Designing clinical interviewing training courses for psychiatric residents: a practical primer for interviewing mentors.

This article provides a no-nonsense primer for the design of effective clinical interviewing programs and the use of interviewing mentors. Principles for smoothly integrating educational tools such as direct observation, role-playing, the use of videotaping and facilic supervision are described. A sample core curriculum syllabus is provided including a comprehensive listing of core educational goals with regard to clinical interviewing skills.

Facilic supervision and schematics: the art of training psychiatric residents and other mental health professionals how to structure clinical interviews sensitively.

This article provides an introduction to "facilic supervision" an innovative method for training residents to gather comprehensive databases while creating a naturally flowing conversational feel to the interview. Facilic supervision allows residents to better understand what topics they choose to explore, how they go about exploring them, how they make transitions from topic to topic, and how they manage their time constraints. Facilic supervision includes a graphic system for visually tracking a trainee's structuring of an interview designed for both individual and group supervision.

The art of effectively teaching clinical interviewing skills using role-playing: a primer.

Time pressure on trainees and supervisors alike places a premium on efficiency in training students to master clinical skills. Through role-playing, a supervisor can create multiple iterations of the desired skill until competence is obtained. The skill training can be advanced in intensity and complexity until the trainer and trainee are confident that the interviewing skill is accessible on demand and that the trainee is comfortable with its use.