Therapy Intake Interviews

In this brief video I share some key points about the initial assessment/therapy process of conducting an intake session for beginning clinical interviewers. I frame the discussion around two crucial themes of building rapport and collecting data.
While there is enormous variety in the styles and goals of intake sessions, I'm focusing my suggestions here on what would be most relevant for those conducting routine outpatient psychotherapy/counseling and who are newer students to the field. I hope this helps!
For more detailed information about conducting intakes, check out this article I wrote:
doi.org/10.1007/s44202-022-00...
For more information on therapy skills in general, check out this video:
• Psychotherapy for Begi...
And for more information on psychological assessment in general, check out this video:
• Psychological Assessment

[@ProfPash]

Update! An article I wrote with a colleague in social work was just published yesterday (3/10/2022), which discusses much of what's presented here in more detail. It's open-access so you don't need a university library or database account to access it, just click here!
doi.org/10.1007/s44202-022-00019-5

[@RinconesAlicia]

This is wonderful, I am going to share this with my professors. Thank you for sharing.

[@carolynwoods6806]

Thank you SO much for the video and the article. Exactly what I was searching for!

[@PBTKaizen]

You’re awesome for making this available for free ! Def sharing with others …

[@juliaselah1550]

Thank you so much! I am an advanced practice NP now studying psychiatry, and came upon your post. I'll check out your publication.

[@sarayumeraki4267]

So helpful!! I'm doing a mock intake for a class like Cheyanne and this was a great summary and refresh!!

[@jyotidasisonyoutube]

Thank you ProfPash, this is really helpful. I have an internship interview coming soon, you have summarised everything very nicely, hopefully I'll be able to answer the interview!

[@biggerpicture667]

Thank you so much! First real interview this week and this was really helpful! We don't explore the importance of the "human" side on building rapport in class enough... this was a great way of summarize/structure some of this aspects and will for sure help keeping them present! Keep it coming!

[@BullzOfSteel]

great video! just downloaded your article you wrote, and plan on reading it sometime tomorrow!

[@tslawins4537]

Thank you - this is so helpful. I have my first intake this week.

[@carolynbarnett8705]

Starting a new job and this helped me so much!

[@aaminaphineas4665]

I really like how you delivered this very valuable information, I am doing a script for a mock interview of intake and I found your video very helpful.
Thank You

[@RinconesAlicia]

Thank you. This is some of the best intake advice that I have heard to date.

[@ProfPash]

Thanks for the kind feedback!

[@AshMcAch]

that was so organised and truly beneficial! thank you for sharing

[@oceaneyes8532]

Perfect timing and great video. I am doing a mock "intake assessment" for an assignment and this was soooo helpful. Thank you.

[@ProfPash]

Thanks Cheyanne! Glad to help :)

[@wareaglefishing3575]

I’m doing mine now , hopefully this helps me as well.

[@alanadeacon6710]

I have to do one too! I’m so nervous

[@cakesinthecity]

You are amazing, this is soooooo helpful just wow.

[@tapslagata]

Absolutely spot on!! Great reminders!!

[@bethanymorse6085]

This is super helpful!!!! Thank you so much. Please make more videos like this for new counselors!

[@ProfPash]

Thanks so much for the kind feedback!

[@PBTKaizen]

This was awesome! Love the structured breakdown! Wish you were my field instructor ! I’d love videos that breakdown the different modes - CBT vs Psychodynamic… etc… just to see the types of questions you’d ask in each modality …

[@ProfPash]

Thanks, I appreciate the kind words! Glad to hear it's useful content.

[@bizzy5234]

Great video! Very helpful

[@susanleach183]

I'm going for a counselling consultation tomorrow so this will help me

[@catwhatley6374]

Thank you for this wonderful video tutorial! I am working towards my AFC (Accredited Financial Counselor) certification, and I have to practice doing client intakes. Unfortunately, I haven't found anything about doing intakes as it applies to financial counseling. That is, until I saw this! Thank you for breaking it down to the basic parts and aspects of an intake! I can easily apply these with my clients, substituting clinicals for financials, i.e. instead of "diagnosis and treatment", I would use "determine goals and create action plan". This has been most helpful.

[@ProfPash]

What an interesting overlap in skills between our two fields! Glad this was useful for you :)

[@jbd11691]

Love the shirt! Where did you get it? Also, great information! Really helped me build confidence before doing my first mock intake exercise with another student. Thanks!

[@alyssavanmouwerik3854]

this is super helpful, thanks!

[@LazuliRose]

Im going to GEW like no other!

[@Plus1GoodDay]

So Inspirational

[@ilzevanniekerk7714]

what a great usefulness video. thanks

[@grumpyschnauzer]

This was very helpful and concise! Thank you!

[@ProfPash]

Such kind words from a self-proclaimed angry doggo, many thanks!

[@butterflybri3168]

Thank you for this! I actually stayed engaged while watching, and I needed this before seeing my first client as an intern. Idk if you ever considered teaching but you’d be good at it!

[@sandybennett9979]

me too, I am an intern and tomorrow I am meeting with a client for the first time and was feeling nervous, and after watching this, feeling less nervous. this was great!!

[@butterflybri3168]

@@sandybennett9979 I hope it went well!!! I recently finished my masters program in June and wow what a learning experience it was!!! Best wishes to you ❤️✨

[@courtneymoore9183]

I needed this!

[@oceaneyes8532]

So did I!

[@CerridwenAwen]

This was great!

[@helenannorzie4182]

Thanks alot this is great

[@PBTKaizen]

Subscribed!

[@dejonestl8168]

Nice. Thanks.

[@rain7096]

👍

[@MrBrink182]

I was told i need all the help and haven’t gotten a call for 48 hrs. Cis white men are always placed last.