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In the example of a child being referred from a prep school to a psychologist for underachievement and deteriorating peer relationships is what this post addresses. I have a friend that was in this situation. I do not believe that the family would mind my reference to this question in my determination of providing an aligned action plan. The problem that my friend faced was that his father was given up to a foster home and my friend's mother was adopted. With only a undergraduate level education at the time my ability to provide alternatives were limited; however if given the opportunity again the method that would be suggestively beneficial in this instance would be through the methodological use of an interview, testing, and case history answers to help determine why this behavior may be occurring (Cohen & Swerdlik, 2005).

The interview. Cohen and Swerdlik (2005) claim that interviews help to guide decisions about proper assessments of an individual; however when interviewing a child one must have the insight to communicate effectively, including utilizing verbal and nonverbal communication (as cited in Greenspoon, 1955). The interview should consist of determining the correct type that would be beneficial for the child that is being evaluated. There are many types of interviews including stress interviewing, hypnotic interviewing, cognitive interviewing, and collaborative interviewing. In the instance of the child being an underachiever, one may consider including a cognitive interview for a child that is deteriorating peer relationships the stress interview should be considered in the psychological construct of the evaluation; this paper will addresses tests that should be administered in the evaluation in the proceeding paragraphs. There are standard questions that Cohen and Swerdlik (2005) suggest be answered in the interview, in the instance of the child being referred parental participation may be required. These questions consist of demographic data (name, age, sex, religion, number of persons in family, race, occupation, marital status, socioeconomic status, address, and telephone numbers; the parent's information may be useful for assisting in the interview. In the example of my friend he was divorced so data may need drawn from both separated individuals), reason for referral (in this instance underachievement and deteriorating peer relationships, referred from a prep school), past medical history (for the child and family members; in my friends

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