Consulting is a type of helping relationship that usually occurs in a context whereby the consultee (teacher) is trained for the purpose of helping the client (student). The goal is to address a situation in order to solve problems within it and to empower consultees by training them to recognize needs and the resources available to them. The…

Described the effectiveness of a combined curricular-counseling intervention strategy for reducing mathematics anxiety among women returning to college. Results suggested that maximum effectiveness in reducing measured mathematics anxiety was achieved when participants enrolled in a mathematics course and attended a multifaceted counseling support…

Professionals and parents need effective systems of teamwork for planning restorative outcomes with troubled children and youth. This article taps the resilient problem-solving process C*L*E*A*R, which is drawn from the Response Ability Pathways (RAP) curriculum. Participants examine the timeline of Challenges, Logic, Emotions, Actions, and…

Proposes a full-system therapeutic approach which widens the lens of assessment and intervention beyond the family to include the interactive patterns of the family's immediate community and service systems. Describes four common dysfunctional models: the blind, or dispersed system; the conflicted interagency system; the rejecting system, and the…

Demonstrates the utility of a behavioral method for classifying cotherapists in terms of similarity and consistency and examines the relationships among cotherapists' similarity and consistency of focal interventions, amount and type of work that group therapy patients performed, and treatment outcome. (Author)

Presents an approach to family therapy where a group of observers becomes part of a therapeutic team by introducing strategic messages into the sessions. Messages are described in terms of five components: function, target, timing, content, and delivery. Suggests guidelines for effective team functioning and discusses implications for training.…

Counseling students who evaluated a school-based substance abuse training model praised the opportunity to receive specialized experiences and skill development not available in the regular counseling curriculum. The program succeeded in training counselors to design and implement prevention and intervention programs in the school setting. (RJM)

Two related examples demonstrate how to conduct high-quality interventions and consultation case studies with integrity. Case studies utilized home note and consultation-based interventions to improve task completion and accuracy in mathematics for primary grade students demonstrating performance difficulties. Both interventions increased math…

Though brief, this paper provides a step-by-step outline of a technique employed for providing a more effective and efficient diagnostic-treatment model for working with children who appear destined for special class placement and/or significant adjustment difficulties. The specific objectives for each participating child are: (1) improve…