Consultation Practice (consultation + practice)

Distribution by Scientific Domains


Selected Abstracts


Multiple Relationships in Nursing Consultation

NURSING FORUM, Issue 2 2008
Deborah W. Wilson DNS
In a consultation relationship, when boundaries are blurred or blended individuals become overinvested and overinvolved with each other. Therefore, nurse consultants must be wary of engaging in overinvolvement in consultation that leads to multiple relationships with their clients that can jeopardize the efficacy of their consultation practice. This article examines the nature of the consultation process, practice, and ethical standards that relate to nursing consultation and multiple relationships in consultation. Emphasis is placed on exploring the particularly problematic multiple relations that occur in nursing consultation and recommendation for dealing with them in practice. Clearly, engaging in multiple relationships in consultation is problematic because of the possibility of exploitation and harm. Nurse consultants must exercise caution before entering into a multiple relationship even when they feel that there is little potential for harm. They must learn how to effectively manage multiple relationships and be prepared to respond to the challenges that they present. [source]


School neuropsychology consultation in neurodevelopmental disorders,

PSYCHOLOGY IN THE SCHOOLS, Issue 9 2008
Scott L. Decker
The role of school psychologists with training in neuropsychology is examined within the context of multitiered models of service delivery and educational reform policies. An expanded role is suggested that builds on expertise in the assessment of neurodevelopmental disorders and extends to broader tiers through consultation practice. Changes in federal legislation to allow more flexible approaches toward assessment are viewed as a catalyst toward the integration of neuropsychological practice in school-based practice. As a set of priorities, recommendations are made for reforming assessment practice in schools, linking neuropsychological test results to academic treatment outcomes, and developing consultation practice with parents and teachers for early identification purposes and to integrate school-based services with community mental health services. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. [source]


Regulatory impact assessment and regulatory governance in developing countries,

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & DEVELOPMENT, Issue 4 2004
Colin Kirkpatrick
Regulatory impact assessment (RIA) offers the means to improve regulatory decision-making and practice. RIA involves a systematic appraisal of the costs and benefits associated with a proposed new regulation and evaluation of the performance of existing regulations. So far, the adoption of RIA has been confined mainly to OECD countries. The purpose of this article is to assess the contribution that RIA can make to ,better regulation' in developing countries. Results from a survey of a small number of middle-income countries suggest that a number of developing countries apply some form of regulatory assessment, but that the methods adopted are partial in their application and are certainly not systematically applied across government. The article discusses the capacity building requirements for the adoption of RIA in developing countries, in terms of regulatory assessment skills, including data collection methods and public consultation practices. The article also proposes a framework for RIA that can be applied in low and middle-income countries to improve regulatory decision-making and outcomes. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source]