In the 1990s, the giant mining company now known as BHP Billiton drew worldwide condemnation for the environmental damage caused by its copper and gold mine in Papua, New Guinea. Its mining practices destroyed the way of life of thousands of farming and fishing families who lived along and subsisted on the rivers polluted by the mine, and it was…

The American Psychological Association's Center for Gifted Education Policy (CGEP) reviewed the literature on current talent development models and conducted research on music conservatory students, high IQ students, and science-talented students as sources for a new developmental model called scholarly productivity/artistry (SP/A).The third stage…

Objective. The purpose of this study was to examine differences between traditional student assistance teams and an innovative consultation-based assistance team in terms of the risk ratios for minority students for evaluation and eligibility for special education services. It was hypothesized that the innovative consultation-based assistance team…

A form of consultation called staff development or in-service training is the clearest definition of counselor consultation with the judiciary. The role of the counselor educator is uniquely appropriate to meet the needs of judges. The ability to effectively utilize a variety of media is most appealing to judges. The knowledge base of counseling…

Consultation represents a major role and responsibility of counselors and other mental health professionals working in a variety of settings. Formal training in consultation theory and process is required in the entry-level program standards of the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs. Therefore, counselors and…

Suggests useful approaches for school counselors to use when consulting with teachers who are attempting to create least restrictive environments for handicapped children. (Author)

This paper criticizes past research in consultee-centered consultation because of the inadequate description of techniques and subjective criteria which are not based on directly observable behavior. A research design based on the use of a small number of subjects is proposed as one way to improve this research. (Author)

Based on the responses to a questionnaire of resource teachers, regular education teachers, and principals, most of the skills typically associated with consultation were determined to be necessary for resource teachers. In addition, resource teachers were rated moderately skilled as consultants. Results suggest that educators' expectations may be…

Many counselors need and want to reach more students through effective consultation with teachers. The use of systematic procedures should aid the counselor in developing the consulting relationship. Systematic consulting procedures, along with the all-important attitude of the consultant, are illustrated through two cases. (Author)

The goal of such a consultation program is to develop means of working with school personnel so that behavioral principles can be communicated to the staff and the application of these principles demonstrated; the ultimate intent is to implement the use of behavior modification on a school-wide basis. (JA)

A behavioral model relates observations of students' academic and social functioning to teaching strategies. In this system school psychologists acquire specific behavioral information about students' responses, types and schedules of reinforcement and sensory modes so they may select appropriate instructional strategies, including academic and…

Leisure counseling and consultation is a fairly new counseling speciality that is emerging from the field of recreation and volunteer placement while borrowing heavily from vocational counseling models and techniques. The authors describe a working model of one approach to leisure counseling. (Author)

Explores empirical research on importance of interpersonal communication skills in consultation. Claims studies have found consultants' facilitative characteristics, along with an appropriate use of verbal and nonverbal skills, to be important in the consultation process. Suggests need for more studies on verbal and nonverbal communication skills.…