Although consultation models have expanded, research demonstrating
the effectiveness of consultation has lagged far behind, thus limiting the
acceptance of consultation as an accountable method of intervention in
schools. This study, which has implications for all "internals," presents a
preventive consultation framework and demonstrates its effectiveness in
working with school principals to change the climate of staff meetings.
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