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The Tip of the Month Archives
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#114 August 2009
Personalizing Potential Side-Effect Choices
#113 July 2009
Uncovering the “Turning Point” with Suicide
#112 June 2009
A Simple Phrase for Disarming Anger
#111 May 2009
Two Nice Tips for Uncovering a More Valid History of Substance Use
#110 April 2009
An Intriguing Method for Uncovering the Depth of Suicidal Intent
#109 March 2009
"Why Me, Why Now?": Pathways to Understanding the Client's Spirituality as a Powerful Component of Suicide Assessment
#108 February 2009
Uncovering Delusional Material
#107 January 2009
"The Scale Metaphor" for Improving Medication Interest
#106 December 2008
"The Gardener's Tip" for Improving Medication Interest
#105 November 2008
Gentle Ways of Approaching a Difficult Topic: Tips for Uncovering Incest
#104 October 2008
Another Subtle Gauge for Suicidal Intent
#103 September 2008
The Search for "Suicide Searches" on the Internet
#102 August 2008
A Family That Takes Meds Together Stays Together
#101 July 2008
Helping Patients Who Have AIDS Cope With Demoralization
#100 June 2008
Helping the Client to Pinpoint Problematic Behaviors or Situations
#99 May 2008
Raising the Topic of Physical Fighting
#98 April 2008
Helping Clients Share Childhood Behaviors Suggestive of Sociopathy
#97 March 2008
The "One-Word Difference" When Asking About Substance Abuse
#96 February 2008
Several Strategies for Uncovering Drug and Alcohol Histories (excerpted from the Psychiatric Clinics of North America)
#95 January 2008
Sensitively Uncovering the Client's Work History - Pitfalls and Solutions (excerpted from the Psychiatric Clinics of North America)
#94 December 2007
"The Waiting Room as a Place of Warmth"
#93 November 2007
"Medications as Tools: Patients as the Boss of Which Tool and When"
#92 October 2007
"The Client as Expert"
#91 September 2007
"The Value of Letting Patients Know the Cost of Medications that Cost Nothing"
#90 August 2007
"Easing the Patient's Pain When Sharing Embarrassing Material with Both Adults and Children"
#89 July 2007
"Uncovering Hidden Suicidal Intent as Related to Potential Life Stressors"
#88 June 2007
"Helping Patients to Share Missed Medication Doses With Minimal Shame"
#87 May 2007
"Bypassing the word 'But': A Note for Supervisors and Clinicians"
#86 April 2007
"Increasing Medication Interest Using Crutches As a Metaphor"
#85 March 2007
"The 'Learning to Ride a Bicycle' Metaphor"
#84 February 2007
"Putting Trust Right Out On the Table"
#83 January 2007
"The Distancing Signal: Shifting from the Pronoun 'I' to 'You' by an Interviewee"
#82 December 2006
"Enhancing a Patient's Belief in a Medication and the 'Talisman Effect'"
#81 November 2006
"Helping a Patient Feel More Comfortable with a Reasonable Risk"
#80 October 2006
"A Family that Takes Meds Together Stays Together"
#79 September 2006
"Helping Patients with Cancer to Consider Quitting Smoking"
#78 August 2006
"Determining a Patient's Attitudes Towards Taking Medications in General"
#77 July 2006
"Helping a Patient with Organic Brain Damage to Take Their Meds"
#76 June 2006
"Raising the Topic of Physical Fighting"
#75 May 2006
"Culling the Truth in Disability Evaluations"
#74 April 2006
"The Paradox of 'Not Pushing' Meds"
#73 March 2006
"Looking for a Teacher"
#72 February 2006
"The 'Football on the Shelf Tip' for Improving Medication Interest"
#71 January 2006
"Side Doors Into the Elicitation of Suicidal Ideation"
#70 December 2005
"Providing a Medication Menu"
#69 November 2005
"Being Sensitive and Clear with Clients When Asking About Sexual Abuse"
#68 October 2005
"Creatively Adapting Psychoeducation to the Needs of the Anxiety Bound Client"
#67 September 2005
Cutting Through Parent Distortion
#66 August 2005
When a Client Doubts Our Competence
#65 July 2005
Two "Tricks of the Trade" for Assessing Suicidal Intent
#64 June 2005
"Uncovering Command Hallucinations"
#63 May 2005
"Getting a Read on the Patient's Grapevine on a Medication"
#62 April 2005
"A Tip from a Newspaper Journalist"
#61 March 2005
"Helping Clients End Sessions Promptly"
#60 February 2005
"Yet Another Approach to the 'I don't know syndrome' with Adolescents"
#59 January 2005
"A Couple More Tips for Spotting Malingering"
#58 December 2004
"Helping Little Kids get Excited About Their Meds"
#57 November 2004
Asking About Substance Abuse
#56 October 2004
Effectively Introducing the Idea of the "Treatment Team"
#55 September 2004
Gentle Way of Raising the Topic of Suicide
#54 August 2004
Helping Clients to Share Their Opinion of Their Own Suicidal Risk
#53 July 2004
A Few Tips for "Withholding Clients"
#52 June 2004
Helping the Client Pinpoint Problematic Behaviors or Situations
#51 May 2004
Talking with Children About Their Medications
#50 April 2004
Building Credibility with Parents
#49 March 2004
A Practical Tip On Easing the Pain for Parents When Reporting Child Abuse
#48 February 2004
Giving Clients Pause for Thought Concerning Suicide
#47 January 2004
A Creative Idea for Helping Patients Deal with the Possible Stigmatization of Taking a Medication at Work
#46 December 2003
Tips for Uncovering Drug and Alcohol Histories
#45 November 2003
The Power of Behavioral Specificity for Uncovering the Truth: Head Trauma
#44 October 2003
Asking the Client to Speculate on His or Her "Breaking Point"
#43 September 2003
Immediate Follow-up On Treatment Recommendations
#42 August 2003
Probing for the Possibility of Impulsive Suicide
#41 July 2003
Helping AIDS Patients to Cope with Demoralization
#40 June 2003
Assessing Suicidal Pain
#39 May 2003
A Simple Question About Meds
#38 April 2003
Focusing Upon the Client's Strengths
#37 March 2003
Helping Client's to Share Childhood Behaviors Suggestive of Sociopathy
#36 February 2003
Uncovering the Patient's Understanding of His or Her Meds
#35 January 2003
Uncovering Hidden Stresses, Workloads, and Skills
#34 December 2002
Moving More Deeply Into Our Client's Perceptions of His or Her Illness
#33 November 2002
Establishing Trust in the Correctional Setting
#32 October 2002
Caring for "the Person" in a Primary Care Setting
#31 September 2002
Helping Patients Feel Comfortable Sharing Concerns About Meds
#30 August 2002
The Importance of Primacy and Recency Effects When Teaching Our Clients
#29 July 2002
Letting Clients Help In the Formulation of Their Own Diagnosis
#28 June 2002
Instilling the Possibility of Change
#27 May 2002
Malingering or True Suicidal Intent?
#26 April 2002
Assessing a Client's Suicidal Intent
#25 March 2002
Drawing Clients Back to Their Own Words
#24 February 2002
The Hidden Value of Asking About Accidents
#23 January 2002
Acknowledging Trust
#22 December 2001
Exploring the Ambivalence of Suicide
#21 November 2001
Effective Questions for the Closing Phase of the Interview
#20 October 2001
An Approach to Rehearsed Interviews
#19 September 2001
#19 September 2001
The Usefulness of Admitting Mistakes
#18 August 2001
Where Should We Put the Clock?
#17 July 2001
Helping Teens to Feel Comfortable Telling the Truth
#16 June 2001
Important Secrets in the "Medication Sheet"
#15 May 2001
Asking About Current "Employment Status"
#14 April 2001
Another Approach for the "I Don't Know " Answer
#13 March 2001
A Nice Question for the "Closing Phase" of the Interview
#12 February 2001
Helping Patients Who Are Somaticizing to Discuss Psychiatric Symptoms
#11 January 2001
Uncovering Client Fears in the First Few Minutes
#10 December 2000
Helping Patients Feel Comfortable with Their Meds in a Primary Care Setting
#9 November 2000
Helping Clients with Severe Social Anxiety to Feel More Comfortable in the First Meeting
#8 October 2000
Helping Teenagers Feel More Comfortable Sharing Confidential Material in a Primary Care Setting
#7 September 2000
Asking Asian Americans about a Family History of Mental Illness: Some Cross Cultural Tips
#6 August 2000
Helping Clients Feel Safe to Share Their Drug and Alcohol Problems
#5 July 2000
Helping Children Relax at the Beginning of the Initial Interview
#4 May 2000
Transforming a Gremlin: the "I don’t know" Response from Adolescents.
#3 May 2000
First Name or Last? How to Address the Client.
#2 April 2000
Uncovering Auditory Hallucinations
#1 March 2000
The Validity Technique of "Normalization"
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