Behavioral Consultation

Responsiveness‐to‐Intervention: Definitions, Evidence, and Implications for the Learning Disabilities Construct

“…According to Telzrow, McNamara, and Hollinger (2000), problem solving was first described in the behavioral consultation literature. As explained by Bergan (1970), Bergan and Kratochwill (1990), Tharp and Wetzel (1969), and others, behavioral consultation's problem solving is inductive, empirical, and, of course, behavioral. But the key feature here is inductive.…”

What We Need to Know About Responsiveness To Intervention (and Shouldn't Be Afraid to Ask)

“…By our count, it is currently used in three ways: first, to describe a process by which differentiated instruction is developed, child-by-child, at Tiers 1 and 2 in general education; second, to signify the data-based, recursive, individualized instruction that special educators should be using with their schools' most difficultto-teach students; third, to refer to how building-based teams operate to provide support to general educators with academically at-risk students. Problem solving as a process to develop, implement, and evaluate interventions in general education was conceptualized and first researched by John Bergan (e.g., Bergan, 1970) and colleagues more than 30 years ago. It is a behavioral approach to school consultation.…”

The Importance of Interpersonal Skills in Consultee‐Centered Consultation: A Review

“…It appears that the interpersonal skills needed in counseling are also required in consultation, although the literature is far from conclusive. There are also suggestions in the literature, particularly in the work of Bergan andTombari (1975, 1976) and Paskewicz (1984), that skills other than those required to develop a relationship with the consultee are required as well. It is doubtful that many counselors receive training in these areas, since only about one in five counselor education programs actually require a course in consultation.…”

“…It is doubtful that many counselors receive training in these areas, since only about one in five counselor education programs actually require a course in consultation. While it is true that a few programs (about 14%) offer some training in consultation (Brown, Spano, & Schulte, 1988), it seems unlikely that counselor trainees receive the type of training they need, since the skills required are quite different from those required in counseling (see Bergan, 1977;Parsons & Meyers, 1984). Research also suggests that traditional counseling techniques may be employed quite differently in consultation than in counseling (Henning-Stout & Conoley, 1987).…”