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Clinical Interviewing

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About the Course

This course endeavors to meet students and professionals exactly where they are in their respective careers, whether a neophyte in training, intermediate in practice, or an expert. This course provides the mental/behavioral health practitioner (e.g., counselors, psychologists, nurses, social workers, etc.) and other professionals with comprehensive coverage of clinical interviewing and its vast network of categories, topics, and subtopics of related material. Lastly, the textbook for this course includes a very valuable DVD that covers techniques and types of interviews.

This course is based on the book, Clinical Interviewing created by John and Rita Sommers-Flanagan

Publication Date:

July 2012/4th Edition

Course Material Author

John and Rita Sommers-Flanagan
JOHN and RITA SOMMERS-FLANAGAN are Professors of Counselor Education at the University of Montana. They have coauthored several books, including Counseling and Psychotherapy Theories in Context and Practice, Second Edition, also published by Wiley.

John and Rita Sommers-Flanagan authored the material only, and was not involved in creating this CE course. They are identified here for your own evaluation of the relevancy of the material this course is based on.

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Recommended For:

This course is recommended for health care professionals, especially psychologists, counselors, social workers, and nurses who seek knowledge about Clinical Interviewing. This course is exhaustive in nature, and it is appropriate for those at the introductory level, intermediate level, and the advanced level.

Course Objectives:

After taking this course, you should be able to:

  1. Identify and discuss skills in becoming a mental health professional.
  2. Develop skills in listening and relationship development.
  3. Develop skills in structuring and assessment.
  4. Determine useful strategies for interviewing special populations.

Disclosure to Learners

Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships

CE Learning Systems adheres to the ACCME's Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Medical Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity – including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others ― are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (formerly known as commercial interests).

The following relevant financial relationships have been disclosed by this activity's planners, faculty, and the reviewer:

Planners and Reviewers

The planners of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.

Faculty: Tyler Gibson

There are no relevant disclosures.

Commercial support

There is no commercial support for this distance-learning course.

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Course Retired
Course Number 101991
30 CE credit hours
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