Training Special Educators to be Consultants
- 1 July 1985
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Teacher Education and Special Education: The Journal of the Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children
- Vol. 8 (3), 115-120
- https://doi.org/10.1177/088840648500800301
Abstract
Teacher trainers are currently faced with the task of designing consultation programs for special education teachers. To make these programs contemporary, effective, and relevant for trainees, decisions about their design are best based upon careful examination of a broad range of factors. Three such factors are discussed: (a) characteristics of consultation, including existing consultation models applicable to special education situations; (b) practitioner needs for consultation information; and (c) specific consultation skills to include in the training sequence. Information related to each factor is presented in terms of possible alternatives for training program design, and trainers are urged to base consultation program development on a broad perspective of the consultation field.Keywords
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