Consultation is one of the primary methods of providing indirect student services and common practices of school counselors. Due to high caseloads and the stress of school shutdowns during COVID-19, consultation remains an important modality to serve teachers and support students. A case study is provided to demonstrate how school counselors can…

In July 2016, the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued two documents to clarify and provide guidance on Federal obligations of school districts to students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) under Section 504. This action was in response to numerous complaints (approximately 2,000 over 5 years)…

Although college and university counseling centers often struggle with misperceptions of their work and their role in the campus community, limited research has addressed this issue. In this article, common campus misperceptions are explored. Among the issues that often increase the misperception of counselors and counseling services include…

Consultation, an indirect school counselor service, is provided by 79% (n = 998) school counselor currently. Most frequently consultation occurs with teachers, parents, and principals. MANOVA and post hoc analysis indicate differences in consultation practices across academic levels. Choosing a consultation model based on the type of service…

Counselors frequently conclude consultations with clients with suggestions or prescriptions for clients to follow up on, post-consultation. In this paper, we conceptualize the discussion regarding such post-consultation tasks as negotiations between counselor and client, focusing in particular on what observably occurs and is "talked into being"…

National and international legislation has increasingly placed a duty on professionals to consult with young people about matters affecting their lives. Consequently, conducting consultation exercises with young people in order to improve the quality of services available is becoming established practice in many areas. Following on from previous…

This resource manual prepared for the Baltimore City Public Schools describes local programs that provide services in the following areas: (1) child and sexual abuse; (2) counseling; (3) education and careers; (4) employment and training; (5) health; (6) housing; (7) parenting and child care; (8) recreation; (9) runaways and homeless; (10) teen…

This manual is a guide to consultation and collaboration for educators of gifted children and is based on the Resource Consultation and Collaboration Program implemented at 10 schools in Charlotte, North Carolina, over 2 years. Individual chapters of the manual address the following topics: (1) overview of resource consultation and collaboration…

The stated purpose of this text is to assist supervisors and practicum students and interns in their practicum/internship training. This book contains theoretical components which are valuable and essential to the training of student counselors and psychotherapists. In addition to the theoretical aspects presented, training activities germane and…

This handbook is one of four handbooks developed for preservice and inservice counselor preparation and professional development. It was developed as a practical guide for practicing professionals and as a textbook or supplementary material for use in courses or workshops on consultation. It consists of six chapters. "Introduction to Consultation:…

This "Counselor's Recipe Book" provides activities, forms, and information to aid elementary and middle school counselors in improving services and programs for students. The first set of materials relates to designing the program, and includes materials for orientation, analysis of the individual, and curriculum input. Next comes a set of…

Notes that Block (1981) saw consultant authenticity as significant to process of consulting and believed that, as consultant acknowledged feelings and thoughts when they surfaced, client commitment and trust would develop. Adds that Block has defined five phases to consulting and detailed work that must be completed in each phase to provide…

Notes that consulting process seems to work similarly regardless of whether consultant is internal or external or is doing individual or group consultation. Contends that some differences may occur depending on whether consultant is process helper or content helper. Reviews several consultation processes, and, from this, presents six-step approach…

This qualitative study of school social workers who practice with youths identified as seriously emotionally disturbed offers guidelines for the use of information gleaned through consultation in clinical decision making. School social workers engage in regular consultation with professionals in the school setting, the community, the family, and…

As a result of advancements in medical expertise and technology, children and adolescents diagnosed with cancer now have opportunities to participate in many typical activities, including school. To some extent, school reintegration reflects positive adjustment to their illness. Nevertheless, children and adolescents with cancer may experience…