Interviewing in Action in a Multicultural World / Edition 5

by Bianca Cody Murphy

Overview

The fifth edition of INTERVIEWING IN ACTION IN A MULTICULTURAL WORLD provides students with the clinical wisdom and hands-on practice to fully develop their clinical interviewing skills. Authors Bianca Cody Murphy and Carolyn Dillon have expanded many sections of the book with new material on technology, multiculturalism, and other timely topics. This up-to-date text also features new practice examples, essay questions, and self-exploration activities to prepare students for a variety of practice settings. It can be used as a guidebook for students who want to promote change through the client-clinician relationship. Praised nationwide by instructors in the helping profession, INTERVIEWING IN ACTION IN A MULTICULTURAL WORLD is a practical, accessible text that prepares students for careers in the human services field.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	2901285077146
Publisher:	Cengage Learning
Publication date:	03/27/2014
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	592
Product dimensions:	7.30(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Bianca Cody Murphy, Ed.D., is Professor of Psychology at Wheaton College and a licensed psychologist practicing with Newton Psychotherapy Associates. Her research focuses on the clinical and health issues of lesbian, gay, and bisexual clients. She has served as president of Psychologists for Social Responsibility and as chair of both the American Psychological Association's Committee on Women in Psychology and the Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest.

Carolyn Dillon is Clinical Professor Emerita, Boston University School of Social Work, where she has won teaching excellence awards from both the Alumni Association and the student body. She received the Metcalf Award for teaching excellence and was the recipient of the “Greatest Contribution to Social Work Education” award from the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. She has published and spoken widely about the need for professional self-care and stress management and has consulted with social workers in health and mental health settings.

Table of Contents

1. Becoming a Professional. 2. The Clinical Relationship, Multicultural Practice, and Ethics. 3. Getting Started. 4. Attending and Listening. 5. Support and Empathy: A Sustaining Presence. 6. Exploration and Elaboration. 7. Assessment, Formulation, and Goal Setting. 8. Building Motivation, Formulating Plans, and Evaluating Change. 9. Helping Clients Feel and See Things Differently. 10. Helping Clients Do Things Differently. 11. Directly Addressing Issues and Dynamics in the Clinical Relationship. 12. Addressing Self-Disclosure and Other Boundary Issues. 13. Working with People in Crisis. 14. Endings and Transitions. 15. Self-Care, Supervision, and Professional Development. Appendix 1: Multicultural Counseling Competencies. Appendix 2: Clinician-Client Privacy Agreement.