"It is a delight to see the Fourth Edition of Sommers-Flanagans' excellent work. They understand counseling and therapy, their writing is clear, and this book will be enjoyed by students and faculty alike". (Allen E. Ivey, EdD, ABPP, Professor Emeritus, University of Massachusetts Amherst). It is updated with a new accompanying DVD - The classic text presenting practical strategies for conducting effective interviews - now reflecting the latest interviewing guidelines. Updated to reflect the emerging field of online and other non face-to-face interventions, "Clinical Interviewing, Fourth Edition 2012 2013 Update" blends a personal and easy-to-read style with a unique emphasis on both the scientific basis and interpersonal aspects of interviewing. John and Rita Sommers-Flanagan thoroughly explore clinical interviewing - from the very basics of listening to the latest skills needed as a practitioner. Now with a new accompanying DVD illustrating interviewing skills and common interviewing situations, this Updated Edition adds: a new chapter covering non face-to-face assessment and interviewing via email, telephone, texting, videoconferencing/Skype, instant messaging, and online chatting; new structured interview protocol with step-by-step guidance through a mental status examination - whether face-to-face or not; and, guidance on the evidence base, treatment outcomes, and ethical issues for non face-to-face assessment and intervention. Complete with real-world case examples, "Clinical Interviewing, Fourth Edition 2012 2013 Update" equips readers with a realistic yet intuitive guide to mastering the skills necessary to be an effective interviewer today. It provides Instructor Site and Student Resource Site.

Table of Contents:
Preface xi Part One: Becoming a Mental Health Professional 1 Chapter 1 Introduction: Philosophy and Organization 3 Welcome to the Journey 4 Theoretical Orientations 7 Basic Requirements for Clinical Interviewers 9 Goals and Objectives of This Book 14 Summary 15 Suggested Readings and Resources 15 Chapter 2 Foundations and Preparations 17 Defining Clinical Interviewing 18 Self-Awareness 24 The Physical Setting 31 Professional and Ethical Issues 37 Summary 48 Suggested Readings and Resources 48 Part Two: Listening and Relationship Development 51 Chapter 3 Basic Attending, Listening, and Action Skills 53 Attending Behavior 54 Moving Beyond Attending 60 Nondirective Listening Responses 62 The Pull to Reassurance 72 Directive Listening Responses 73 Summary 80 Suggested Readings and Resources 81 Chapter 4 Directives: Questions and Action Skills 83 Using Questions 84 Directive Action Responses 97 Summary 111 Suggested Readings and Resources 111 Chapter 5 Theoretically Supported and Evidence-Based Relationships in Clinical Interviewing 113 Carl Rogers's Core Conditions 114 Evidence-Based Psychoanalytic and Interpersonal Relationship Concepts 124 Evidence-Based Behavioral and Social Psychology Concepts 132 Evidence-Based Feminist Relationship Concepts 135 Evidence-Based Solution-Focused and Constructive Relationship Concepts 138 Summary 138 Suggested Readings and Resources 139 Part Three: Structuring and Assessment 141 Chapter 6 An Overview of the Interview Process 143 Structural Models 144 The Introduction 145 The Opening 154 The Body 160 Applying Interventions 164 The Closing 164 Termination 168 Summary 172 Suggested Readings and Resources 172 Chapter 7 Intake Interviewing and Report Writing 175 What Is an Intake Interview? 175 Objectives of Intake Interviewing 177 Factors Affecting Intake Interview Procedures 193 Brief Intake Interviewing 194 The Intake Report 197 Summary 211 Suggested Readings and Resources 212 Chapter 8 The Mental Status Examination 213 Objectivity 214 What Is a Mental Status Examination? 214 The Generic Mental Status Examination 216 When to Use Mental Status Examinations 240 Summary 242 Suggested Readings and Resources 243 Chapter 9 Suicide Assessment 245 Personal Reactions to Suicide 246 Suicide Statistics 246 Key Components in a State-of-the-Science Suicide Assessment Interview 247 Suicide Risk Factors and Suicide Risk Factor Assessment 247 Conducting a Thorough Suicide Assessment 256 Suicide Intervention 268 Professional Issues 272 Summary 276 Suggested Readings and Resources 277 Chapter 10 Diagnosis and Treatment Planning 279 Principles of Psychiatric Diagnosis 279 Diagnostic Assessment: Methods and Procedures 287 The Science of Clinical Interviewing: Diagnostic Reliability and Validity 289 A Balanced Approach to Conducting Diagnostic Clinical Interviews 290 Treatment Planning 295 An Integrated (Biopsychosocial) Approach to Treatment Planning 297 Summary 307 Suggested Readings and Resources 307 Part Four: Interviewing Special Populations 309 Chapter 11 Challenging Clients and Demanding Situations 311 Part One--Challenging Clients 311 Part Two--Demanding Situations 331 Summary 338 Suggested Readings and Resources 339 Chapter 12 Interviewing Young Clients 341 Special Considerations in Working with Children 342 The Introduction 343 The Opening 345 The Body 355 The Closing 365 Termination 367 Summary 368 Suggested Readings and Resources 368 Chapter 13 Principles and Tips for Interviewing Couples and Families 371 Some Ironies of Interviewing Couples and Families 372 Interviewing Stages and Tasks 374 Special Considerations 390 Summary 399 Suggested Readings and Resources 399 Chapter 14 Interviewing in a Diverse and Multicultural World 401 Relationship in the Context of Diversity 401 Four Large Worldviews 405 Other Diverse Client Populations 416 Cultural Complexities and Identities 423 Assessment and Culture-Bound Syndromes 424 Professional Considerations 428 Summary 429 Suggested Readings and Resources 430 Chapter 15 Interviewing in Online and Other Non--Face-to-Face Environments 431 Technology as an Extension of the Self 432 Non-FtF Assessment and Intervention Research 437 Ethical and Practical Problems and Solutions 440 Conducting Online or Non-FtF Interviews 446 Summary 448 Appendix Extended Mental Status Examination (MSE)--Interview Protocol 449 Preparation Steps 450 MSE Categories 451 References 459 Author Index 497 Subject Index 511 About the DVD 527