Contextually Based School Consultation: Influential Variables

Abstract

The triadic model of consultation, often used to represent the consultation process, is embellished to include a problem-solving approach within a realistic school-based perspective. Eleven variables are considered within three domains: (a) the people involved, (b) their interactional process, and (c) the implementation of specific procedures. Within each domain, the professional literature is reviewed to describe these variables and their potential impact on consultation. Consideration of the variables allows an analysis of facilitators and barriers to consultation practices in applied educational settings.