Important Note
All Semester II bachelor and master psychology courses and examinations (2020-2021) will be offered in an on-line format.
If it is safe and possible to do so, supplementary course meetings may be planned on-campus. However, attendance at these meetings will not be required to successfully complete Semester II courses.
All obligatory work groups and examinations will be offered on-line during Central European Time, which is local time in the Netherlands.
Information on the mode of instruction and the assessment method per course will be offered in Brightspace, considering the possibilities that are available at that moment. The information in Brightspace is leading during the Corona crisis, even if this does not match the information in the Prospectus.
Entry requirements
Only open to Master students specialisation Clinical Psychology and Research master’s students track Clinical Health Psychology
Description
Students develop clinical interviewing and diagnostic skills, using semi-structured interviews, mental status examination and standardized interviews, e.g. the MINI and CPRS. 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 most prevalent Psychiatric disorders, however issues regarding Axis II will also be discussed.
Course objectives
This course aims to prepare students for conducting diagnostic interviews during your clinical internships. At the end of this course, their knowledge and skills of diagnostics, interviewing and reporting should be at a level required for the initial phase of their internship. Another aim is the further development of their professional attitude.
Specific aims are to:
Increase knowledge 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 skills regarding clinical diagnostic interviewing: assessment of psychiatric signs and symptoms, psychosocial interview, mental status examination
Further development of a professional attitude, ethical aspects of psychodiagnostic interviewing, respect
Timetable
For the timetables of your lectures, work groups and exams, please select your study programme in: Psychology timetables
Semester 1: Lectures Work group sessions
Semester 2: Lectures Work group sessions
Registration
Course
Students need to enroll for lectures and work group sessions. Master’s course registration
Examination
Students are not automatically enrolled for an examination. They can register via uSis from 100 to 10 calendar days before the date. Students who are not registered will not be permitted to take the examination. Registering for exams
Mode of instruction
3 4-hour lectures and plenary instruction meetings,
6 4-hour seminars, 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.
Assessment method
Performance during this course will be rated in a 1-10 grade. The final seminar is an exam. Successful completion of this course and the final grade depends on:
Attendance plenary sessions, lectures and seminars.
Active participation during seminars, including feedback to group members (20%).
Assessment by instructor of knowledge of theory and diagnostic criteria and interviewing skills during the course, including the exam (50%)
Written reports (30%)
The Institute of Psychology follows the policy of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences to systematically check student papers for plagiarism with the help of software. Disciplinary measures will be taken when fraud is detected. Students are expected to be familiar with and understand the implications of this fraud policy.
Reading list
Morrison, J. (2014). The first interview (Fourth edition). New York: Guilford Press.
Syllabus, available at Blackboard.
Contact information
Drs. Jacqueline Guicherit-Dicke j.a.guicherit@fsw.leidenuniv.nl