Synopses & Reviews
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Psychological Consultation and Collaboration highlights the major theoretical approaches to consultation and collaboration and offers concrete ideas about the processes as well as techniques and strategies for use in collaboration and consultation. This comprehensive book devotes two chapters to specific consultees: parents and teachers. Additional chapters deal with consultation in organizations, the consultee, the consultant, and the use of data and information to inform the consultation process. This sixth edition includes significant new information regarding collaboration and a completely rewritten chapter on behavioral consultation. The assessment model incorporated into the behavioral consultation and collaboration chapter follows the federal guidelines for assessment and intervention for exceptional children and includes material that can be used with all students.
New to This Edition
- Cross-cultural concepts have been incorporated throughout the book. Stronger emphasis on cross-cultural consultation and skills needed in this area prepares students to consult with a variety of consultees.
- New information on the influence of cultural values on the consultation and collaboration process, differences in verbal and non-verbal communication in the major cultural groups in the United States, and tips for using this information in cross-cultural work are included. Each of the theories discussed is critiqued for its utility in cross-cultural consultation.
- A completely rewritten Chapter 4 based on an eclectic behavioral model is included in this edition.
- Consultation and collaboration are contrasted in Chapter 1.
- Chapter 2 on mental-health consultation has been extensively rewritten.
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Synopsis
"The most comprehensive consultation book on the market, Psychological Consultation outlines the major theoretical approaches to consultation and offers concrete ideas about the consultation process and techniques of consultation." Two chapters are devoted to specific consultees: parents and teachers. Additional chapters deal with consultation in organizations, the consultee, the consultant, and the use of data and information to inform the consultation process." For counselors and psychologists.
Synopsis
Psychological Consultation and Collaboration outlines the major theoretical approaches to consultation and collaboration and offers concrete ideas about the processes as well as techniques and strategies for use in collaboration and consultation. This comprehensive book devotes two chapters to specific consultees: parents and teachers. Additional chapters deal with consultation in organizations, the consultee, the consultant, and the use of data and information to inform the consultation process. This 6th edition includes significant new information regarding collaboration and a completely rewritten chapter on behavioral consultation. The assessment model incorporated into the behavioral consultation and collaboration chapter follows the federal guidelines for assessment and intervention for exceptional children and includes material that can be used with all students. Cross-cultural concepts have been incorporated throughout the book. New information includes the influence of cultural values on the consultation and collaboration process, differences in verbal and non-verbal communication in the major cultural groups in the US, and tips for using this information in cross-cultural work.
Table of Contents
Preface.
1. Introduction to Consultation and Collaboration.
Purpose.
Consultation: The History and the Promise.
Consultation Defined.
Some Definitional Issues.
Interventions Utilized by Human Resource Workers.
The Perspective of This Book.
The Remainder of This Book.
2. Mental Health Consultation.
Roots of Mental Health Consultation.
Basic Concepts in Mental Health Consultation.
Fundamental Assumptions in Mental Health Consultation.
The Consultation Process.
Types of Mental Health Consultation.
Further Developments in the Mental Health Consultation Model.
3. Behavioral Approaches to Consultation and Collaboration.
Cultural Limitations.
4. Adlerian Consultation.
Background.
Adlerian Theory.
Consultation.
The Consultation Process.
Cultural Limitations.
Empirical Support.
5. Organizational Consultation and Collaboration.
Principles of Systems Theory.
Organizational Development Consultation.
Principles of Organizational Change.
6. Consultation Stages and Processes I.
Stages of Consultation.
Interpersonal Processes.
7. The Skills and Characteristics of Consultants and Collaborators.
Characteristics of Consultants and Collaborators.
Skills of Consultants and Collaborators.
Needed Research.
8. The Consultee as a Variable.
Expectations and Preferences of the Consultee.
Consulting Characteristics Affecting Process.
Consultee Training.
9. Teacher Consultation – Teacher Collaboration.
The Consulting Teacher Models.
Collaboration.
Group Collaboration.
The 15-Minute Consultation.
Some Final Thoughts about Teacher Consultation.
10. Consultation with Parents.
Empirical Support.
Parent Consultation and Other Parental Interventions.
Models of Family Consultation.
An Eclectic Approach.
The Assumptions of the Approach.
The Process.
Group Parental Consultation.
Some Special Considerations.
Some Brief Case Studies.
11. Data-Based Decision Making in Consultation.
Monitoring the Consulting Process.
Evaluation.
Steps in Consultation Evaluation.
Uses of Evaluation Data.
Instrumentation.
12. Ethical and Legal Considerations.
Purposes of Codes of Ethics.
Ethical Principles.
Ethical Decision Making.
Enforcing Ethical Standards.
Potential Legal Difficulties.
13. Issues in Consultation.
Direct or Indirect Services.
Classification Schemes.
Consultation as a Profession.
The Limits of Consultation.
Choosing a Consultation Model.
The Controversy over Collaboration.
The Controversy over Behavioral Collaboration.
Asking for Help.
Dealing with Consultee Feelings.
The Involvement of the Consultant.
To Manipulate or Not to Manipulate.
Consultant as a Scholar Practitioner.
Research Directions.
Name Index.
Subject Index.