Conjoint behavioral consultation: An emerging and effective model for developing home-school partnerships.

Abstract

Conjoint Behavioral Consultation (CBC) is discussed as an emerging and effective model of home-school collaboration and shared problem solving. A case study is presented to demonstrate how practitioners can use CBC to deliver high quality consultation and intervention services to students, teachers, and parents in a real world setting. An evidence-based intervention (EBI) was implemented in the context of CBC to enhance the on-task and compliant behavior of a student referred for consultation. Results indicated a significant increase in teacher ratings of behavioral control (on-task and compliant behavior) following consultation. Positive treatment effects were maintained at a 4-week follow-up. Norm referenced measures produced statistically reliable and clinically meaningful changes in teacher perception of externalizing problem behavior. Consultees validated CBC as an acceptable and effective model of service delivery across home and school contexts. Limitations, future research, and implications for evidence-based practice are discussed.

The Effect of Conjoint Behavioral Consultation Program Related Teaching on Problem Behavior and Communication/Social Skills with a Blind and Autistic Child

“…Consistent with similar research, the result is supported by the fact that the child benefits from home school co-operation and the family participation in the training process (Shapiro, Miller, Sawka, Gardill and Handler, 1999;Christenson and Sheridan 2001;Wilkinson, 2003;Wilkinson, 2006). In CBC practice, the social validity of the participant families was determined to be high (Carr, Levin et al, 1999) because the decrease in problem behaviors and the increase in compliance-related behaviors were frequent.…”

Measuring the Relationship Between Parent, Teacher, and Student Problem Behavior Reports and Academic Achievement: Implications for School Counselors

“…When providing direct and indirect services to and for students, school counselors can benefit from the use of multiple informants in the assessment of students' needs (ASCA, 2012). The strategic use of multiple informants can be of great benefit because of the expertise and perspectives between the collaborators (Wilkinson, 2006). All sources of information about a child's behavior, from a parent, child, or teacher, can be considered valuable in the effort to provide children with comprehensive services that are informed by data (Johnson, 2011).…”

Training Individuals to Implement Applied Behavior Analytic Procedures via Telehealth: A Systematic Review of the Literature

“…However, articles reporting more extensive use of telehealth in ABA are only just beginning to emerge. This disparity between fields may be due to key differences between general psychological or health support, which is often delivered directly to a client, and behavior analytic support which often involves training others in specific techniques (e.g., Deliperi et al 2015;Downs and Downs 2013;Wacker et al 2017) or using a more formal behavioral consultation model (see, for example, Sheridan et al 1996;Sheridan and Kratochwill 2007;Watson and Robinson 1996;Wilkinson 2006). These training and consultation approaches have been shown to be effective in enhancing consultee skills and fidelity (e.g., Collier-Meek and Sanetti 2014; Deliperi et al 2015;McKenney et al 2013) and improving child behavior or academic and social skills (e.g., Garbacz and McIntyre 2016;Sheridan et al 2006;Sheridan et al 2013;Wacker et al 2017).…”