DIRECT BEHAVIORAL CONSULTATION - AN ALTERNATIVE TO TRADITIONAL BEHAVIORAL CONSULTATION

Traditional behavioral consultation relies almost exclusively on the v erbal interchange between the consultant and consultee to remediate a client problem and to equip consultee's with skills they can use in fu ture situations. Although this approach may bd appropriate in some cas es, we contend that a more direct means of delivering consultative ser vices will result in greater consultee skill development and higher in tegrity in school-based interventions. Thus, we present an alternative to traditional consultation Direct Behavioral Consultation, which use s empirically-based methods for teaching skills to consultees. A descr iption of Direct Behavioral consultation is given in addition to examp les Of how it was applied in each of the four stages of consultation i n school settings. Suggestions for research in direct behavioral consu ltation are also provided.