Forenic Interviewing

As you have seen, clinical and forensic interviewing have similarities and differences. As a forensic psychology professional, it is important that you are clear on both. Clinical interviewing is typically conducted by a qualitied mental health or behavioral health professional. It is a fundamental assessment and intervention procedure in which interviewers employ a variety of different interviewing approaches, including nondirective listening, nondirective questioning, and psychoeducation. Clinical interviewing can be part of a neuropsychological or forensic examination, and it can involve formal or informal assessment. Forensic interviewing is a developmentally appropriate investigative interview intended to help law enforcement determine whether a crime occurred and what happened. It should be non-leading, victim sensitive, and neutral. The goals of a forensic interview are to minimize any potential trauma to the victim, maximize information obtained from victims and witnesses, reduce contamination of the victim’s memory of the alleged event(s), and maintain the integrity of the investigative process.As you saw last week, interviewing is a complex and dynamic process. This week you will examine two types of interviewing—clinical and forensic—which although similar, have several important differences. Clinical interviewing is “a critical and commonly used assessment procedure in mental health practice that involves a personal exchange between clinician and client designed to gather information needed for diagnosis and treatment” (Allen and Becker, 2019). In contrast, forensic interviewing is “an investigative process designed to help determine whether or not abuse has occurred and, if so, elicit detail in a court suitable manner” (Perron and Hiltz, 2006). Thus, clinical interviews have a “therapeutic and intervention focus” while forensic interviews are “more structured, formal and have a ‘fact-finding’ focus” (Wyman et al.). This week, you will examine clinical interviewing versus forensic interviewing. You will participate in a Discussion in which you analyze the similarities and differences between the clinical and forensic interviewing processes, analyze the goals and objectives of both types of interviews, and evaluate problematic interviewing approaches that can occur in each of these settings.Post the following: Explain the goals and objectives of a clinical interview. Explain the goals and objectives of the forensic interview. In your own words, describe the similarities and differences between clinical and forensic interviews. Describe one problematic interviewing approach that might occur in a clinical interview. Explain why. Describe one problematic interviewing approach that might occur in a forensic interview. Explain why. Note: Your posts should be substantial (350 words minimum), supported with scholarly evidence from your research and/or the Learning Resources, and properly cited using APA Style. Personal anecdotes are acceptable as part of a meaningful post but cannot stand alone as the entire post.