The paper questions whether the school consultation model which provides services to learning disabled students has a sound theoretical base. Included are an examination of 10 different models of consultation and their relationship to theory and a review of studies on facilitating the mainstreaming of learning disabled and other low achieving…

Proposes the Effective Supervision and Consultation (ESC) model as a guide for counselor educators who are helping agencies build effective supervision programs. The ESC model is presented with an emphasis on the assessment, training, and evaluation components of consultation services in counselor supervision. (JAC)

This article describes the transition of delivery of school psychological services from primarily a clinical model to one of consultation. It identifies existing conditions facilitating change, analyzes problems, and suggests solutions. New Services arising from the changed perception of how a psychologist functions are discussed. (Author)

Reviews key issues related to racial minorities working as consultants and provides an analysis of possible impediments to successful consultation. Gives examples of how majority consultants can provide support for this underrepresented group in the field. Details a sample consultation model and discusses implications for counselors. (RJM)

Discusses process of altering how school-based services are conceptualized and delivered relative to literature on effective change and innovation implementation. Describes development of Instructional Consultation Team Model, and presents model for change consisting of three stages (initiation, implementation, and institutionalization).…

Proposes a conceptual framework for consultation on teaching at the higher education level that includes four critical components of instructional consultation: (1) access (informing and encouraging potential users); (2) focus (the importance of negotiating the consultation agenda); (3) recognition (especially for peer consultants and recipients);…

Multilevel modeling (MLM) is growing in use throughout the social sciences. Although daunting from a mathematical perspective, MLM is relatively easy to employ once some basic concepts are understood. In this article, I present a primer on MLM, describing some of these principles and applying them to the analysis of a multilevel data set on…

The focus of this study was to explore the occupational therapy consultation process used with students on the autistic spectrum attending their regular school. Individual, in-depth interviews with senior occupational therapists were employed to collect the data. Grounded theory (Glaser & Strauss, 1967; Strauss, 1987; Strauss & Corbin,…

Counselors need methods of delineating teacher needs, determining appropriate outcomes of consultation, selecting and implementing consultation strategies, and using program evaluation for effective decision making. A basic planning model, consisting of four major steps, can facilitate the development of a program plan for teacher consultation.…

New Directions in the Humanities, a series of five-day regional conferences, involved 300 faculty and administrators from more than 90 institutions. It provided information about established NEH-grant programs to colleges whose humanities programs needed innovation or massive support. (LBH)

Offers a consultation model designed to assist school counselors in their contact with parents. Acknowledges that time constraints, parental resistance, and administrative philosophies all affect a counselor's ability to work with families on a regular basis in a counseling setting, but points out the benefits of this approach. (Author/ABB)

The Vermont Consulting Teacher program, based on the triadic model of consultation, trains consulting teachers to deliver instruction via training classroom teachers. Six modules are described: (1) consultation training, (2) workshop training, (3) systems analysis, (4) research, (5) training a change agent, and (6) Individualized Education Program…

Describes multimodal consultation, a problem-solving approach that analyzes the components of multifaceted, multisubsystem referral problems. The approach, which is exemplified within the ecological perspective, consists of five parts, from the identification of maladaptive interactions to the evaluation of consultation interventions that target…

Presents a consultation model that can serve to diminish the destructive impact of the adversarial process in child custody decisions. The process and procedures described are consonant with what most state statutes suggest as criteria for consideration in custody decisions and promote the best interests of the children. (JAC)

The Rapid Response Model (RRM) provides psychiatric services to children and adolescents seen at the Accident and Emergency (A&E) department or at the Urgent Consultation Clinic. In a naturally occurring experiment, the RRM was introduced, withdrawn and restarted. The RRM reduced nighttime Emergency Consultations and inpatient admissions from…