The misuse of outside consultants by most school districts has led to a disenchantment with inservice training in general. By using careful planning and evaluation techniques, the problems which have been caused by the inappropriate use of consultants and the unreal expectations of local school district personnel can be avoided. The process model…

This monograph identifies and synthesizes some of the most important issues that can effect the performance of a psychoeducational consultant. It begins by describing the major modes of consultation in their situational contexts. Although the differences among the four major modes--provision, prescription, mediation, and collaboration--are…

Despite the substantial growth of interest in ethical issues in social work, consultation is generally unavailable to practitioners who encounter ethical dilemmas. The recent introduction of ethics committees in human service agencies to educate staff, formulate policies, and review cases that contain complex ethical issues is discussed. (Author)

Provides some direction on how mental health counselors can begin delivering staff development workshops to outside agencies. (Author/ABB)

A "hands-on" behavioral model of consultation is examined through a systems approach to three phases: (1) developing consultation objectives, (2) designing and implementing intervention, and (3) implementing quality assurance. Tasks and subtasks within each phase are identified. Implications for teacher education are noted. (CL)

The paper reviews a program model that used data and supportive consultation to improve preservice supervision for prospective special education teachers. Using the model, the student teaching practicum becomes a training/learning experience in which the supervisor plays a more central role. (CL)

Mainstreaming the exceptional child necessitates that regular and special teachers work much more closely today than in the past. The most important element for successful mainstreaming is effective communication. This article describes the collaborative consultation model as one approach to attaining good, effective communication. (Author/CL)

Presented is the importance of consulting and licensing by engineering faculty in order to maintain and strengthen the academic freedom of the engineering profession. (SL)

This is a report of a psychological consultative effort in a large, suburban, public school system in the southwest. (Author/CB)

The results of this study showed that: (1) school psychologists were doing more consulting than evaluations of individual children, (2) school personnel tended to perceive their psychologists as cooperative, knowledgeable, and skillful, though relatively inefficient and undependable, and (3) school personnel preferred consulting activities to…

This paper is an attempt to provide a survey of the work of one of our seminal interpersonal theorists, S. Potter. His writings are analyzed for their relevance to the consultant of today and to the consultant of yesterday. (Author)

Problems encountered by behavior modification consultants working in public schools are described in the form of a parable. (Author)

Australian Frontier Incorporated is a social mechanism designed to provide an open meeting ground to make possible communication between people involved in a particular aspect of the life of the nation. (Author)

The purpose of this paper was to show the limited value that consultation has and its potential for crippling the guidance program by comparing consultation with counseling. The greatest contribution of consulting is its serving as a vehicle for moving persons into the counseling relationship. (Author/CG)

The article describes a behavioral consultation model developed in a residential treatment program for visually impaired children with maladaptive behavior. Two case studies illustrate the application of behavior modification techniques. The article concludes with suggestions for overcoming the resistance of staff members to using behavior…