This module is designed to provide teachers, teacher trainers, and administrators with an introduction to consultation as a service to support students with disabilities and/or challenging behaviors in their home schools. The module provides a rationale for the use of consultation as a part of school programs, a review of research on its current…

The first section of the paper describes how the role of the special education resource teacher can be expanded to include a consultative component. This redefined role include direct, data based instructional services by the special educator as a resource teacher and indirect regular class assistance by the resource teacher as a consultant.…

California special education teachers (N=1,282) responded to a survey concerning the distribution of, and support for, students receiving special education services who engage in severe problem behaviors in school settings. The survey included questions about the status and experience of the teacher as well as the specific areas of support used in…