Conjoint behavioral consultation (CBC) expands on traditional consultation approaches to involve parents, teachers, and other service providers in a collaborative problem-solving venture. The scholarly discussions in Conjoint Behavioral Consultation go beyond theory, providing specific, step-by-step accounts of each CBC stage. This accessible volume: gives readers specific procedural details and recommendations for practice; explores contemporary issues surrounding conjoint behavioral consultation using real-life examples; and offers theoretical and empirical rationales for the CBC procedures described in the book. Corresponding interview guides, actual case studies, chapter objectives, and discussion questions effectively augment the text's material.

Here, the authors provide a procedural guide for the practice of conjoint behavioral consultation (CBC)-reviewing its background, procedures, and benefits. This user-friendly handbook provides specific guidelines and procedures to implement CBC; explores contemporary issues surrounding CBC using real-life examples; and offers theoretical and empirical rationales for the CBC procedures described in the book. Noteworthy features include corresponding interview guides, case studies, chapter objectives, and discussion questions.

This reader-friendly second edition of Sheridan and Kratochwill’s important work offers innovative applications of CBC as an ecological, evidence-based approach. In this new edition, the authors combine best practices in consultation and problem-solving for interventions that promote and support children’s potential, teachers’ educational mission, and family members’ unique strengths. A step-by-step framework for developing and maintaining family/school partnerships takes readers from initial interviews through plan evaluation. Practical strategies illustrate working with diverse families and school personnel, improving family competence, promoting joint responsibility, and achieving other collaborative goals.

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.