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…

Used Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire and demographic data form to investigate relationship between job satisfaction and actual/desired role functioning and perceived control over role functioning among school psychologists. Results indicated that school psychologists spent more time in assessment activities than they desired and less time in…

Reviews and critiques relevance of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Third Edition-Revised (DSM-III-R) for school psychological practice. Presents five misguided assumptions upon which DSM-III-R use is based, dealing with medical model conceptualization of behavior; reliability; validity; relevance for special education…

Responds to critiques by Reynolds and by Hynd of previous article (Gresham and Gansle, this issue) which reviewed relevance of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Third Edition-Revised (DSM-III-R), and noted irrelevance of DSM-III-R for school psychology practice. Addresses misconceptions/misconstruals of objective facts in…

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 influence of behavioral jargon on elementary school teachers' (n=94) acceptance of two behavioral interventions, one reinforcement-based (DRI) and one punishment-based (time-out) within context of consultation analogue. Overall, DRI received significantly higher acceptability ratings from teachers than did time-out, although ratings of…

Surveyed 63 professional psychologists specializing in youth and family practice about recently referred and treated cases of school refusal behavior. Obtained data on clinical prevalence; demographic characteristics; length of absenteeism; severity; etiology; and length, type, and success of treatments used. Results revealed that children…

Examines how 92 practicing school psychologists rank 11 variables in their assessments of serious emotional disturbance in school-age children. Also examines the extent of school psychologists' reliance upon clinical and empirical criteria in assessing severity. Results indicate that school psychologists agree in their ranking of variables from…

Examined relationship between strength of working alliance after third session and unilateral client termination. Findings from 4 psychologists, 6 practicum trainees, and 103 college student clients revealed that counselor ratings of working alliance were positively associated with mutual termination. Client working alliance ratings did not relate…

Provides overview of development of school psychology as scientist-practitioner specialization in regard to contributions of history of professional and scientific foundations for practice, the role of educational agencies and professional organizations in setting standards, perspective derived from major conferences on education and training…

Traces kinds of interventions recommended and implemented by school psychologists over last century. Notes that interventions have followed from theory and research interests of psychologists of the time, and traces relationship for each intervention type. Sees dominant tension in school psychology between behavioral-theory-based interventions and…

Examined whether clinical psychology practice facilitated access to and acquisition of wisdom, defined as expert knowledge in fundamental pragmatics of life. Compared responses to wisdom-related dilemmas from young and older clinicians with responses from other professionals. Young and older adults did not differ on factual knowledge, procedural…

Addresses the unique concerns and makes recommendations for new counseling psychology faculty members as well as for the departments that hire them. Focuses on issues faced by new professors in counseling psychology; shared by women and visible racial/ethnic group members; and experienced differently by women and visible racial/ethnic group…

A survey of 656 social workers, pediatricians, psychiatrists, and psychologists rated the credibility of vignettes alleging child sexual abuse. Seven case factors affected credibility: perpetrator's race, relationship to victim, and history of substance abuse; and victims' race, affect, age, and behavioral changes. Several clinician factors were…