3. Stages of collaborative consultation

Question 1

Problem solving consultation:
Melaville et al

Stage 1: coming together

Answer 1

• Relationship building
• Establishing rapport
• Build trust
• Share unique perspectives and opinions

Question 2

Problem solving consultation:
Melaville et al

Stage 2: Defining a shared vision and goal

Answer 2

• develop a common knowledge base
• build trust and ownership
• assess needs and strengths
• define shared vision
• specified goals and objectives

Question 3

Problem solving consultation:
Melaville et al

Stage 3: Developing a strategic plan

Answer 3

• develop plan to accomplish goals
• resource sharing and role flexibility
• may call for use of personnel in nontraditional roles

Question 4

Problem solving consultation:
Melaville et al

Stage 4: Taking action

Answer 4

• Put plan into action
• Program monitoring
• Midcourse corrections implemented as needed

Question 5

Problem solving consultation:
Melaville et al

Stage 5: Evaluating progress

Answer 5

• Assess whether plan has accomplished objectives
• are revisions needed?

Question 6

Problem solving model:
Kratochwill et al

Stage 1: Relationship building

Answer 6

• Consultant and consultee establish rapport
• Built trust
• Share their unique perspectives and opinions

Question 7

Problem solving model:
Kratochwill et al

Stage 2: Problem identification

Answer 7

• Working together to pin down specific problem
• Responsibility is largely on consultant here

Question 8

Problem solving model:
Kratochwill et al

Stage 3: Problem analysis

Answer 8

• Work together to try to understand causes, triggers and reinforcers of the identified problems
• May involve behavioural assessment, observing or administering interviews

Question 9

Problem solving model:
Kratochwill et al

Stage 4: Intervention implementation

Answer 9

• Responsibility of the consultant to find an intervention researched by literature
• Job of consultant to train consultee on administration for later independent implementation

Question 10

Problem solving model:
Kratochwill et al

Stage 5: Program evaluation stage

Answer 10

• consultant observes consultee in natural setting
• if not successful, team can determine if it was because of lack of integrity or because it didn’t work for this particular case
• they can then cycle through the previous steps, reanalyze problem, select different intervention, review how to administer with integrity