Behavioural consultation as an indirect intervention is becoming increasingly popular with school psychologists. Successful implementation of behavioural consultation may require more face-to-face contact with the teacher than many school psychologists can offer. This article describes how to implement the procedures of brief behavioural consultation in order to maximize success with minimal contact. The procedures are illustrated by an empirical case example.
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