SYLLABUS

 

I. Course Title:

            Consultation: Theory, Models and Practice PSY/COU 7657

 

II. Prerequisites

            None.  However, knowledge of counseling theory and familiarity with helping relationship skills and group dynamics are strongly recommended.

 

III. Course Description

            This course introduces the student to the theories, models and practices of consultation and collaboration.  The role and identity of the consultant is explored with distinctions made between case and program consultation.  Practical issues addressed include initiating and developing a consultation or collaborative relationship, developing a consultation contract, enacting the contract, and problems that occur during the consultation or collaboration process.

 

IV. Rationale for the Course:

            Because there are many ways of viewing problems and potential solutions, consultees benefit from receiving consultation services.  The applications of consultation are as numerous as are the people and problems within a society.  This course focuses on using consultation to deal with problems within, specifically, the educational and helping professions.

 

V. Course Learning Objectives and Outcomes:     Students will be able to:

1. Explain why people want consultation and collaboration, the needs met by it, and the major applied areas of consultation and collaboration.

            2. Identify the characteristics and behaviors of effective consultants and collaborators.

3. Define consultation and collaboration and discuss the major historical landmarks within the field of consultation.

4. List and describe the modes/models and stages of consultation and collaboration, the skills used, and synthesize a personal approach.

5. Explain the theoretical roots of the various consultation and collaboration modes/models.

            6. Discuss in detail the basic steps in the consultation and collaboration process.

7. Describe how to establish and develop consultation and collaboration relationships and programs, and the use of technology to enhance the process.

            8. Explain how consultation and collaboration are similar and different in mental health,                          school, and family counseling settings.

9. Analyze the effectiveness of consultation and collaboration based on research findings.

10. Discuss the past, present, and future issues within the field of consultation and collaboration.

 

VI. Academic Integrity and Classroom Behavior:  (Mississippi College Graduate Bulletin).  Mississippi College students are expected to be scrupulously honest.  Dishonesty, such as cheating or plagiarism (see below), or furnishing false information, including forgery, alteration or misuse of College documents, records or identification, will be regarded as a serious offense subject to severe penalty, including, but not limited to, loss of credit and possible dismissal. 

 

I expect that all students wishing to attend lecture will be on time.  I encourage and welcome discussion on any point that comes up during lecture.  To that end, students are expected to be familiar with the material to be covered before lecture.  Due to the dynamic nature of this class and the topics addressed (as well as other unforseen events), the schedule and procedures of this course as outlined in this document are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances and without prior notice.

 

VII. Course Topics:

            The following topics will be covered in this course.  Journal readings should be drawn from these particular areas, but readings in other areas may be acceptable (check with the instructor).

 

            1. History and definition of consultation and collaboration

            2. Who does consultation and collaboration and what are the characteristic behaviors

            3. Skills involved in consultation and collaboration

            4. Models and stages of consultation and collaboration

            5. Applying the consultation and collaboration models, generic and personal approaches

            6. Effectiveness of consultation and collaboration

            7. Current issues affecting consultation and collaboration

            8. Consultation and collaboration tools, including technology

            9. Ethical guidelines for doing consultation and collaboration

 

VIII. Instructional Methods:

            Brief lectures, demonstrations, group discussions and activities, guest lectures, and student presentations.

 

IX. Course Assignments

            1. Complete all assigned readings and participate in class discussions

 

2. Present in class - and turn in for evaluation - one typed journal article summary and critique each class session.  The articles must address some aspect of consultation or collaboration: models, stages, history, how to develop a personal style, behaviors of consultants and collaborators, use of technology,  and application in a school, mental health, or family counseling setting are possibilities

 

3. Typed 10 page APA style term paper on a proposed consultation/collaboration project: to be presented in class on December 6, 2005.  This paper must include your personal choice of a model of consultation and how you would use it, stage by stage, to consult on a future, realistic project.  Include the specific skills and behaviors you would incorporate at each stage and how you might use technology.  Select a setting, e.g. school, family, or mental health, in which you do the consultation and explain why the model fits well for that setting.

 

 

 

4. Role play and video tape 2 sessions using the entire generic consultation and collaboration model provided in the text (see dates when taping and presentations will be done in class schedule section of syllabus.

NOTE: There is a 10% per day deduction for assignments turned in after the start of class on the date the assignment is due.

 

X. Instructional Materials and Bibliography:

 

Required Textbook and Casebook:

 

            Dougherty, Michael A. (2005) Psychological consultation and collaboration in school and                  community settings, 4th Edition.  Pacific Grove: Brooks/Cole

Dougherty, Michael A. (2005) Psychological consultation and collaboration in school and community settings: a casebook.  Pacific Grove: Brooks/Cole

 

Assigned readings, library resources and videotapes:

 

Brown, Duane; Kurpius, Dewayne J.; & Morris, Joseph R. (1988).  Handbook of consultation with indivduals and small groups.  Alexandria, VA: Association for Counselor Education and Supervision.

Caplan, Gerald & Caplan, Ruth B. (1993). Mental health consultation and collaboration.  San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers.

Journal of Counseling and Development (1993). Special issue.  Consultation: A paradigm for helping.  Consultation I: Conceptual, structural, and operational dimensions. Volume 71, No. 6, July/August.

Journal of Counseling and Development (1993). Special issue.  Consultation: A paradigm for helping.  Consultation II: Prevention, preparation, and key issues. Volume 72, No. 2,       November/December.

Kahn, Steve (1987).  Getting into the consulting business.  Stamford, CT: Longmeadow Press.

Mannino, Fortune V.; MacLennan, Beryce W.; & Shore, Milton F. (1975).  The practice of mental health consultation.  Adelphi, MD: Mental Health Study Center, Division of Mental Health Service Programs of the National Institute of Mental Health.

 

XI. Evaluation

            This course will operate as a seminar and students will be expected to become highly involved in the participatory learning process.  The following possible points can be earned:

 

100 points - for reading, summarizing, critiquing and presenting 10 journal articles;

 

100 points - for participating in class discussions related to the required readings, supplementary readings, lectures, and ongoing development of consultation/collaboration proposal;

 

100 points - for a 10 page modified APA style term paper proposing a consultation/collaboration project based on a model of consultation and collaboration and its underlying theory;

                       

                        100 points - for demonstrating consultation and collaboration skills on video tape.

 

            Grading Scale:

                                                            370+ = A                     350+ = B+

                                                            320+ = B                     300+ = C+

                                                            280+ = C                     240+ = D

                                                            Below 240 = F

 

XII. Other Course Information:

 

            ATTENDANCE: The only excused absence is for documented sickness.  If a student misses more than the number of class periods permitted in the university policy (see Mississippi College Graduate Bulletin), s(he) will be assigned a grade of F.  If s(he) believes that there are reasonable explanations for the absences, s(he) may appeal the absences to the Dean of the School.  Students may obtain a Student Absence Appeal Form from the Dean’s Office.

            STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: Any student with an identified disability that affects his/her ability to perform the work required for this course should notify the instructor immediately as well as Dr. Buddy Wagner in the Counseling and Career Center.

 

            CONTACTING THE PROFESSOR:

Office phone - 601-925-3841

E-mail - wheeler@mc.edu

Faculty web page at - http://www.mc.edu/campus/users/wheeler/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XIII. Course Calendar:

 

            Classes will meet in room 401 of Lowrey Hall from 6:00pm to 8:45pm on Tuesday evenings.  Students will need to complete chapter reading assignments prior to the date when the material is discussed in class. 

 

8/23/05            Introduction to the course: text 1-44; CB 3-16

 

8/30                 Overview of consultation and collaboration; characteristics and behaviors; skills and use of technology; text 1-44; CB 3-16

 

9/6,13              Generic model of consultation and collaboration and stages of C&C: text 43-179; development of your own personal style of consultation and collaboration

 

9/20,27&10/4 School based consultation and collaboration, text 273-298; CB 53-90, 145-182; Taping and presentation of consultation video taped role play session I.

 

10/18,25          Behavioral case consultation, text 219-245; CB 19-38

 

11/1,8,15         Mental health case consultation, collaboration, text 185-219; CB 39-52; Taping and presentation of consultation video taped role play session II.

 

11/30               Organizational, systems and group consultation, text 90-126, 246-271; CB 69-144

 

12/6                 Ethical, professional and legal issues, text 135-160; CB 183-208