This article describes an investigation of consultant services rendered by school psychologists to teachers. Results indicated that consultants lacking in skills failed to identify consultee problems and never reached the stage of plan development and implementation. Consultants successful in identifying problems were able to solve those problems.…

Coded transcriptions of interviews between 17 doctoral students in school psychology serving as consultants and 17 experienced teachers for consultant verbalizations that supported consultee. Findings are interpreted as supporting importance of consultants' relationship skill and problem-solving skills to consultees' evaluations of consultation.…