Reinforcement-based interventions, the most frequently used treatments for school-age children, rely on accurately identifying stimuli that will serve to reinforce appropriate classroom behavior. Research has consistently demonstrated that the results from a forced-choice pairing procedure are the best predictors of reinforcing stimuli.…

There is little doubt about it: Colleges and universities are reluctant to change. They are large and diffuse organizations with few clear lines of control. Yet the external environment in which colleges and universities operate is changing quickly. The changes make it essential for institutions to implement at least some aspects of strategic…

This article describes the establishment and operation of psychiatric consultation services at a small nontraditional college in New England. The prototype for this program was the satellite setup described by Curtis. (JA)

The evolution of new practices designed to extend professional mental health services to a wider group rather than limiting the helping professions to a traditional one-to-one relationship has led to the use of consultation with other caretaking persons. This technique is discussed and its relationship to counseling, particularly in the elementary…

A program was conducted to develop a reliable, uniform recording system to describe activities of consultation, mental health education and community organization for program description and assessment which can be used in management and planning. 25 of 47 functioning programs, including regional branches of three county programs, were studied.…

Procedures and information relevant to developing and maintaining a resource file for Social Security Administration workers are outlined. Specific information is given for compiling, indexing, and updating a resource file. Three lists of subject headings for indexing are included. Also, supplemental reference material, including directories, is…

In an effort to find out more about what social work consultants actually do--arrangements and motives for consultation, identification of consultees, and typical examples of consultative intervention--the authors conducted a survey of some 500 social work consultants. The results indicate the indeterminate state of social work consultation.…

Reverberating aspirations in the unfolding dimensions of cyberspace are our inevitable future. Being a professional practitioner requires a good deal of wisdom, a necessity in weighing and choosing among the inevitable choices one's practice presents. The steps along a path to wisdom, according to B. L. Visotaky, require exposure to varying…

This case analysis concerns a relatively new guidance worker (in terms of role, not years) who was attempting to establish definitions for his role as consultant. (Author)

The utilization of consultation in career education staff development is examined, and the relationship between consultation, staff development, and career education is explored. Then, four models of consultation are examined with particular reference to career education staff development, and suggestions are provided for the utilization of…

Presents theoretical integration of recent contributions to psychological intervention literature as they relate to consultation. Describes synthesis under rubric of Functional Outcome Analysis. Describes methods of assessing intervention costs and benefits and their distribution. Describes quantification of intervention efficiency and potential…

Responds to previous article (Noell and Gresham, this issue) on Functional Outcome Analysis (FOA) as important construct for evaluation of consultation and prereferral interventions. Notes that, practically speaking, one must wonder if information gleaned from FOA is worth costs. Addresses perceived scientific and practical merits of FOA. (NB)

Responds to previous article (Noell and Gresham, this issue) on Functional Outcome Analysis (FOA) as important construct for evaluation of consultation and prereferral interventions. Sees core question being utility of most prominent alternative service delivery model for school psychologists, that of prereferral interventions/problem-solving…