Psychological Consultation and Collaboration in School and Community Settings - Hardcover

A. Michael Dougherty Ph.D. is Professor Emeritus of Counseling and former Dean of the College of Education and Allied Professions at Western Carolina University (WCU) in Cullowhee, North Carolina. During his tenure as dean, WCU's teacher education programs were recipients of both the AASCU Christa McAuliffe Award and the ATE Distinguished Program in Teacher Education Award. He is author of Psychological Consultation and Collaboration in School and Community Settings (6th Edition, 2014) and Casebook of Psychological Consultation and Collaboration in School and Community Settings (6th Edition, 2014) both published by Brooks/Cole-Cengage Publishing Company. Dougherty has published a large number of articles on consultation and on school counseling. His major current research interests are in the area of interpersonal processes in consultation and collaboration. He has consulted, taught courses, and made presentations in a variety of international settings including Barbados, Colombia, Cypress, El Salvador, Germany, Great Britain, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Japan, and Jordan.

"This is a process-oriented text with wide application to the field. Students find the organization of the book and the language easy to grasp."

"Well organized and well written. Free of jargon, but full of important concepts of consulting from an institutional point of view."

"Excellent reference for anyone doing consulting in helping professions and/or human services."

"Very thorough textbook that incorporates up-to-date literature and research, presented in a format that helps the novice practitioner learn the step-by-step how-to's of consultation."