Psychological Consultation and Collaboration in School and Community Settings

Name: Psychological Consultation and Collaboration in School and Community Settings
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ISBN: 9780534575328

ISBN-10: 0534575323

ISBN-13: 9780534575328

Edition: 4th 2005 (Revised)

Authors: A. Michael Dougherty

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Focusing on how consulting is accomplished, this practical book provides a comprehensive and balanced overview of the practice and theory of consultation. Dougherty presents a generic model for application, surveys various approaches to consultation, discusses the organizational context of consultation, and reviews the many ethical and professional issues consultants face. Following this book's structure, readers learn to develop their own personal model of consultation.

Book details

List price: $124.95
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Wadsworth
Publication date: 7/8/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 416
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English

A. Michael Dougherty (Ph. D., Indiana State University) is Dean of the College of Education and Allied Professions and Professor of Counseling at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina. In addition to fulfilling his duties as Dean, he teaches graduate-level courses in consultation, theories of counseling, and counseling children. He has consulted, taught courses, and made presentations in a variety of international settings, including Barbados, Colombia, Cypress, El Salvador, Germany, Great Britain, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, and Jordan.



Preface


Purpose


About the Third Edition


Overview


How To Use This Text


Acknowledgments


To the Student



Consultation and Consultants, Collaboration and Collaborators



Introduction and Overview


Introduction


Consultation Defined


Common Characteristics of Consultation


Collaboration Defined


Consultation and Collaboration Compared with Other Human Service Activities


Historical Overview


Glossary of Key Terms Used in the Book


Suggestions for Effective Practice


Questions for Reflection


Suggested Supplementary Readings


Suggested Web Sites



Consultants, Consultees, and Collaborators


Introduction


Characteristics of Effective Consultants and Collaborators


Skills Necessary for Consultation and Collaboration


Roles Consultants and Collaborators Assume


Internal and External Consultants


Consultation Research


Summary


Suggestions for Effective Practice


Questions for Reflection


Suggested Supplementary Readings



A Generic Model of Consultation and Collaboration


The Stages of Consultation and Collaboration


The Phases of the Entry Stage


The Phases of the Diagnosis Stage


The Phases of the Implementation Stage


The Phases of the Disengagement Stage


Putting the Generic Model into Practice


An Example





The Critical Nature of Interpersonal Communication in the Generic Model





Personalizing the Consultation and Collaboration Process



Entry Stage


Introduction



Exploring Organizational Needs



Contracting



Physically Entering the System



Psychologically Entering the System


Multicultural Aspects Related to Entry


A Final Note on Entry


Resistance to Consultation



Entry for School Consultants



Entry for Community Consultants


Summary


Suggestions for Effective Practice


Questions for Reflection


Suggested Supplementary Readings



Diagnosis Stage


Introduction



Gathering Information



Defining the Problem



Setting Goals



Generating Possible Interventions


Multicultural Aspects Related to Diagnosis



Diagnosis for School Consultants


Summary



Diagnosis for Community Consultants


Suggestions for Effective Practice


Questions for Reflection


Suggested Supplementary Readings



Implementation Stage


Introduction



Choosing an Intervention



Formulating a Plan



Implementing the Plan



Evaluating the Plan


Multicultural Aspects Related to Implementation



Implementation for School Consultants



Implementation for Community Consultants


Summary


Suggestions for Effective Practice


Questions for Reflection


Suggested Supplementary Readings



Disengagement Stage


Introduction



Evaluating the Consultation Process



Planning Postconsultation/Postcollaboration Matters



Reducing Involvement and Following Up



Terminating



Disengagement for School Consultants



Disengagement for Community Consultants


Multicultural Aspects Related to Disengagement


Summary


Suggestions for Effective Practice


Questions for Reflection


Suggested Supplementary Readings



Ethical, Professional, and Legal Issues


Introduction


Ethics and Professional Issues


Ethical Issues in Organizational Consultation


Consulting over the Internet


The Consultant and the Law



Ethics for School Consultants



Ethics for Community Consultants


Summary


Suggestions for Effective Practice


Questions for Reflection


Suggested Supplementary Readings



The Pragmatic Issues of Working within an Organization


Introduction


The Influence of Organizational Theory


Organizational Change


Dealing with Organizational Culture


Commitment by Stakeholders


Training Consultees


Time Constraints


Whether to Choose Consultation or Collaboration



Organizational Concepts for School Consultants



Organizational Concepts for Community Consultants


Summary


Suggestions for Effective Practice


Questions for Reflection


Suggested Supplementary Readings



Models of Consultation



Organizational Consultation


Introduction


Organizational Consultation Defined


Key Concepts in Organizational Consultation


Collaboration from an Organizational Perspective


Summary, Trends, and Conclusions



Organizational Consultation for School Consultants



Organizational Consultation for Community Consultants


Suggestions for Effective Practice


Questions for Reflection


Suggested Supplementary Readings



Mental Health Consultation


Introduction


Mental Health Consultation Defined


Key Concepts of Mental Health Consultation


The Consultation Process


Collaboration from a Mental Health Perspective


Summary, Trends, and Conclusions



Mental Health Consultation for School Consultants



Mental Health Consultation for Community Consultants


Suggestions for Effective Practice


Questions for Reflection


Suggested Supplementary Readings



Behavioral Consultation


Introduction


Behavioral Consultation Defined


Key Concepts of Behavioral Consultation


The Consultation Process


Conjoint Behavioral Consultation


Collaboration from a Behavioral Perspective


Summary, Trends, and Conclusions



Behavioral Collaboration for School Consultants



Behavioral Consultation for Community Consultants


Suggestions for Effective Practice


Questions for Reflection


Suggested Supplementary Readings



School-Based Consultation and Collaboration


Introduction


Consulting and Collaborating with School Administrators


Consulting and Collaborating with Teachers


Consulting and Collaborating with Parents


Interagency Collaboration


Pragmatic Issues


School Consultation in the 21st Century


Suggestions for Effective Practice


Questions for Reflection


Suggested Supplementary Readings



Case Study Illustrations of Consultation and Collaboration


Introduction


The Case: Acme Human Services Center


The Approaches to Consultation and Collaboration


School-Based Consultation Example


School-Based Collaboration Example


Summary


Suggestions for Effective Practice


Questions for Reflection


Suggested Supplementary Readings


Epilogue


References


Name Index


Subject Index


Credits