Clinical Diagnostic Interviewing Course
Master the clinical skills that define competent psychiatric assessment. This course takes you from foundational theory through advanced case formulation, covering everything from rapport-building and mental status examination to risk assessment and differential diagnosis. Whether you are entering clinical training or sharpening existing skills, you will leave with the tools to conduct thorough, ethical, and patient-centred diagnostic interviews.
from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
You will learn how to conduct structured diagnostic interviews across a wide range of clinical populations, including children, older adults, trauma survivors, and patients in crisis. The course covers psychiatric history-taking, mental status examination, and systematic symptom exploration across all major diagnostic domains. You will develop competency in suicide and violence risk assessment, safety planning, and legally defensible clinical documentation. Motivational interviewing techniques, cultural humility, and interprofessional communication are integrated throughout. By the end, you will be able to produce a complete biopsychosocial case formulation that directly informs treatment planning.
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Develop skills
- Diagnostic Interviewing Structure: Design and execute a full clinical interview from opening to closure.
- Risk Assessment Communication: Identify, document, and communicate suicide and violence risk accurately.
- Mental Status Examination: Observe, describe, and record all MSE domains in standardised clinical language.
- Biopsychosocial Case Formulation: Synthesise patient data into a differential diagnosis and individualised treatment plan.
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