appendix 2–Questions About Language and Culture 157
Appendix 3–Process of Deferential Diagnosis 159
Appendix 4–School-Based Mental Status Evaluation 161
Author Index 165
Subject Index 173
