School psychologists can engage in consultation to address inequities in educational opportunities to support multiply marginalized students. This critical work is codified in the NASP 2020 Practice Model, which outlines professional and organizational principles to facilitate school psychologists' engagement in equitable, effective supports to…

In this article we illustrate the roles of school psychologists, administrators, social workers, teachers, and parents in school reform by describing the adoption, initial implementation, and formative evaluation of an evidence-based social and emotional learning (SEL) program within several rural Midwestern school districts in a geographically…

Through an embedded single-case study design and qualitative methods, this article describes the school-wide implementation and preliminary results of a restorative practices (RP) program within a culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) elementary school. Located in an urban area with high rates of crime, violence, and poverty, the three-year…

Addresses the discrepancy of actual versus ideal consultant function for school counselors with a single-session behavioral method of planned consultation with teachers, and provides methods for school counselors to increase the consultative function with relatively little investment of time. (JPS)

This model permits the identification and classification of a variety of counseling programs or counseling approaches and thereby serves as a means of categorizing and describing the potential activities of the counselor in a variety of settings. The three dimensions described are the intervention target, purpose, and method. (Author)

The school appears to be an ideal place for applying a preventive approach to mental health. The emerging role of the school counselor-consultant offers some hope for system-wide impact. Coordination with community mental health services would further strengthen the consultant's role in the school. (Author)

Suggests increased opportunities for assessment and intervention, consultation, and program evaluation in early childhood education as roles that school psychologist should develop to facilitate effective parent involvement in child's education. Reviews literature on parent involvement in early childhood special education and current federal…

This monograph provides answers to various questions concerning the role of consultant for the counselor. The author argues strongly for a systematic, carefully planned approach, and provides a step-by-step description of the consultation process. Taped interviews are included to give a more vivid picture of the process at work. Discussed also are…

Public Act 94-142 will have a profound effect on education. There will be a need for new consultation models. This article presents four consulting postures which are seen as desirable and compatible for counselors' use. They present unique issues to be investigated in light of future trends. (Author/MFD)

Presents a comprehensive approach to consultation for school counselors. Discusses three consultation modes: collaboration, purchase-of-service, and mediation. Defines and identifies consultation goals and issues on which consultants might focus. (RC)

Reviewed an organizational consultation in a higher education setting as a case example of a preventive intervention. A 10-step planning group model is traced as the basis for the consultation. Organizational climate data and the implications of change related to the data are presented. (Author)

This article focuses on team building as a consulting intervention designed to influence the learning environment. The purposes of teaming are facilitating problem solving; maximizing the utilization of skills, competencies, interests, and resources toward organizational goals; improving the planning and decision-making process; and providing a…

Discusses three categories of consultative interventions for school counselors: individual interventions, such as parent consultation; group interventions, such as child study teams; and organizational interventions, such as schoolwide guidance projects. Concludes elementary school counselor has many opportunities to serve in the capacity of…

The school psychologist's role in providing case consultation is illustrated for two problems which may be associated with a teacher's lack of objectivity: (1) transference--perception of current situations in light of past experiences; and (2) theme interference--displacement of an unresolved conflict onto current personalities or situations.…

Focuses on curriculum intervention, the adaptation of an educational model of delivering counseling services within a prevention model. The counselor's role includes program selection and introduction, consultation, modeling, parental guidance, and program assessment. Counselors can use psychological education to assist educators in promoting…