Theory and Cases in School-Based Consultation: A Resource for School Psychologists, School Counselors, Special Educators, and Other Mental Health Professionals

Consultation in schools has become a necessary competency for school psychologists, school counselors, special educators, and other school-based mental health professionals. This casebook fills a gap in the training and education of these professionals by providing detailed and practical case examples for school-based consultation from a variety of different theoretical modalities. Each chapter of the book presents one of the main theories of consultation with a consistent format that includes the following key features: Overview of the theoretical model, Stages of the consultation process, Theory-specific issues, factors, and roles of the consultant and consultee relationship, A series of twelve case examples illustrating issues in the domains of children, families, educators, school systems, Discussion questions and role-play exercises follow each case example, Chapter summary.