This book describes the theory, methods, and contemporary applications of consultee-centered consultation, a non-hierarchical, non-prescriptive helping relationship between a consultant and a person or group (consultee) seeking professional help with a client. The goal is to provide help in re-conceptualizing the consultee's work problem thereby 1) improving their relationship with the client and 2) expanding the professional repertoire of both consultant and consultee. Key features of this outstanding new book include the following:
*Conceptual Change Focus--The process of...

This special issue addresses the three core issues of theoretical base, the consultant's line of responsibility, and application in educational settings. The first article presents a theoretical perspective on consultee-centered consultation from cognitive change theory and constructivist notions. The remaining papers each present concepts and results from empirical investigations that examine the process of consultee-centered consultation in the context of school settings. The goal of this issue is that readers form a new and more complex view of consultee-centered consultation.