Despite a decade of advances since Zins' 1995 article on prevention, much work lies ahead to make prevention everyday consultation activities for school psychologists. To foster prevention efforts, this commentary discusses how motivational interviewing in school-based consultation (a) might peak consultees' initial interest in change, and (b)…

"Linking Workforce Development to Economic Development: A Casebook for Community Colleges" is a compilation of best practice examples, which illustrate what it takes for community colleges to achieve their goal of helping people acquire education and skills, helping employers, supporting communities, and building the nation. The book is…

In addition to suggesting the influence of adult-adult transactions on consultation, this study offers insight to researchers seeking appropriate experimental designs for manipulating relevant process variables in consultation and detecting the effects of these manipulations. (Author)

Reviews approaches and specialties of six big-name educational consultants: Lee Canter, Vic Cottrell, Fenwick English, Ivan Fitzwater, Madeline Hunter, and Marian Leibowitz. Discusses reasons for hiring consultants (including delivery of unpleasant messages) and cautions districts to seek local talent, match consultants and tasks, and support…

Describes technique of in-therapy consultation used in symbolic-experiential psychotherapy. Presents the rationale behind the technique followed by a description of the stages used in the intervention: history taking, structuring, trial of labor, and termination. Discusses the need for research to validate empirically the utility of the…

The article reports on a consultation effort, internal to a multidisciplinary team, from which were developed two decision-making models which allowed a special education teacher to assess problem areas in her typical preparation for meetings and to devise more systematic preparation procedures. Changes resulting from the consultation are…

The author gives a detailed account of the Monrovia Consolidated School System that was begun by Liberian and American Educational Planners in 1962. The focus is on the development of a helping relationship between Liberian workers and the consulting team from San Francisco State College. (Author/RWP)

This paper proposes a consultative model for school psychology which includes four levels of functioning: I) Direct Service to the Child; II) Indirect Service to the Child; III) Direct Service to the Teacher; and IV) Service to the School System. A distinction is made between the content and process of consultation. (Author)

This article presents the case for what may be termed the corporation approach.'' This approach has given advise to management-consultation firms to replace or bolster the admissions office in selling the institution and completing each freshman class with the best students available. (JC)

This study presents evidence that seems partially to confirm techniques consistent with an education model for elementary school guidance. (Author)

Examined are mechanical replay methods for facilitating acquisition by parents of diagnostic information. An information processing model is presented. (KW)

This article describes one technique useful to a consultant helping an institution come to grips with current administrative problems. Organizational theory is used as a springboard for planned change in the psychiatric unit of a large hospital. The consultant's role in promoting an analysis of problems is described. (Author)

Notes three obstacles to improving academic consultation to students: (1) lack of knowledge of techniques to improve student performance; (2) reduction of barriers between students and professors; and (3) needed reinforcements for professors. Suggests strategies for overcoming those problems. (CK)

Considerations that are deemed important to the consultation process are described. Comments on how personal variables of the consultant can be trained or modified to become more effective are presented. (Author)