In this article, we explore how members of a teacher conversation group, focused on primary students' learning, circulated and instantiated a cultural model of what teaching for literacy meant and how young children learned. We show how, over time, particular discourses around literacy as a quantifiable and measurable skill populated teachers',…

Over the months of a graduate course in literacy education, the authors engaged in many conversations about their leadership roles in the district in which they both work. Their schools are actively engaged in school improvement with a focus on enhancing student achievement. The district and the provincial Department of Education have given…

This article relates observations about working as a full-time internal psychologist versus a part-time external psychologist in a residential treatment center. In the summary these advantages about employing external psychologists are given: (1) the external psychologist has the opportunity to function as an outside arbiter; (2) the opportunity…

The importance of extensive, high-quality counseling supervision has become recognized as critical to learning, maintaining, and improving professional counseling skills. Peer consultation models offer counselors a viable adjunct or alternative experience to traditional approaches to counseling supervision. Research provides accumulating support…

A form of consultation called staff development or in-service training is the clearest definition of counselor consultation with the judiciary. The role of the counselor educator is uniquely appropriate to meet the needs of judges. The ability to effectively utilize a variety of media is most appealing to judges. The knowledge base of counseling…

Consultation represents a major role and responsibility of counselors and other mental health professionals working in a variety of settings. Formal training in consultation theory and process is required in the entry-level program standards of the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs. Therefore, counselors and…

A high incidence of occupational stress has been demonstrated in the mental health and social service professions and appears to be a major factor contributing to low worker morale, absenteeism, high job turnover, and other indices of job stress. A study was conducted to examine the issue of occupational stress among psychological consultants.…

Describes how one reading consultant allocated time to meet the major responsibilities outlined in a job description. (RB)

Presents a directory of air pollution control consultants listed alphabetically by name within five broad geographic areas. (SLH)

The unique challenges presented in good banking business are approached through the concept of job enrichment. Described in this article is one consulting firm's experience with one bank--how they transformed job satisfaction, motivation, and performance into useable tools benefiting the individual and the organization. (Author)

Forty human resource files in bilingual education that are currently maintained by publicly supported agencies were identified. The entries in this guide are listed alphabetically first by state, then by city and institutional name. Information about geographical service area, type of file, number of consultants, areas of expertise of consultants,…

Surveys of business managers provide evidence that organizations need help in developing employee communication competencies. Recognizing this need, the speech profession has begun to show an increasing interest in developing both undergraduate and graduate courses in organizational communication. The need for developing communication skills…

The author emphasizes the difficulties of advising, the problems the adviser will meet in carrying out his job, and the sensitive relationship between the adviser and the advised. He considers the useful things which the adviser might do, and discusses the many roles an adviser can assume once he has adjusted to the host country and established a…

The second edition of the American Society for Training and Development Consultant Directory lists members who have indicated their availability to serve clients in consulting capacities. The names are accompanied by statements, largely prepared by the consultants themselves, describing their services. Addresses are also included. (NL)