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A General Outline for a Preliminary Clinical Interview

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  A General Outline for a Preliminary Clinical Interview This two minute video is for young students in psychology to provide a general format of a clinical interview that include four important sets of interconnected information. This video is just a quick information guide and it is not recommended at all that you conduct interview without professional training. Azher Hameed Qamar, Ph.D (www.drazher.com) Hi, in this presentation you will see a general outline of a preliminary clinical interview. This presentation is just to give an idea about the depth of a clinical interview, so that young students in clinical psychology may get benefit from in-depth interviews in qualitative research. A clinical interview for diagnostic purpose may include four sets of information that are interlinked. First, identifying information, that includes demographic information, (such as, gender, status, age, and other information that can provide rich data about the client’s social, economic, and cultura
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Body Politics in Development: Interview with Wendy Harcourt

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  Body Politics in Development: Interview with Wendy Harcourt   Wendy Harcourt Professor of Gender Diversity and Sustainable Development International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University, Rotterdam. (For complete interview - watch video) Dr. Wendy Harcourt is a professor of gender diversity and sustainable development at the international institute of social studies of Erasmus University, Rotterdam. In the interview, Dr. Wendy talks about her book “ Body Politics in Development: Critical Debates in Gender and Development” and provides a deeper insight into the concept of body politics and gender. S he talked about body politics, the complexity of social experiences, and gender development in the contemporary world. Reflecting on her experience as a researcher and as a person, she discussed gender as a social and political construct. In November 2021, I interviewed Dr. Wendy Harcourt to gain a deeper insight into the concept of body politics and gender. This in
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Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway - An Immigrants Mother's Fight to Take Her Children Back

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Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway - An Immigrants Mother's Fight to Take Her Children Back Azher Hameed Qamar, Ph.D (www.drazher.com) The movie ' Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway ' is a story of an immigrant mother whose two young children were taken away by the Norwegian foster care system and legal machinery, and she fights hard to win back custody the of her children. There are several reviews available on google, so I am not going to write a long review. Here, I will write a few important points from the movie that can help to research, and reflect on foster care system, legal machinery, cultural aspects of parenting practices, and debates on integration in Nordic countries. The movie shows a typical Indian family where patriarchy prevails and husband position himself as a bread earner and family head, and his wife as a housewife who is solely responsible for childcare and domestic work ( e.g. cooking, washing and cleaning). Mother is a typical Indian woman who believes in serving t
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