CLINICAL INTERVIEWS

Clinical Interviews provide Dr. Tarnoff with the opportunity to speak with the examinee and the examinee's family in order to further understand the referral concern and aid in making a differential diagnosis. Clinical Interviews may be structured, where a specific set of questions are asked in a specific way, semi-structured, where there is a general format for questions with some allowance for exploration of other concerns, or open, where an individual can speak freely about the referral or any additional concerns.

Clinical Interviews generally explore an individual's thoughts and feelings about him/herself, one's family, one's social group and friends, and one's education or employment. Clinical Interviews may take place with the examinee, the examinee's family, and with permission, the examinee's school or place of employment. 

Examinees and clients have a Right to Confidentiality within an evaluation, with the exception of an examinee indicating that he/she intends to harm him/herself or another individual, or in cases of suspected child, elder, or dependent care abuse (known as a clinician's Duty to Warn and Duty to Protect), or if the information is court-ordered to be released.