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Interview and Report Writing

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The interview is a critical component of the psychological assessment of a child. In addition to the standard unstructured interview conducted when first meeting new clients, several structured interviews have been developed for use with children and their parents/caregivers. This chapter is designed to introduce and familiarize the reader with techniques appropriate and effective for use during interviews when a child is the identified client, as well as to provide examples of several interviews commonly used in the assessment of children and adolescents. Specifically, we review key components of the first interview, provide information on unstructured and structured interviews, and discuss how to select interview procedures. In addition, we offer considerations in using interview procedures with children who have disabilities as well as other factors related to the use of interviews, such as language dominance. Finally, we close with an overview of report writing. Throughout the chapter, we highlight changes to existing assessments resulting from the recent transition to DSM-5 (American Psychiatric Association (2013) Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, 5th edn. Arlington, VA, American Psychiatric Publishing).

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    Note: Although interviews are intended to be conducted with any primary caregiver as informant (e.g., parents, grandparents, stepparents, guardian ad litem, etc.), use of the term “parent” will be employed from this point forward for reading ease.

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    Johnny L. Matson

Appendix: Sample Developmental History Questionnaire

Appendix: Sample Developmental History Questionnaire

Family Information

Parent/Caregiver

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Brothers and Sisters

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Family History

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Pregnancy Information

Medical Condition

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Labor and Delivery

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Baby

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Developmental History

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Medical History of Child

Illnesses

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Operations

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Educational History

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Please complete below, beginning with kindergarten.

**Type of class. Please indicate whether your child was in regular, gifted/talented, special education, 504, or others (please explain).

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Has your child been diagnosed with:

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Has your child had any of these behavioral problems? (Please circle)

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What is your child’s current sleeping habits/schedule (e.g., bedtime, time child wakes up in the morning, nightmares/sleep problems)

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Abuse history: To your knowledge, has your child ever been physically/sexually abused? Witnessed violence?

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Medication History

List prescription medication child has taken on a regular basis (i.e., stimulants, antidepressants, anticonvulsants).

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Family Stressors

List any stressors that your child/family has experienced in the past two years (e.g., death of pet, death/illness of family members, school performance issues, financial stresses).

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Grills, A.E., Castine, E., Holt, M.K. (2018). Interview and Report Writing. In: Matson, J. (eds) Handbook of Childhood Psychopathology and Developmental Disabilities Assessment . Autism and Child Psychopathology Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93542-3_3

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