Consultation in Educational Settings

Subject 476-655 (2008)

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Credit Points: 6.250
Level: Graduate/Postgraduate
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2008:

Semester 2, - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period not applicable
Assessment Period End not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol not applicable
Census Date not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail not applicable


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Time Commitment: Contact Hours: 12 hours plus 48 hours of non-contact commitment time
Total Time Commitment: Not available
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Recommended Background Knowledge: None
Non Allowed Subjects: None
Core Participation Requirements:

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

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Subject Overview: The unit deals with the role of the educational psychologist as a consultant in helping to maximise to develop an organizational policy and intervention programs on a topics such as discipline, bullying, dealing with trauma, or integration. The program addresses the issues relating to negotiation and consultation, gaining entry into an organisation and the role of the consultant as a collaborative problem solver who works in some circumstances directly and in others indirectly in providing services to an educational community. There is an emphasis on developing the skills that enable an educational psychologist negotiate a consultation in an educational setting; consult with parents and teachers to increase their effectiveness in resolving the psychological and learning problems of children and adolescents; to become a change agent in an organisation (in particular a school); and to deliver a consultation in a team.
Assessment: A consultation package to an organisation in the form of a program that addresses contemporary issues of concern to the educational system (100 per cent).
Prescribed Texts: None
Recommended Texts: Erchul, W. P. & Martens, B. K. (1997). School Consultation: Conceptual and empirical bases of practice. New York: Plenum.
Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.
Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills: On completion of the subjects students should be able to:
  • offer a consultation to an organisation (a particular exemplar of which will be the school);
  • negotiate a consultation in an educational setting;
  • consult with parents and teachers to increase their effectiveness in resolving the psychological and learning problems of children and adolescents;
  • become a change agent in an organisation (in particular a school);
  • deliver a consultation in a team.

Generic Skills

On completion of this subject, students should be able to:

  • Develop skills to consult with organizations and develop the capacity to become a change agent.
Links to further information: www.edfac.unimelb.edu.au
Related Course(s): Doctor of Educational Psychology
Master of Educational Psychology
Master of Educational Psychology/Doctor of Philosophy

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