CLINICAL INTERVIEWING

Introduction
 INTRODUCTION
• Clinical Interview is a common phrase which is used to identify an initial and
sometimes ongoing contact between clinician and client.
• This includes varying proportions of psychological ASSESSMENTS AND BIO
PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTION.
• Major purpose of clinical interview is to formulate a strong rapport with the client,
build a working alliance, gather information maintain a hopeful and non judgemental
attitude, develop a case formulation and if appropriate, provide a clear and helpful
professional framework.
• Clinical interview is a flexible procedure that mental health professionals from many
different disciplines use to initiate treatment.
 CHALLENGES
• Immediate offending by the client using words, language, gestures or hatred
expression
• Refuses to talk
• Talks so much randomly and fast without giving time to understand
• Asks to leave early
• Emotional out burst
• Disbelief and lack of trust
• Aggression on sudden
 CLINICAL INTERVIEWING VERSUS
COUNSELLING
• During clinical interviewing, the clinician simultaneously initiates assessments and
therapeutic relationship with the client.
• It is the entry point for the case management, treatment or any form of counselling.
• It is the initial process of mental health service
• Whereas, counselling is a specific mental health service based on the need of the
client after the clinical interview.
 SION'S OF CLINICAL INTERVIEWING
• Nature of a professional relationship
• Client motivation for the treatment
• Collaborative goal setting
 NATURE OF ETHICAL
PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIP
• An explicit agreement of providing service by the mental health professional.
• Informed consent
• Compensation for service
• Power difference, clinician being a mental health expertise but less dominant
• Objectivity and emotional connectivity with some degree of distance