Identifying the interactional processes in the first assessments in child mental health

Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Michelle O'ReillyIan Hutchby

Abstract

A comprehensive assessment is essential to contemporary practice in child and adolescent mental health. In addition to determining diagnosis and management, it is seen as important for clinical engagement and forming a therapeutic relationship. However, there has been little research on the processes which occur during this interaction, particularly in first assessments. Twenty-eight naturally occurring child mental health initial assessments were video recorded and subjected to the basic principles of the conversation analytic method. Several processes were identified in a typical child and adolescent mental health assessment. These included introductions, reasons for attendance, problem presentation, decision-making and session closure. Initial assessments provide a platform for all future engagement with services and an understanding of the processes occurring within this setting is important for the eventual outcomes, particularly in respect to new ways of working such as the Choice and Partnership Approach (CAPA).

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Aug 9, 2016·Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing·M O'ReillyK Karim
Mar 17, 2018·Journal of Child Health Care : for Professionals Working with Children in the Hospital and Community·Nikki KiyimbaJessica Nina Lester
Jun 6, 2020·African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine·Sally FieldSimone Honikman
Sep 1, 2018·Child and Adolescent Mental Health·Nikki Kiyimba, Michelle O'Reilly

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