Where to Start and What to Ask : An Assessment Handbook Book

	Acknowledgments
	The How and Why of This Book: An Introduction
1	How to Conduct the First Interview with an Adult	1
2	Looking, Listening, and Feeling: The Mental Status Examination	13
3	How to Think About Your Client's Health: The Medical History	32
4	How to Conduct the First Interview with a Family	44
5	How to Conduct the First Interview with a Child	58
6	How to Take a Developmental History	78
7	How to Conduct the First Interview with a Couple	87
8	How to Determine Whether a Client Might Hurt Somebody - Including You	101
9	How to Determine Whether a Client Might Hurt Herself	112
10	How to Determine Whether a Client Is a Substance Abuser	128
11	How to Assess Children for Neglect, Abuse, and Sexual Abuse	138
12	What Psychological Testing Is and When You Might Ask for It	153
13	How to Write an Assessment	162
14	Where You Go from Here	172
	Index	175