Chapter 7

Collaboration and Consultation

à     Collaborative relationships, not limited to school and community professionals

à     Include/begin with cooperative relationship between counselor and parents

à     Parental involvement is vital for successful programs

à     Collaboration important aspect of all consulting relationships

à     Schools and its systems consist of professional and volunteers

à     All of those professionals and volunteers provide services to students, parents and teachers

à     Responsibility of school counselor to establish working relations

à     Parental involvement important even in adolescent years

à     Involvement is still important in to early adulthood

à     Parents have tremendous impact on choices kids make

à     Counselors create avenues in which services are provided

à     Counselors provide education programs to parents

à     Counselors run support groups for parents

à     Provide support and ed for parents of exceptional children

à     Counselors should collaborate with SpEd teachers regarding SpEd students

à     Nurse, psych and social workers: components of comprehensive program

à     Counselors need to form relationships with community agencies for added services for kids