The staff educator has the broad and objective perspective, the analytical frame of reference, and the neutrality to help nurses see the gaps in their functioning. Staff educators can use their communication and assessment skills to help the nursing work group solve problems more effectively. (Author)

Although there is a tendency to view very brief interventions (short therapeutic encounters) as therapeutic failures, this study corroborates findings that clients tend to terminate college mental health encounters because they have reached their goals. (JN)

Describes in detail an organizational consultation intervention designed to create a more effective learning atmosphere by improving intrastaff communication. This concrete description with emphasis on practical considerations is offered to stimulate programs of intervention at the organizational level. (Author)

Reviews the major surveys of library collections held by regional library groups in order to aid the consultant who may be called upon to assess such resources. (FM)

Reviews the current practice of school-based consultation in the United Kingdom, and discusses the degree to which current practice matches research findings on effective consultation. Identifies some of the key characteristics that are essential for consultation to be effective in achieving change, and points out the need for such characteristics…

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 In a naturally occurring experiment, the RRM was introduced, withdrawn and restarted.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…

This article uses a multicultural lens to explore the practice of multicultural and cross-cultural consultation in schools and identifies issues, constructs, and processes to explore in future research. The article defines the constructs of culture, multicultural and cross-cultural consultation, and additional constructs. Multicultural school…

The articles in this mini-series present a conceptual model of multicultural consultation, advance the study of culture in school psychology inquiry, and contribute to our understanding of cross-cultural consultation competencies important to the successful delivery of consultation services. The major themes addressed by the articles are discussed…

The triadic model of consultation service delivery for students with ties is expanded to include a problem-solving approach including 11 variables within 3 domains: (1) the people involved, (2) their interactional process, and (3) the implementation of specific procedures. The professional literature is reviewed within each domain. (Author/DB)

The article explores collaborative consultation as a model to facilitate the transition from school to community and employment settings of disabled persons. Provided are a rationale, an overview of collaborative consultation, consideration of advantages of the triadic model of consultation, and a description of professional roles and…

The article explores characteristics of resistance by general educators to special education consultation programs. It offers teachers of learning disabled students strategies for managing specific types of resistance as well as a general plan for minimizing resistance as well as suggestions for evaluating the impact of resistance management…

Examined differences between 186 elementary teachers who participated in consultation programs with school psychologist and 166 nonparticipating teachers. These variables significantly distinguished groups: school psychologist offering help, teachers' scores on Problem Solving Inventory, perceptions of psychologist training in problem solving,…

Examined consultee's influence on process of problem definition. Hypothesized that consultee would influence consultant's ability to formulate specific, descriptive problems by consultee's original problem conceptualization. Findings from 18 doctoral student consultants enrolled in mental health consultation course and behavioral analysis class…

Describes three models in school consultation: mental health, behavioral, and Alderian. Summarizes research on consultation under headings of input variables, process variables, and product variables. Discusses factors to consider when consulting and future of consulting over next decade and into twenty-first century. (ABL)

Investigated a consultation technique designed to increase the acceptability of an intervention with 37 elementary and secondary teachers. Hypothesized intervention acceptability would be increased using individualized intervention rationales that match consultee's perceptions. Results suggest that a matching rationale was associated with greater…