Description
Students develop clinical interviewing and diagnostic skills, using semi-structured interviews, mental status examination and standardized interviews, e.g. the MINI. The course provides exposure to psychopathology syndromes via clinical interviews with trained actors. Theoretical and practical issues in assessment and diagnostics will be discussed. Oral and written reporting of findings is also covered. The focus of this part of the course is on Axis I disorders, however issues regarding Axis II will also be discussed.
Coordinator
Mw. Dr. B.M. Elzinga
Room: 2A05a
Telephone: 071 527 3745
E-mail: elzinga@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
Objective(s)
This course aims to prepare you for conducting diagnostic interviews during your clinical internships. At the end of this course, your knowledge and skills of diagnostics, interviewing and reporting should be at a level required for the initial phase of your internship. Another aim is the further development of your professional attitude.
Specific aims are to:
Increase knowledge and skills regarding clinical diagnostic interviewing. Assessment of psychiatric signs and symptoms; psychosocial interview; mental status examination
Learn how to report data from diagnostic interviews in letters to general practitioners. Learn the advantages and limitations of various interviewing methods, in particular a clinical interview versus a standardized clinical interview
Increase knowledge and skills regarding assessment of symptom dimensions
Increase knowledge of MMPI-2
Further development of a professional attitude
Literature
Morrison, J. (2008). The first interview (third ediction). New York: Guilford Press.
Syllabus with articles. Available at Servedesk, second floor.
Examination
Active participation during the meetings, case reports, videotaped interviews, final exam.
Requirement(s) for application or advice
This course is only open to Master students Clinical Psychology.
Education method(s)
Seminars, plenary instruction meetings, demonstration videos. Students will practice skills and techniques in roleplays and with trained actors.
Plenary instructions will be in English. Seminars with only Dutch students will be in Dutch.
Frequency workshops: twice a week
Enrolment
Introduction and enrolment for courses of the first semester will take place August 27th 2009. Introduction and enrolment for courses of the second semester will take place in January 2010. More information will be available at the website of the Institute of Psychology.
NB: Exam registration will take place via U-Twist, and will be open between a month and a week before the (re)exam. Students who haven’t registered, cannot participate in the exam.
Blackboard
Information on Blackboard site
Timetable
Timetable Clinical Interviewing and Assessment [2009-2010]
Semester 1 | Semester 2