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Week 4 Required Resources

Textbook

Text: 

Sattler, J. M. (2022). Foundations of behavioral, social, and clinical assessment of children (7th ed.). Jerome M. Sattler Publisher, Inc.  

Read:

  • Chapter 4 - General Interviewing Techniques (pp. 145-188) 

    • Chapter 4 includes information about the process of interviewing and interviewing techniques. Information is provided that explains the difference between conversations and interviewing. The fundamental guidelines for interviewing are included. Listening skills are discussed and explored. The steps needed to develop rapport are provided. Types of questions to avoid are provided. This chapter also includes information about how to manage difficult situations.   

  • Chapter 5 - Interviewing Children, Parents, Teachers, and Families (pp. 191-219) 

    • Chapter 5 includes information about interviewing children, parents, and teachers, as well as families.  

  • Chapter 6 - Ending the Interview (pp. 221-242) 

    • Chapter 6 includes information designed to assist the interviewer in ending the interview process. Follow-up interviews are explored as well as considerations related to the validity and reliability of interviews.

Text:

Whitcomb, S. A. (2018). Behavioral, social, and emotional assessment of children and adolescents (5th ed.). Routledge. 

Read:

  • Chapter 6 - Interviewing Techniques (pp. 155-189) 

    • Chapter 6  includes information about interviewing techniques. This chapter includes information about the role of the interviewer and the developmental considerations for interviewing young people. The factors that can affect the interview quality are explored.  Different interview methods are explored. Structured and semi-structured interview tools are explored. This chapter also included information about suicide assessment, we will cover this more in depth in Week 7. 

Videos

Happy Day Productions. (2012, May 11). Cinical Intervewing of Children & Adolescents: Lecture, Demo and Practice. [Video] YouTube.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZDQ-xThiQY 

The video above includes an overview of how to complete a clinical interview with children/adolscents. As a school psychologist, you will be required to complete interviews with children/adolescents. This will be part of the assessment process you will complete for stduents as well.