Best Practices

What is a key characteristic of unstructured clinical interviews?

• Highly rigid and standardized

• Highly flexible and individualized

• Requires formal training

• Consistent across time

What is the purpose of identifying the referral issue or area of concern?

• To determine the student's favorite subjects

• To understand the student's behavior/issues and contributing factors

• To assess the student's academic performance

• To evaluate the student's extracurricular activities

What is the role of informants in clinical interviews?

• To provide entertainment

• To give insights into the student's behavior and issues

• To assess the student's physical health

• To plan school trips

Which of the following is a benefit of using structured clinical interviews?

• They allow for more spontaneous conversation

• They provide consistent data across different interviews

• They require less preparation time

• They are more entertaining for the student

How can informants contribute to the clinical interview process?

• By providing irrelevant information

• By offering a different perspective on the student's issues

• By distracting the interviewer

• By making the interview process longer

What is a common limitation of unstructured clinical interviews?

• Lack of flexibility

• Inconsistency in data collection

• Requires extensive training

• Limited to specific populations

How do structured clinical interviews enhance reliability?

• By allowing for open-ended responses

• By using a standardized set of questions

• By focusing on subjective experiences

• By minimizing interviewer bias

What is the primary goal of a clinical interview in a school setting?

• To diagnose medical conditions

• To understand the student's academic challenges

• To evaluate the student's social skills

• To plan the student's future career

What is a potential drawback of structured clinical interviews?

• They lack consistency

• They are too flexible

• They may limit the depth of responses

• They require no training

How do clinical interviews help in understanding a student's emotional state?

• By focusing solely on academic performance

• By exploring the student's feelings and thoughts

• By ignoring the student's personal experiences

• By assessing only physical health