Author : Richard Dean Parsons,Joel Meyers
Publisher : Jossey-Bass
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1984-08-28
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:39015016174404
Developing Consultation Skills by Richard Dean Parsons,Joel Meyers Pdf
Abstract: A study guide for professional consultants presents a comprehensive approach to the development of skills necessary for effective, responsible consultation in the human services areas. The utility of this approach is illustrated in settings ranging from schools and mental health centers to work settings and professional and nonprofit organizations, emphasizing applications to primary and secondary prevention rather than to remedial efforts. The 11 text chapters are organized among 4 principal themes: successful consultation principles relative to primary prevention and the development of collaborative relationships; factors that facilitate the consultation process, including the exercise of appropriate communication skills and attitudes; descriptions of skills needed for implementing the different approaches to consultation (i.e., skills used for each stage of consultation, for direct and indirect service to the client, for service to the consultee, and for service to the system); and evaluation and self-assessment skills. Exercises for the material covered in consultation skills development and their application are included throughout the text. (wz).