In our section of psychology books It was necessary to include a book specifically dedicated to the psychological interview, since it is the technique most used by psychology professionals and it is important to know it thoroughly.
Conxa Perpignan has compiled in Psychological interview manual All the material is aimed at helping all those psychologists who want to improve their skills as interviewers, not only in the clinical area, but also in the area of personnel selection or marketing.
With a clear, pleasant and direct languageThis manual offers us the possibility of understanding the world of the interview as a whole, which begins by preparing the appointment, continues by organizing the place where the interview will take place and ends with a good farewell that strengthens the trust between the interviewer and the interviewee.
The book is divided into three parts: what is an interview, how an interview is conducted, and where it is conducted. At the end of each chapter, the reader will find a final summary with the main contents of the chapter, as well as an indication of the most important complications that may arise during the interview and how to solve them.
Each chapter also includes self-assessment questions and exercises, turning the book into a practical notebook for studying and understanding the world of interviews.
The contents of the book are:
- Definition and conceptual aspects from the interview.
- Preconditions to the interview.
- The communication in the interview.
- Techniques of verbal communication.
- The interaction in the interview.
- He process from the interview.
- The interview with children and teenagers.
- The evaluative function from the interview.
- The return function from the interview.
- The motivating function from the interview.
- The shift function from the interview: advice (counselling).
- Selection interview.
- Marketing Interview.
- Educational and vocational.
About the author of the book
Conxa Perpignan She holds a PhD in Psychology from the University of Valencia, where she has been a Professor in the Department of Personality, Assessment and Psychological Treatments since 1994. She combines her work teaching with the task researcher in various fields of psychology.