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

by Brigman, Greg; Mullis, Fran; Webb, Linda; White, Joanna F.; Myrick, Robert D.

• ISBN13: 9780471683698
• ISBN10: 0471683698
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-12-13
• Publisher: WILEY

Summary

Unlike other consultation books that focus on theory, this text presents proven practice techniques, including: what to say to parents and teachers about referring students to the school counselor; what to ask teachers to assist in formulating successful interventions; how to make the most of parent conferences; how to plan for, execute, and follow-up on consultation sessions; a five-step approach to conducting an individual consultation; and how to plan and present psychoeducational workshops to parents and teachers.

Author Biography

GREG BRIGMAN, PHD, is Professor and LINDA WEBB, PHD, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Counselor Education at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida.

FRAN MULLIS, PHD, is Associate Professor and JOANNA WHITE, EDD, is Professor and Chair in the Department of Counseling and Psychological Services at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia.

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures	ix
Foreword	xi
Robert D. Myrick
Introduction to School Counselors as Consultants	1	(8)
Personal and Professional Growth Orientation	2	(1)
Knowledge of Consultation and Human Behavior	2	(1)
Consulting Skills	2	(1)
A Multicultural and Diversity Perspective	3	(2)
Why Consult?	5	(4)
A School-Based Approach to Consultation: Supporting Models and Theories	9	(10)
Consultation in Schools	9	(1)
Theoretical Approach	10	(2)
Models of Consultation	12	(2)
Another Approach to Organization of Models	14	(1)
Models and Theory Central to This Approach	15	(1)
Case Consultation Model	16	(1)
Teaching/Workshop Model	16	(3)
Ethical Issues in Consultation	19	(12)
Tripartite Relationship	19	(4)
Information about the Student (Client)	20	(3)
Information about the Consultee	23	(1)
Nonsupervisory Relationship	23	(1)
Voluntary and Temporary Relationship	24	(1)
Voluntary and Temporary	24	(1)
Encourages Consultee Self-Reliance	25	(1)
Work-Related Relationship	25	(1)
Other Ethical Issues	26	(3)
Working with Other Professionals	26	(2)
Competence	28	(1)
Values	28	(1)
Fees for Service	29	(1)
Additional Considerations	29	(2)
Case Consultation with Teachers and Parents	31	(12)
Basic Consultation Model	31	(1)
Before the Consultation	32	(2)
Step I: Prepare for the Consultation	32	(2)
During the Consultation	34	(7)
Step II: Define the Process and Develop the Relationship	34	(1)
Step III: Present and Gather Information about the Student	35	(2)
Step IV: Choose Behaviors to Work On---Identify/Plan Intervention and Follow-Up Strategies	37	(4)
After the Consultation	41	(2)
Step V: Follow-Up	41	(2)
Typical Issues in School Consultation	43	(8)
How to Refer Students	43	(2)
What Parents and Teachers Can Tell Students about Seeing the Counselor	45	(2)
Frequently Asked Questions	47	(1)
Consultee Resistance	48	(3)
Workshops and Education Programs	51	(14)
Workshop Model	51	(1)
Programs for Teachers	52	(3)
Cooperative Discipline	54	(1)
Tribes: A New Way of Learning and Being Together	54	(1)
Systematic Training for Effective Teaching	55	(1)
Preparing Parents for a Different Approach	55	(1)
Programs for Parents	56	(9)
MegaSkills	58	(1)
Roots and Wings: Raising Resilient Children	58	(1)
Building Successful Partnerships: A Guide for Developing Parent and Family Involvement Programs	58	(1)
Systematic Training for Effective Parenting	59	(1)
The Next Step (Systematic Training for Effective Parenting through Problem Solving)	60	(1)
Strengthening Stepfamilies	60	(1)
Active Parenting Now	61	(1)
Family Talk	61	(1)
Bowdoin Parent Education Program	62	(3)
Other Opportunities for Consultation in Schools	65	(16)
Parent-Teacher-Counselor Conferences	65	(1)
Student-Teacher-Counselor Conferences	66	(1)
Teacher Team Consultation	67	(8)
Grade Level Team Meetings	67	(1)
School-Based Teams	68	(6)
Referral Teams	74	(1)
Common School-Based Recommendations for Students with Task Completion Difficulties	75	(1)
Teacher Advisor Programs	76	(2)
Other Suggestions about Kinds of Consultation	78	(3)
Classroom Meetings: Creating a Climate of Cooperation	81	(8)
Benefits of Classroom Meetings	81	(1)
The Classroom Meeting Format	82	(2)
Teaching Teachers to Use Classroom Meetings	84	(2)
Barriers to Effective Classroom Meetings and Strategies to Overcome Them	86	(3)
Consultation with Administrators	89	(12)
Crisis Intervention: Planning for and Responding to a Crisis	90	(2)
The Role of the School Counselor	90	(2)
Guidelines for Responding to a Crisis	92	(1)
Schoolwide Plans	92	(9)
The Process of Schoolwide Change	94	(1)
The School Counselor and Discipline Planning	95	(2)
A Four-Key Approach to Schoolwide Discipline	97	(4)
Consultation in the Community	101	(6)
Referrals	101	(1)
Speaker's Bureau	102	(1)
Parent Group	102	(1)
Parent-Teacher Organization	103	(1)
Service or Civic Clubs	103	(1)
Business Partners or Partners in Education	103	(1)
Community Task Forces	104	(1)
Grandparent Program	104	(1)
Keys to Successful Community Involvement	104	(3)
Concluding Remarks	107	(2)
Appendix A: Adlerian Theory	109	(8)
Appendix B: Ethical Standards for School Counselors	117	(14)
Appendix C: The American Counseling Association Code of Ethics	131	(30)
Appendix D: Building Consultation Skills: An Application-Learning Model	161	(12)
References	173	(6)
Annotated Bibliography	179	(6)
Author Index	185	(2)
Subject Index	187	(8)
About the Authors	195