Becoming a School Consultant：Lessons Learned

"Most consultation courses in school psychology focus heavily on theoretical models of consultation and associated intervention procedures. Little time is devoted to developing communication and process skills. Yet these process skills are key to properly identifying student problems and selecting appropriate interventions. Without skillfully conducted consultations, implementation and evaluation of an intervention can be minimal. This book is designed to help students develop the process skills needed to become effective school consultants in consultee-centered consultation, with special emphasis on the instructional consultation model. The authors address specific skills and issues faced by novice consultants and documents how they worked through particular issues that are likely to occur in school consultation practice"-- Provided by publisher.

Sylvia Rosenfield (Ph.D. U. of Wisconsin) is Professor Emerita of the Counseling and Personnel Services Department at the University of Maryland. She is a Fellow of APA and AERA and a past president of APA Division 16 (School Psychology). Her awards include the National Association of School Psychologists Legends Award and the American Psychological Association’s Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training Award. Her research has focused on training and practice in indirect services, particularly consultee-centered and instructional consultation. She has multiple publications and presentations on consultation and other topics as well as three previous books.