Psychological Consultation and Collaboration in School and Community Settings,
6th Edition

Part I: CONSULTATION AND CONSULTANTS, COLLABORATION AND COLLABORATORS.
1. The Foundations of Consultation and Collaboration.
2. Consultants, Consultees, and Collaborators.
Part II: THE STAGES OF CONSULTATION AND COLLABORATION.
3. An Overview of the Generic Model of Consultation and Collaboration.
4. Entry Stage.
5. Diagnosis Stage.
6. Implementation Stage.
7. Disengagement Stage.
8. Pragmatic Issues of Working Within an Organization.
Part III: MODELS OF CONSULTATION AND COLLABORATION.
9. Mental Health Consultation and Collaboration.
10. Behavioral Consultation and Collaboration.
11. Organizational Consultation and Collaboration.
12. School-Based Consultation and Collaboration.
13. Case Study Illustrations of Consultation and Collaboration.
Part IV: PROFESSIONAL ISSUES AND EPILOGUE.
14. Ethical and Legal Issues.
Epilogue.

• A. Michael Dougherty

  A. Michael Dougherty Ph.D. is Professor Emeritus of Counseling and former Dean of the College of Education and Allied Professions at Western Carolina University (WCU) in Cullowhee, North Carolina. During his tenure as dean, WCU’s teacher education programs were recipients of both the AASCU Christa McAuliffe Award and the ATE Distinguished Program in Teacher Education Award. He is author of Psychological Consultation and Collaboration in School and Community Settings (6th Edition, 2014) and Casebook of Psychological Consultation and Collaboration in School and Community Settings (6th Edition, 2014) both published by Brooks/Cole-Cengage Publishing Company. Dougherty has published a large number of articles on consultation and on school counseling. His major current research interests are in the area of interpersonal processes in consultation and collaboration. He has consulted, taught courses, and made presentations in a variety of international settings including Barbados, Colombia, Cypress, El Salvador, Germany, Great Britain, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Japan, and Jordan.

• The book has been revised with an eye to aligning coverage with CACREP and other standards, and to assuring that specific competencies relevant to consultation, collaboration, and related material are effectively addressed. New coverage includes such CACREP core areas as professional orientation and ethical practice, cultural and social diversity, helping relationships, and research program evaluation.

• Each page of this edition has been thoroughly reviewed to ensure clarity and currency. Topics receiving significant additional attention include cultural diversity, advocacy, social justice, prevention, systems theory, and ecological variables as they affect consultation and collaboration in counseling and psychology.

• New coverage of treatment integrity helps instill an understanding of the complexity and seriousness of the ethical and professional issues that consultants face.

• This edition provides more extensive coverage and examples related to collaboration, given this topic's status as an increasing force in the consultation/collaboration arena.

• Many chapters include an example on individual consultation followed immediately with an example on organizational consultation. This allows students to better understand the nature of how these processes are different, and also provides better coverage of organizational consultation, which is on the increase in the helping professions.

• Many chapters include an example on individual consultation followed immediately with an example on organizational consultation. This allows you to better understand the nature of how these processes are different, and also provides better coverage of organizational consultation, which is on the increase in the helping professions.

• This thorough text provides a comprehensive, balanced overview of theoretical and practical consultation and collaboration issues. Up-to-date literature and research in a clear, inviting format helps novice practitioners learn step-by-step how to consult.

• A process-oriented approach, with an organization and language that students find easy to grasp, allows for a wide application to the field.

• Practical materials integrated throughout the text provide practitioners with valuable information and examples on what collaboration is and when and how to use it.

• This text can be used in conjunction with A. Michael Dougherty's CASEBOOK OF PSYCHOLOGICAL CONSULTATION AND COLLABORATION, 6th Edition, which provides additional examples that give readers a greater understanding of various approaches to consultation and collaboration. The new edition of the casebook features an easy-to-read workbook format. A table in the main text's Preface shows instructors how to effectively use the books together.

• The book provides significant discussion of culturally responsive organizations and cultural diversity as it affects consultation, collaboration, and crisis consultation. Information on working with non-mainstream families prepares students for a variety of consulting situations.

• Material on school-based consultation prepares future professionals for collaboration with administrators, teachers, and parents.

• An emphasis on prevention reflects today's increasing trend of viewing consultation and collaboration in this way.

• Students leave your course better prepared to gather and analyze data with coverage of qualitative data gathering, qualitative evaluation, and functional behavioral assessment.

• This thorough text provides a comprehensive, balanced overview of theoretical and practical consultation and collaboration issues. Up-to-date literature and research in a clear, inviting format helps novice practitioners learn step-by-step how to consult.

• A process-oriented approach, with an organization and language that readers find easy to grasp, allows for wide application to the field.

• Practical materials integrated throughout the text provide you with valuable information and examples on what collaboration is and when and how to use it.

• The book provides significant discussion of culturally responsive organizations and cultural diversity as it affects consultation, collaboration, and crisis consultation. Information on working with non-mainstream families prepares you for a variety of consulting situations.

• This text can be used in conjunction with A. Michael Dougherty's PSYCHOLOGICAL CONSULTATION AND COLLABORATION: A CASEBOOK, 6th Edition, which provides additional examples that give you a greater understanding of various approaches to consultation and collaboration.

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