The School Counselor as Consultant: An Integrated Model for School-based Consultation » (1st Edition)

Richard D. Parsons is the author of approximately 19 books including several Wadsworth titles: 'Educational Psychology: A Practitioner-Researcher Model of Teaching' (with Stephanie Hinson and Deborah Sardo-Brown) and 'Teacher as Reflective Practitioner and Action Researcher' (with Kimberlee Brown). Parsons has co-authored over 60 professional articles and book chapters. He is a licensed psychologist and certified school psychologist. In addition to his professional membership, Parsons has been named a member of American Men and Women of Science and American Catholic Who's Who and received the Pennsylvania Counseling Association's Counselor of the Year award.

Dr. Kahn is currently a professor in the department of counseling and educational psychology at West Chester University. Dr. Kahn specializes in child, family and school counseling and has been a counselor educator for 32 years. He has written one text with Brooks/Cole on cognitive-behavioral theory. Dr. Kahn is actively engaged in consultation with Elementary, Middle, High School and Universities across the nation, thus bringing practical experience to their knowledge of theory and research.

This resource for school counselors offers an alternative model of consultation intended to support the coordination and integration of all their varied professional roles and functions. This solution- focused, collaborative model operates within a systems view of a school. The authors (both West Chester U.) review the literature and offer guided personal reflections, directed learning activities, and case illustrations to help the reader to apply the concepts covered. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Section I: THE SCHOOL COUNSELOR AS CONSULTANT. 1. The School Counselor: Addressing the Increasing Need for Service. 2. Consulting: Providing an Integrated Model of Service Delivery. Section II: THE NEEDS OF ONE WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF MANY. 3. The School as System: Basic Elements. 4. System Dynamics: Responding to Change. 5. The Counselor as an Agent of Change. Section III: FACILITATING THE CONSULTATIVE PROCESS. 6. The Stages of the Consultation Process. 7. Communication for Effective Consulting. 8. Working with Resistance. Section IV: CONSULTATION FOCI. 9. Client Focused Consultation: The Student as Client. 10. The Consultee as Focus: When Knowledge, Skill, and Objectivity are Needed. 11. The Group as Client: From Team Building to Mediation. 12. The System as Client: System Focused Consultation. 13. Ethical Concerns and Considerations. 14. Applying What We Know.