The results of the present study suggest that clinical cognitive assessment is not influenced by examiner bias as in experimental or nonclinical assessment. A bias effect was not observed as a result of the referral process. The halo effect demonstrated in previous studies was not observed in this study. (Author/BY)

Presents a practical consultation model for school counselors which can be adapted for classroom and workshop presentations on consultation. Describes the model in six steps including evaluation, data gathering, clarifying, exploring, decision making, and termination. (PAS)

Summarizes some practical approaches to developing collaboration between church workers and mental health professionals. Considers barriers to their cooperation. Suggests examples of cooperative efforts, including a support service and consultative services for clergy, church community outreach programs, and cocounseling. Discusses implications…

Seven papers in this special issue address the topic of consultation models for behaviorally disordered students and their teachers. Among subtopics discussed are development and evaluation of consultation programs, accountability, and teacher training for the consulting role. (CL)

A survey of counselor educators indicated that consultation topics and skills were taught to masters students in most of the reporting institutions. Professional role definitions of elementary/secondary school counselors continued to stress the importance of consultation skills. (JAC)

Describes some of the different roles an instructional consultant may fill and their implications for both clients and consultants. The focus is on the differences between consultants as generalists and as specialists, and between consultants as advisors to others and as direct providers of products or services. (Author)

Reviews the results of 29 studies on the effectiveness of school consultation published between 1972 and 1977. Of the studies reviewed, 76 percent reported at least one or more positive effects resulting from consultation interventions. Despite the problems entailed in measuring consultation outcomes, the practice does appear to be effective.…

Investigated the teachability of 11 consultation-related skills. Concluded that experimental group subjects significantly outperformed the control group subjects in Verbal Consultation on the posttest but experimental and control groups did not differ significantly in Nonverbal Consultation. (Author)

A hypothetical counseling case study involving a frustrated gifted elementary student and an inflexible regular class teacher is presented. (CL)

About educational experts who offer technical assistance to developing nations, the article presents complaints about the experts, various roles of an expert, technical assistance since 1950, prospects of improvement, and alternatives. (ND)

This article discusses the legal and ethical issues in using consultation in educating children. Issues include confidentiality, misuse of technology, informed consent, least restrictive environment, facilitated communication, punishment, and medication. Information is provided on how to avoid common ethical and legal pitfalls. Relevant court…

This case study of a 7-year-old general education student with behavior problems illustrates how school personnel can implement high quality consultative services. Evaluation of a behavioral intervention (contingency contracting) indicated a significant decrease in disruptive behavior from baseline. Positive treatment effects were maintained at…

This study investigated parent, teacher, and child treatment acceptability ratings derived from field-based conjoint behavioral consultation cases. Data indicate that overall, parents, teachers, and children rated conjoint behavioral consultation-based behavioral interventions as very to highly acceptable. Implications of these findings and…