School Consultation

William P. Erchul, Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychology at North Carolina State University, where he served as Director of the School Psychology Program from 1987 to 2004. He received his B.A. in Psychology and Communication Arts from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and his Ph.D. in Educational Psychology with a specialization in School Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin. He has worked for the Human Interaction Research Institute in Los Angeles and has been a consultant to various North Carolina school systems, public agencies, and private businesses. Dr. Erchul is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the American Academy of School Psychology, a recipient of APA's Lightner Witmer Award (given in recognition of early career research contributions to the field of School Psychology), an elected member of the Society for the Study of School Psychology, a recipient of the North Carolina School Psychology Association's Excellence in Staff Development Award, and has been recognized as an outstanding faculty researcher at NCSU. He has been President of the North Carolina Inter-University Council on School Psychology; Vice-President of Publications, Communications, and Convention Affairs of APA's Division of School Psychology; and Executive Producer of The Conversation Series for the Division of School Psychology. Dr. Erchul is board certified in school psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) and has served as President of the American Academy of School Psychology. His primary research program centers on interpersonal processes and outcomes associated with psychological consultation. Dr. Erchul has produced approximately 100 journal articles, book chapters, and other scholarly works, as well as three books. He has been associate editor of School Psychology Quarterly and guest editor of special issues of the School Psychology Review and the Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation. He also has served on the editorial review boards of five scholarly journals. Brian K. Martens, Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychology and Associate Chair of the Psychology Department at Syracuse University. He received his B.S. in psychology from Colorado State University, and earned his Ph.D. in 1985 from the APA-approved program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Dr. Martens' research is concerned with translating findings from basic operant studies into effective school-based interventions, functional assessment and treatment of children's classroom behavior problems, and the instructional hierarchy as a sequenced approach to skill building. His scholarly record includes more than 100 published research articles, books, chapters, and invited reviews in the areas of applied behavior analysis, school consultation, and instructional intervention. Dr. Martens is a past Associate Editor of the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis and School Psychology Quarterly, and currently serves as a Guest Associate Editor or Editorial Board member for five journals. Dr. Martens received the Lightner Witmer Award from Division 16 of APA in 1990, was named Outstanding Teacher of the Year at University College in 1995, and is a past member of the Board of Directors of the Society for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. He was elected to Fellow status in Division 16 of APA in 1996, elected as a member of the Society for the Study of School Psychology in 2001, and named one of 90 Distinguished Alumni from the Teachers College at the University of Nebraska in 1997. Dr. Martens received the Editorial Appreciation Award from School Psychology Review in 2002 as well as the Excellence in Graduate Education Faculty Recognition Award from Syracuse University in 2006.

From the reviews of the third edition: "Psychologists have become essential consultants in the school system and, although programs have taken root to train behavioral health professionals to work in the school system, this book provides a different approach to effectively administering that role. The intention is to instruct novice psychologists in the art and science of the unique consultant role they will play in the school system. ... intended mainly for school and child clinical psychologists, but also for other clinical or developmental psychologists, school social workers, and special educators." (Christopher J. Graver, Doody's Review Service, September, 2010)

• Background.- to Consultation.- Problem Solving and Response to Intervention.- Promoting Change in Schools.- The School as a Setting for Consultation.- Consultation Processes and Outcomes.- Bases of an Integrated Model of School Consultation.- Model Description and Application.- Assessment in School Consultation.- Selecting Effective School-Based Interventions.- Key Participants In Consultation.- Teachers as Consultees.- Students as Clients.- Consultation Case Study.- Epilog: The Effective Practice of School Consultation.