School-based behavioral consultation with classroom teachers is one of the primary ways school psychologists deliver intervention services to students. The present study aimed to evaluate the acceptability of videoconferencing (VC) with teachers as an alternative medium of consultative communication. Specifically, problem identification interviews…

Through semi-structured interviews, this study explored 11 bilingual school psychologists' (BSPs) consultation experiences with teachers of English learners (EL) to determine referral concerns, recommendations made, challenges encountered, preparation experiences, and skills most needed. The most common referral issue concerned students' academic…

The role of school psychologists with training in neuropsychology is examined within the context of multitiered models of service delivery and educational reform policies. An expanded role is suggested that builds on expertise in the assessment of neurodevelopmental disorders and extends to broader tiers through consultation practice. Changes in…

Discusses various problems school psychologists encounter when attempting to consult with school personnel. Conceptualizes resistance to consultation services within a behavioral/cognitive behavioral framework and discusses how resistance can result from contingencies operating at both the system and the building levels. (Author/WAS)

Success in collaborative school-based consultation depends on whether teachers implement interventions suggested by consultants. Rational Persuasion (RP) has been identified as one potentially effective way to influence consultee perceptions about proposed interventions. Investigates whether presenting RP importance and objections for behavioral…

Presented 240 elementary teachers with case study, informing teachers that recommended treatment for presenting problem had been developed by teacher alone, school psychologist alone, or teacher-school psychologist collaboration. Teachers reported treatments developed by collaboration most acceptable; positive interventions were more acceptable…

Describes a process whereby the school psychologist writes a more descriptive and less interpretative report. Encourages parents and staffing team members to become collaborators in hypothesis testing relative to the test results instead of being passive recipients of the psychologists' wisdom. Attempts to decrease defensiveness, improve…

Discusses counseling teachers in the schools on the sexual acting-out of emotionally disturbed children. Clinical case material is presented to illustrate the meanings and motivations children have subconsciously applied to various types of sexual behavior. Proposes some guidelines that can be used constructively when discussing this problem with…

Compared nationwide survey responses of 225 school psychologists to their responses in 1981-82. Results revealed significant increases in amount of time spent in consultation and amount of time desired for consultation; significant decreases in psychologist-student ratio and overall satisfaction with profession. Sex differences were found for…

Describes a model of delivery of services that enables school psychologists to meet testing demands while initiating a broad range of consultative services. The model includes having available: (1) funds for contract testing, (2) conferences with teachers prior to formal referral of children, and (3) qualified contract evaluators. (Author/RC)

Examined the interventions used by 105 elementary classroom teachers before referring students for psychoeducational evaluation. Most interventions appeared to be teacher-directed actions, sometimes were influenced by consultation, and implemented for an unspecified time period with few measures of observed success or failure. Most teachers used…

Describes a model of two alternative roles for the school psychologist working with programs for autistic or emotionally disturbed children. The first concerns behavior management by consultation or direct work with the child. The second approach adds the role of program coordinator. A team approach is advocated. (Author/JAC)

Consultation is one of the school psychologist's major professional functions, and psychologists feel that other school personnel want them to spend more of their professional time consulting than they do at present. Client-centered consultation is the dominant variety practiced. Most learned what they know on the job. (Author)

Proposed a practical reinforcement hierarchy for classroom-based behavior modification programs. The seven-level hierarchy ranged from primitive consequences (Infantile Physical Contact and Food) through the more abstract consequences (Praise and Internal Self-Reinforcement). Suggestions were made for using the hierarchy in teacher consultation…

Reviews the historical role of social science in desegregation, and some of the current research on cooperative learning in the desegregated classroom. A comprehensive role for the school psychologist is outlined, in which goals and subgoals, means for achieving them, and anticipated outcomes are clearly delineated. (Author)