Have information about the basics of interviewing and its future directions.
Identify the basic communication skills important in interviewing.
Evaluate how interviews can be used in treatment planning, giving feedback, assigning homework and giving psychoeducation through examples.
Distinguish the principles between clinical interview and short-term interview used in crisis management.
Compare the applications of basic interview principles in different groups.
Mode of Delivery
Face to face
Prerequisites
No
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Description
The main purpose of this course is to teach students the basic knowledge of clinical interviewing. In addition, students who take this course are expected to acquire the basic skills that are used in clinical interviews. The topics that will be covered through the course as follows: The fundamental principles of clinical interviewing, preparation, physical environment, basic listening, questioning and attending skills, first interview and mental status examination, building a rapport, suicide assessment, diagnosis and treatment planning, fundamental principles and skills of working with different groups.
Course Contents
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Introduction & Basics of Interview
2nd Week
Basic Issues & Preparation
3rd Week
Basic Attending, Listening & Action Skills
4th Week
Basic Questioning Skills
5th Week
Building a Rapport
6th Week
First Interview & Reporting
7th Week
The Mental Status Examination
8th Week
Mid-Term Exam
9th Week
Suicide Assessment
10th Week
Diagnosis and Treatment Planning
11th Week
Challenging Patients and Demanding Situations
12th Week
Challenging Patients and Demanding Situations (cont.)
13th Week
Working with Young Patients
14th Week
Basic Principles in Family and Couple Interviews
15th Week
General Evaluation
Recommended or Required Reading
Morrison, J. (2016). The first interview. Guilford Publications.
Sommers-Flanagan, J., & Sommers-Flanagan, R. (2014). Clinical interviewing (5th ed.). New Jersey: Wiley & Sons.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Other
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity
Percentage (%)
Mid-term
1
30
Assignment
1
20
Total(%)
50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)
50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)
