
Beginning the Interview: Introductions, Creating a Template, and Developing Rapport
Karen J. Saywitz and Lorinda B. Camparo
in Evidence-based Child Forensic Interviewing: The Developmental Narrative Elaboration Interview
Chapter 4 describes how to provide clear introductions and explicit explanations of the interviewer's role, the child's role, and the mechanics and purpose of the interview in a ...
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ORBIT: The Basics
Laurence J. Alison, Emily K. Alison, Frances Surmon-Böhr, and Neil D. Shortland
in ORBIT: The Science of Rapport-Based Interviewing for Law Enforcement, Security, and Military
This chapter provides a detailed overview of the Observing Rapport Based Interpersonal Techniques (ORBIT) model of interviewing and its principles. It discusses how ORBIT is unique in that ...
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Interacting with the Media
Nancy A. McGarrah and Diana L. Struski
in Military Psychologists' Desk Reference
Military psychologists have an opportunity to provide media interviews and serve as their organization’s spokesperson. Recommendations are provided to ensure effective communication, ...
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Structured and Unstructured Interviews
Rebecca L. Jackson and Michael J. Vitacco
in Ziskin's Coping with Psychiatric and Psychological Testimony (6 ed.)
This chapter discusses structured and unstructured interviews and aims to introduce the types of interviews employed in psychological and psychiatric practice; discuss the purposes for both ...
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Before the Interview: Setting Up the Interview Context
Karen J. Saywitz and Lorinda B. Camparo
in Evidence-based Child Forensic Interviewing: The Developmental Narrative Elaboration Interview
Chapter 3 describes how to arrange the physical setting of the interview and how to create a supportive and objective psycho-social atmosphere. The goal is to create a ...
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Interviewing Children about Sexual Abuse
Karen J. Saywitz and Joyce S. Dorado
in Psychologists' Desk Reference (3 ed.)
Chapter 88 provides guidelines on interviewing children about sexual abuse, including considerations for effective interviewing (the reliability and suggestibility of children's reports, ...
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Under Pressure: Imminent-Threat Interviews with Terrorist Suspects
Frances Surmon-Böhr, Laurence J. Alison, Neil D. Shortland, and Emily K. Alison
in ORBIT: The Science of Rapport-Based Interviewing for Law Enforcement, Security, and Military
This chapter discusses the concept and potential issues surrounding “urgent safety” or “imminent threat” interviews. It also summarizes a series of observations of law enforcement officers’ ...
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Introductory Information for Interviewers
Karen J. Saywitz and Lorinda B. Camparo
in Evidence-based Child Forensic Interviewing: The Developmental Narrative Elaboration Interview
Chapter 1 outlines the Developmental Narrative Elaboration (DNE) Interview - an evidence-based, step-by-step process for interviewing children when the results of the interview will serve ...
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Before the Core Interview: Teaching the Narrative Elaboration Strategy
Karen J. Saywitz and Lorinda B. Camparo
in Evidence-based Child Forensic Interviewing: The Developmental Narrative Elaboration Interview
Chapter 6 presents optional, brief, pre-interview activities that teach children how to elaborate on their initial statements in their own words using a new strategy for organizing ...
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Improving Diagnostic and Clinical Interviewing
Rhonda S. Karg, Arthur N. Wiens, and Ryan W. Blazei
in Psychologists' Desk Reference (3 ed.)
Chapter 3 discusses improving diagnostic and clinical interviewing, and how the purpose of a clinical interview is to give clients the opportunity to present their unique
perspectives on ...
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How to Build Rapport: Assessing the Effectiveness of ORBIT Training with Police Interviewers
Laurence J. Alison, Chloë Barrett-Pink, Frances Surmon-Böhr, Neil D. Shortland, Emily K. Alison, and Paul Christiansen
in ORBIT: The Science of Rapport-Based Interviewing for Law Enforcement, Security, and Military
This chapter examines the impact of the UK National Counter-Terrorism Training program (Alcyone). Alcyone is a 6-day course that provides the following: (1) psychological training in ...
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Design of Interview Schedule to Determine the Prevalence of Symptoms Compared in the Four Major Diagnostic Groups
Eli Robins M.D.
in The Final Months: A Study of the Lives of 134 Persons Who Committed Suicide
This chapter describes the design of the interview schedule used in the study on suicides to determine the prevalence of symptoms, and explores the frequency with which individual symptoms ...
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Psychiatric Symptoms and Disorders
Julie A. Schumacher and Michael B. Madson
in Fundamentals of Motivational Interviewing: Tips and Strategies for Addressing Common Clinical Challenges
Psychiatric disorders are very common. Thus, even professionals who are not mental health providers are likely to grapple with the clinical challenges associated with psychiatric symptoms ...
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Session 3: Motivation
Jordana Muroff, Patty Underwood, and Gail Steketee
in Group Treatment for Hoarding Disorder: Therapist Guide
Following an initial description of motivational interviewing methods, leaders ask group members for an initial rating and discussion of motivation for and confidence in change. The chapter ...
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The Use of the Media in Marketing a Private Practice
Nancy A. McGarrah
in Handbook of Private Practice: Keys to Success for Mental Health Practitioners
This chapter describes the ways mental health professionals in private practice can use the media for marketing their practice as well as for educating the public. The processes for ...
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Assessing Cases of School Refusal Behavior
Christopher A. Kearney
in Helping School Refusing Children and Their Parents: A Guide for School-Based Professionals (2 ed.)
This chapter offers the reader an overview of methods to assess, on an initial and ongoing basis, youths with presenting school refusal behavior. These methods target youth who are just ...
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Data Collection
Antoinette Kavanaugh and Thomas Grisso
in Evaluations for Sentencing of Juveniles in Criminal Court
This chapter offers guidance for the collecting the various types of information needed for Miller evaluations. It begins with a general section on the process, focusing on the need for ...
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Evidence Base for the Developmental Narrative Elaboration Interview
Karen J. Saywitz and Lorinda B. Camparo
in Evidence-based Child Forensic Interviewing: The Developmental Narrative Elaboration Interview
Chapter 2 is a summary of the experimental research on the elements of the DNE Interview. It describes studies conducted with over 1000 children, ages 3 to 12, demonstrating positive ...
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Closing the Interview1
Karen J. Saywitz and Lorinda B. Camparo
in Evidence-based Child Forensic Interviewing: The Developmental Narrative Elaboration Interview
Chapter 10 discusses how to close the interview and create a time of transition from the interview to the outside world, where all the real and perceived consequences await the child. It ...
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The Core Developmental Narrative Elaboration Interview
Karen J. Saywitz and Lorinda B. Camparo
in Evidence-based Child Forensic Interviewing: The Developmental Narrative Elaboration Interview
Chapter 8 presents a three-step process for questioning children: Step 1 is an opportunity for the child to provide a spontaneous or minimally prompted statement about a ...
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