Varieties and Vagaries of School Consultation

The Psychiatrist as the ‘Vulnerable’ Mental Health Consultant Expanding the Role of the Psychiatrist*

“…Many authors emphasize that working as a consultant is much more difficult, challenging and anxiety-provoking than the 'safe haven' provided by the private practice model, particularly if the latter excludes the psychotic and adolescent populations. There is some feeling that consultation with schools is a particularly difficult area of involvement (6) and to date, all models and programs have proved awkward to evaluate (15).…”

Cross Cultural Consultation for Mental Health Planning

“…Often too, the consultee must learn how to employ the efforts of social agencies and institutions for the betterment of their target population. 3. Case three has not yet been encountered in health programming consultantion.…”

“…[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Many of these endeavours can be classified according to Caplan's scheme as &dquo;programme-centred administrative consultation&dquo;; that is, they have consisted of brief, problem solving endeavours to meet an institutional crisis.10 Others have involved creative programme planning and innovation rather than ad hoc responses to pleas-for-help.…”

The Evolution of a School‐Based Mental Health Program Using a Nurse as a Mental Health Consultant

“…The school has been considered a logical place for consultation as it affords an opportunity to see how children apply themselves to learning, and factors that hinder that process can be evaluated through regular observation. [4][5][6] For the consultation to be effective, it must be offered on a continuous basis. In addition, if the school is a primary target of mental health consultation, it is essential that the consultant, in order to help children who are experiencing adjustment problems, have close contact with the teachers and be readily available to them.…”