Note: The pretreatment assessment interview is usually conducted on an individual basis between a MGT clinician who will be facilitating the individual sessions and a prospective client. Primary aims of this interview include (1) gathering information needed to determine whether MGT is an appropriate treatment for this particular youth, or whether a referral for other services is appropriate; if MGT is indicated, (2) gathering information regarding losses and (in cases of multiple deaths) ranking them according to their severity/current impact to decide which should be a primary focus of treatment; (3) beginning to build a shared vocabulary for describing losses, grief reactions, and their consequences; and (4) building trust and therapeutic rapport, which you will draw on in subsequent sessions.