School Counselor Consultation Skills for Working Effectively with Parents, Teachers, and Other School Personnel

Explore a wide range of strategies and techniques to build your school counselor consulting skillset

In the newly revised Second Edition of School Counselor Consultation: Skills for Working Effectively With Parents, Teachers, and Other School Personnel, a team of distinguished counselors delivers a comprehensive and insightful exploration of the consultation process. With a strong focus on proven, practical techniques, this book offers readers a detailed case consultation model, an interactive workshop model, concise discussions of trauma-informed practices, consultations supporting students with anxiety, and more.

The book also includes:

• An emphasis on building the skills necessary for counselors to facilitate the personal, social, career, and academic growth of students. 
• An integration of theory and practice using an experiential approach to developing consulting competence.
• Appendices and sample activities that outline the techniques and strategies used to support learning.

Perfect for students pursuing master's degrees in Education, School Counselor Consultation is also ideal for school counselling students and practitioners seeking a hands-on framework for applying consulting theory and approaches to the school setting.

Greg Brigman, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Counselor Education at Florida Atlantic University (FAU). He is a former teacher and school counselor, and has worked with students from elementary to high school. He developed a course in school consultation that he teaches regularly at FAU. Dr. Brigman supervises school counselor interns who put into practice the consultation skills taught in this text. Dr. Brigman has developed a K-12 evidence-based SEL program titled Student Sucess Skills and provides national and international training workshops related to school counseling. 

Elizabeth Villares, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Counselor Education at Florida Atlantic University. She is a former high school counselor and counseling director, and also teaches a course at FAU in school consultation and supervises school counselor interns who put into practice the consultation skills taught in this text. Her research areas include school counseling outcome research. She regularly works with school districts to develop effective counseling programs and to evaluate the impact of school counselors on student achievement and behavior. 

Fran Mullis, Ph.D., is a professor-emeritus in the Department of Counseling and Psychological Services at Georgia State University, where she was a counselor educator. She coordinated the school counseling program and collaborated on the development of a course in School Counselor Consultation that uses the concepts and skills presented in this text. Dr. Mullis has experience as a school counselor and has published in the area of school counselor consultation and school counseling. 

Linda D. Webb, Ph.D., is a professor-emeritus in the department of Counselor Education at Florida Atlantic University. She has expereince as a school counselor and guidance director at the elementary and high school levels. Dr. Webb has published and presented on many topics critical to student success. She has worked collaboratively to develop and teach a course in school counselor consultation based on the concepts, skills, and strategies presented in this text. 

JoAnna White, Ed.D., is a professor-emeritus and former chair of the Department of Counseling and Psychological Services at Georgia State University. She has experience as a public school counselor and has published in the area of school counselor consultation. Dr. White collaborated with Dr. Mullis to develop and teach a course in school counselor consultation at Georgia State University.

Foreword Matthew Lemberger-Truelove, PhD 
Introduction and Overview 
List of Tables 

Part One: Grounding Your Approach to Consultation in the Schools 

Chapter 1- School Counselors as Consultants 
Chapter 2- A School-Based Approach to Consultation: Supporting Models and Theories 
Chapter 3- The Practical Advantage of Adlerian Theory in Teacher and Parent Consultation 
Chapter 4- Ethical Issues in Consultation 


Part Two: Working in Schools as a Consultant 

Chapter 5- Case Consultation with Teachers and Parents 
Chapter 6- Typical Issues in School Consultation 
Chapter 7- Workshops and Educational Programs 
Chapter 8- Other Opportunities for Consultation in Schools 
Chapter 9- Classroom Meetings: Creating a Climate of Cooperation 
Chapter 10- Consultation with Administrators 
Chapter 11- Consultation in the Community 


Part Three: Addressing Twenty-First Century Needs 

Chapter 12- The School Counselor as Leader 
Chapter 13- A Systems Approach to School-Wide Consultation 
Chapter 14- Consultation Supporting Student Mental Health: Anxiety 
Chapter 15- Consultation and Trauma-Infused Practices 
Chapter 16- School Counselor Consultation and Working with Undocumented Students 

Concluding Remarks 
References