Publications

Making Contact: The Therapist’s Guide to Conducting a Successful First Interview
By Leah M. DeSole, Ph.D. with Alyson Nelson, Ph.D. and Laura Young, MSW.
A Pearson Inc. Publication, 2006

This practical handbook prepares new professionals and professionals in training for a critical moment in their training: the first time they meet alone with a new client. Knowing how to conduct the first interview is fundamental to the foundation of a trainee’s clinical skills, but is often overlooked in the professional training that occurs in hospitals, counseling centers, school settings, and mental health clinics. This practical resource is useful to trainers, supervisors, and teachers in the helping professions – especially those who are working intensively with several interns and want to provide them with basic clinical practice instruction.

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