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Publication Date: 2010
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The Implementation of Problem-Solving Consultation: An Analysis of Problem Conceptualization in a Multiracial Context
Newell, Markeda
Journal of Educational & Psychological Consultation, v20 n2 p83-105 2010
The purpose of this study was to analyze how school psychologists engage racial/cultural diversity when conceptualizing problems during consultation in a multiracial context. Four school psychologists were recruited to engage in computer-simulated problem-solving consultation. Each school psychologist was presented with three fictional consultation cases. The participants then used a computer-simulated school environment to interact with fictional teachers in a school-based setting to complete the consultation cases. Three themes emerged: (a) limited use of ecological approach, (b) lack of cultural responsiveness, and (c) divergent approaches to problem identification for African American versus European American referrals. Implications for using problem-solving consultation in a multiracial environment are discussed.
Descriptors: School Psychologists, Holistic Approach, Identification, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Environment, Ethnic Diversity, Racial Differences, Student Diversity, Computer Simulation, Problem Solving, Vignettes, African Americans, Whites, Referral, Consultants, Urban Schools, Ecology, Student Behavior, Behavior Problems
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