ASSUMPTIONS OF BEHAVIORAL CONSULTATION - AFTER ALL IS SAID AND DONE MORE HAS BEEN DONE THAN SAID

The purpose of our article is to provide a reaction to the article by Noell and Witt (1996) regarding five fundamental assumptions underlyin g behavioral consultation, as well as react to a manuscript by Witt, G resham and Noell (1996a) pertaining to their critique of some aspects of behavioral consultation. We provide a reaction to the alleged funda mental assumptions pertaining to consultation, specifically that (a) c onsultation is a superior use of resources when compared to direct int ervention/therapy; (b) consultation is conducted collaboratively; (c) talking to teachers is sufficient to cause them to change their behavi or; (d) teachers will generalize problem-solving skills developed in c onsultation to new problem situations with other clients; and (e) dire ct contact between the consultant and client is unnecessary. Issues su rrounding future research in consultation are presented within the con text of these two prior publications.