The School Counselor As Consultant: An Integrated Model For School-based Consultation

This unique text articulates a solution-focused, collaborative model of consultation that operates within a systems view of a school. This model allows counselors to conceptualize and employ a number of interventions, from those that take place at the level of a single student to those addressing the expanse of the community at large. In addition to its unique integrative model, the text distinguishes itself from others in its pedagogical approach. This book blends theory with practice and provides students with the tools to apply concepts through the use of practice exercises, case simulations and illustrations.

Dr. Parsons is currently a professor in the department of counseling and educational psychology at West Chester University. Dr. Parsons has been a counselor educator for over 28 years and has authored over 70 professional articles and books. He has written two texts for the Wadsworth education list, four counseling texts for Allyn and Bacon, and two counseling texts for Jossey-Bass. Dr. Parsons is actively engaged in consultation with Elementary, Middle, High School and Universities across the nation, thus bringing practical experience to their knowledge of theory and research.