PSYD 162 - Clinical Appraisal & Interviewing

This course provides the clinical psychology trainee with a comprehensive approach to learning the techniques of clinical interviewing and diagnostic assessment. The student will learn what questions to ask and how to structure and guide the clinical interview. Development of clinical interviewing skills is both didactic and experiential with the student conducting mock interviews of patients. Students are introduced to diagnostic assessment, active listening, psychological inference and basic report writing.

Credit(s): 2

Type of Course: Course