Where to start and what to ask an assessment handbook
Susan Lukas.
- 1st ed.
- New York W.W. Norton c1993.
- xvi, 182 p. 25 cm.
"A Norton professional book." Includes index.
How to conduct the first interview with an adult -- Looking, listening, and feeling : the mental status examination -- How to think about your client's health : the medical history -- How to conduct the first interview with a family -- How to conduct the first interview with a child -- How to take a developental history -- How to conduct the first interview with a couple -- How to determine whether a client might hurt somebody - including you -- How to determine whether a client might hurt herself -- How to determine whether a client is a substance abuser -- How to assess children for neglect, abuse, and sexual abuse -- What psychological testing is and when you might ask for it -- How to write an assessment -- Where you go from here.