School-Based Consultation

Catalog description

This course will provide an overview of the knowledge and skills necessary for school psychologists to engage in consultation, collaborative problem solving, and systems level intervention in educational settings. Course content will focus on the collaborative consultation processes, theory and issues related to these processes, as well as relevant research. Content will include adopting a systems level perspective with change being viewed from a preventative framework. Consultation from a cross-cultural view will also be emphasized. This course will also include the opportunity to observe, practice and evaluate the skills required to engage in school-based collaborative consultative services through applied case work, practice, role play, self-reflection, feedback and class discussion.