The CBCL is a far more comprehensive rating scale, but is also more difficult to score and administer than the Connors. This compares to 6 dimensions covered by the Connors. Guerumont, et al. Interviews Interviews are an important part of the diagnostic process. Ideally, there should be a face to face interview with both parents, and with the child.
All interviews are useful as a supplementary technique to the rating scales.
Guidelines for such interviews vary according to the practitioner conducting the interview, and according to the purpose of the interview. The content of the diagnostic sessions should be specifically suited to both the need for information and the subject being interviewed. Parent interviews are predominantly designed to secure historical information about the child, to assess parenting styles and skills, and to develop a picture of the family dynamics. Gueurmont et al. They suggest that it would be ideal for a psychologist to interview the child, and perhaps a social worker to interview the parents.