William P. Erchul is Research Professor in the Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics at Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ; Professor Emeritus in the Department of Psychology at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC.

• The ideas, careers and contribution of Gerald Caplan; mental health consultation, community mental health and poplulation-oriented psychiatry; reflections on mental health consultation - an interview with Gerald Caplan; Caplan's contributions to the practice of psychology; Gerald Caplan's paradigm - bridging psychotherapy and public health practice; Gerald Caplan's conceptual and qualitative contributions to community psychology - views from an old timer; a school reform process for at-risk students - applying Caplan's organizational consultation principles to guide prevention, intervention and home-school collaboration; consulting on innovation and change with public mental health organization - the Caplan approach; assessing the present and future impact of Caplan's contributions; Caplan's ideas and the future of psychology in the schools.

William P. Erchul is Research Professor in the Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics at Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ; Professor Emeritus in the Department of Psychology at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC.

• The ideas, careers and contribution of Gerald Caplan; mental health consultation, community mental health and poplulation-oriented psychiatry; reflections on mental health consultation - an interview with Gerald Caplan; Caplan's contributions to the practice of psychology; Gerald Caplan's paradigm - bridging psychotherapy and public health practice; Gerald Caplan's conceptual and qualitative contributions to community psychology - views from an old timer; a school reform process for at-risk students - applying Caplan's organizational consultation principles to guide prevention, intervention and home-school collaboration; consulting on innovation and change with public mental health organization - the Caplan approach; assessing the present and future impact of Caplan's contributions; Caplan's ideas and the future of psychology in the schools.

William P. Erchul is Research Professor in the Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics at Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ; Professor Emeritus in the Department of Psychology at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC.

• The ideas, careers and contribution of Gerald Caplan; mental health consultation, community mental health and poplulation-oriented psychiatry; reflections on mental health consultation - an interview with Gerald Caplan; Caplan's contributions to the practice of psychology; Gerald Caplan's paradigm - bridging psychotherapy and public health practice; Gerald Caplan's conceptual and qualitative contributions to community psychology - views from an old timer; a school reform process for at-risk students - applying Caplan's organizational consultation principles to guide prevention, intervention and home-school collaboration; consulting on innovation and change with public mental health organization - the Caplan approach; assessing the present and future impact of Caplan's contributions; Caplan's ideas and the future of psychology in the schools.