Now in its second edition, the Handbook of Research in School Consultation provides the field of school-based consultation with a comprehensive volume examining research perspectives and methodologies, models of practice, and future research directions. Revised and updated, this collection brings together leading experts in the field, offering both producers and consumers of school consultation an invaluable snapshot of the current boundaries and rapidly growing content of the discipline. It touches upon not only the scientific progress of the field, but also upon the variety of cutting-edge techniques and approaches currently being developed with an eye toward a changing world. Perfect for school psychologists, and also appropriate for researchers, trainers, and school-based professionals such as special educators and school counselors, this handbook is an absolute necessity for those keeping pace with the innovating, evolving world of school consultation.
Table of Contents:
CONTENTS
Foreword: Stephen N. Elliott
Preface
Section A. Introduction
Chapter 1. Overview: The State of Scientific Research in School Consultation
William P. Erchul and Susan M. Sheridan
Chapter 2. School-Based Problem-Solving Consultation: Plotting a New Course for Evidence-Based Research and Practice in Consultation
Jennifer L. Frank and Thomas R. Kratochwill
Section B. Methodological Foundations
Chapter 3. Measurement in School Consultation Research
Ann C. Schulte, Natalie Murr, Kali Osbeck, and Priya Mudholkar
Chapter 4. Quantitative Research Methods and Designs in Consultation
Frank M. Gresham
Chapter 5. Qualitative and Mixed-Methods Designs in Consultation Research
Joel Meyers, Stephen D. Truscott, Adena B. Meyers, Kristen Varjas, and Samuel Kim
Chapter 6. Commentary: Evidence-Based Practice in School-Based Consultation Research
Amanda M. VanDerHeyden
Section C. What We Know: Process/Outcome Findings from Selected Models of Practice
Chapter 7. Research Issues in Mental Health Consultation andConsultee-Centered Approaches
Steven E. Knotek and Ingrid Hylander
Chapter 8. Behavioral Consultation: Contemporary Research and Emerging Challenges
Brian K. Martens, Florence D. DiGennaro Reed, and Jennifer D. Magnuson
Chapter 9. The Past, Present, and Future of Conjoint Behavioral Consultation Research
Susan M. Sheridan, Brandy L. Clarke, and Kelly A. Ransom
Chapter 10. Bringing Instructional Consultation to Scale: Research and Development of IC and IC Teams
Sylvia A. Rosenfield, Todd A. Gravois, and Arlene E. Silva
Chapter 11. Organization Development and Change Facilitation in School Settings: Theoretical and Empirical Foundations
Robert J. Illback
Chapter 12. Section Commentary: Process and Outcome Research in Selected Models of Consultation
Emilia C. Lopez and Bonnie Nastasi
Section D. What We Know: Process/Outcome Findings from Selected Research Perspectives
Chapter 13. Studying Multicultural Aspects of Consultation
Colette L. Ingraham
Chapter 14. Researching Interpersonal Influence within School Consultation: Social Power Base and Relational Communication Perspectives
William P. Erchul, Priscilla F. Grissom, Kimberly C. Getty, and Megan S. Bennett
Chapter 15. Research Examining the Relationships between Consultation Procedures, Treatment Integrity, and Outcomes
George H. Noell and Kristin A. Gansle
Chapter 16. A Commentary on What We Know: Process/Outcome Findings from Selected Research Perspectives
Jeffery P. Braden
Section E. Additional Cutting-Edge Topics and Future Challenges
Chapter 17 Assessing the State of Evidence in Consultation Training: A Review and Call to the Field
Markeda Newell and Daniel Newman
Chapter 18. Team-Based School Consultation
Shannon Dowd-Eagle and John Eagle
Chapter 19. Research on Consultation in Early Childhood Programs
Jennifer LoCasale-Crouch, Sonia Q. Cabell, Manuela Jimenez, and Michelle Baldanza
Chapter 20. School Consultation and Response to Intervention: Convergence, Divergence, and Future Directions for Research and Practice
Amy L. Reschly and Daniel J. Reschly
Chapter 21. Section Commentary: Adapting Consultation Research to Challenges of the 21st Century
Beth Doll
Section F. Conclusions
Chapter 22. Epilogue: Final Comments on School Consultation Research
Susan M. Sheridan and William P. Erchul
Author Index
Subject Index
About the Author :
William P. Erchul is Research Professor in the Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics at Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ; Professor Emeritus in the Department of Psychology at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC.
Susan M. Sheridan is George Holmes University Professor of Educational Psychology and Director of the Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families, and Schools at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
