The consultative needs and practices of 80 elementary school teachers in 3 Alberta schools were surveyed. Assistance was most commonly desired in tasks related to special needs of students, selecting instructional materials operating audio-visual equipment, and developing course outlines. (JC)

In this exploratory study, the communicative process in conjoint behavioral consultation was investigated with a coding system designed to measure two dimensions of communication (i.e., influence and involvement). Results indicated that CBC meetings were characterized by a high degree of affiliation among participants; however, few significant…

Examines general education teachers' implementation of behavior management interventions following consultation. Interventions were implemented for 8 elementary school students referred for consultation and intervention due to disruptive behavior in the classroom. Initial implementation varied across teachers, but became unstable or exhibited a…

Behavioral consultation and its variants (including conjoint behavioral consultation; CBC) represent common school psychological service delivery options. In this article, a working definition of multicultural CBC is offered. Furthermore, structural and relational issues that may develop when working with culturally diverse students and their…

Describes roles of teachers and school psychologists and presents overview of current and prospective methods of providing services to special needs children. Suggests that changes are needed in provision of special education services. Views consultative relationship between teachers and school psychologists as key to successful classroom…

The school consultation and pre-referral intervention literature has ignored a fundamental aspect of behavior change--treatment integrity (the degree to which a treatment is implemented as planned). Treatment integrity is discussed as it relates to the design, implementation, and monitoring of such intervention plans. (TJH)

A process model is presented for delivering natural-context language consultation services to personnel dealing with children with severe language delays in home, school, or day treatment programs. The model consists of four phases: developing intervention objectives, designing intervention strategy, implementing the intervention program, and…

College and university proposal-writing personnel are encouraged to develop collaborative strategies with faculty researchers. Ideas are given for offering consultation services, sharpening diplomacy skills, representing the institution to foundations, and negotiating fruitful agreements. (DB)

Explores former Soviet management consultants' increased use of social psychological game methods. Identifies such games as means of involving segments of client organizations in accomplishing shared tasks. Proposes a "practical" business game, designed to shape the process of formulating new management decisions at a radical level.…

Describes a role-play exercise that offers an experiential means to teach counseling students about process consultation. Claims exercise provides an experiential framework for understanding the role of the consultant but also illustrates the complexity of interpersonal dynamics within an existing organization. (ABL)

Graduate class in college student personnel provided consultation to community college Dean of Students seeking ways to increase involvement of students on his campus. Graduate students conducted 74 interviews concerning student activities and made recommendations based on findings. Consultation provided graduate students with "laboratory…

Delineates model of supervision for consultation training. Describes trainee characteristics and supervision needs across three levels of development, culminating in integrated level with developed skills across eight domains of consultation activity. Tracks development other-awareness, motivation, and autonomy. Presents suggestions for…

Summarizes a study which explored the development, trial, and implementation of the Content Production Process (CPP) which was designed to assist instructional designers in eliciting and conceptualizing unfamiliar content from subject matter experts. Highlights include advance organizers, schema theory, consultation practices, knowledge…

Research supports that school districts' prereferral consultation teams adhere less closely to quality consultation procedures and are less effective than those conducted through university research projects (e.g., Bahr, Whitten, Dieker, Kocarek, & Manson, 1999). This study investigated whether this finding might be due to incompatibilities…

Resistance is the phenomena that occurs in the therapeutic relationship when the patient refuses to complete tasks assigned by the therapist which would benefit the patient in improving their psychological situation. Resistance is also used to describe situations in the consulting relationship where the consultee does not do what the consultant…