Interviewing For Assessment

MICHAEL HASS, PHD, is a Professor of Scholarly Practice in the Counseling and School Psychology graduate programs at Chapman University. Dr. Hass has over 30 years of experience as a School Psychologist and psychotherapist, and holds California licenses in Educational Psychology, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Clinical Counseling. He serves as editor-in-chief of the journal Contemporary School Psychology, and co-authored Writing Useful, Accessible, and Legally Defendable Psychoeducational Reports with Jeanne Anne Carriere. In 2016, he earned the California Association of School Psychologists' Sandra Goff Memorial award for exemplary contributions to the profession of School Psychology in California and the nation.

• Acknowledgments ixChapter 1 Introduction to Interviewing for Assessment 1Chapter 2 Interviews as Part of a Comprehensive Assessment 11Chapter 3 Steps in Interviewing for Assessment 19Chapter 4 Interviewing Strategies 29Chapter 5 The School-Based Mental Status Exam 47Chapter 6 Interviewing Culturally Diverse Interviewees 57Chapter 7 Strategies for Interviewing Young Children 73Chapter 8 Interviewing to Clarify and Classify Problems 81Chapter 9 Interviewing About Academic Performance 107Chapter 10 Interviewing to Understand Strengths and Resources 117Chapter 11 Interviewing in High-Risk Situations: Suicide Assessment 131Chapter 12 Pulling It All Together and Communicating the Results of Assessment Interviews 145Appendix 1–Child and Adolescent Interview Protocol 153Appendix 2–Questions About Language and Culture 157Appendix 3–Process of Deferential Diagnosis 159Appendix 4–School-Based Mental Status Evaluation 161Author Index 165Subject Index 173