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The Counselor as Consultant in the Collaborative School
Author(s) -
West J. Frederick,
Idol Lorna
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6676.1993.tb02259.x
Subject(s) - psychology , process (computing) , teamwork , collaborative learning , work (physics) , medical education , knowledge management , pedagogy , computer science , engineering , medicine , management , economics , operating system , mechanical engineering
A collaborative work environment has been consistently cited as a characteristic of schools that effectively respond to the diverse needs of students. Because of their role and related skills, counselors seem uniquely positioned to have a significant impact on the development or enhancement of team structures and staff relationships within a collaborative school. Educational collaboration and its relationship to school consultation as a structured planning, decision‐making, and problem‐solving process is described. Characteristics of a collaborative school and its organizational structures are identified. Roles and related skills the counselor can use in providing leadership in developing and implementing collaborative teams in the school are articulated.