A n encouraging development in instructional supervision is the widespread interest in peercentered options such as "cooperative development" (Glatthorn 1984), "col league consultation" (Goldsberry 1986), and "peer coaching" (Brandt 1987). Cooperative professional devel opment is the inclusive term used here to embrace these and other forms of peer-oriented systems. My experience in helping num...

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The purpose of this study was to assess perceptions of the consultant’s effectiveness in dealing with consultee resistance. The findings support the appropriateness of literature-recommended techniques for dealing with resistance. In a discussion of in-service teacher education, Tyler (1971) reminded the reader that exposure to new materials alone should not be the sole pathway to professional ...

An exploratory pilot study was conducted to investigate the views of present and future counselors on whether and in what ways social justice advocacy and consultation may overlap and possibly synergize. Descriptive results indicate that study participants (n = 203) viewed (a) basic counseling skills, (b) problem-solving, (c) acting on behalf of clients, and (d) contextualizing client or studen...

OBJECTIVE To identify the determinants of practice location and of outreach consultation of recently graduated psychiatrists. METHODS We surveyed 153 psychiatrists who graduated from the University of Toronto Department of Psychiatry between January 1990 and June 2002 (response rate 51%), on the basis of a self-administered mail questionnaire. The survey assessed factors that influenced pract...

BACKGROUND Reflection on professional experience is increasingly accepted as a critical attribute for health care practice; however, evidence that it has a positive impact on performance remains scarce. This study investigated whether, after allowing for the effects of knowledge and consultation skills, reflection had an independent effect on students' ability to solve problem cases. METHODS ...

The Commission on Education (COE) is designated in the Bylaws of AOTA as one of the standing commissions of the Representative Assembly (RA) (1). Its purpose is to promote the quality of education and educational standards for occu pational therapy assistants. To accomplish this purpose, the COE's functions include the following: 1. developing, interpreting, and reviewing educational standards ...

The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of the current state of research in the area of treatment integrity as it relates to behavioral consultation. To this end, four primary topics are discussed. First, a rationale for why treatment integrity is an important professional and methodological concern is presented. Second, conceptualizations of treatment integrity as a dimensional c...

The Department of Health (2005) consultation document Best Research for Best Health: A New National Health Service Research Strategy offers both opportunities for the future development of nursing research and threats to its future. Lessons from the history of health research reforms in the UK suggest that it will take time for any benefits to become obvious and that only some members of the re...