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internal versus external consultants

INTERNAL VERSUS EXTERNAL CONSULTANTS As evidenced by the foregoing, there are many types of consulting work, and many kinds of professionals who may call themselves consultants. We can divide consultants into two broad categories: internal and external. An internal consultant provides consulting services within the organization. An internal consultant is a direct employee of the […]

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Checklist of Consultant Competencies

Checklist of Consultant Competencies Personal and Interpersonal Effectiveness 1. Self-knowledge: Awareness of the values and beliefs that influence the way one works. 2. Self-awareness: Awareness of one’s own emotional responses to situations and people, especially patterns. 3. Active listening: Attending to the content and process level in communication. 4. Self-expression: Ability to express one’s own […]

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Skills of the consultant

SKILLS OF THE CONSULTANT There are three major skills areas for consultants: technical skills, interpersonal skills, and consulting skills. Technical skills comprise an area of expertise. If you have 30 years of experience in managing inpatient hospital units, then you can probably consult with developing inpatient programs on how to run their units efficiently. If […]

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the role of the consultant

The roles taken on by consultants are unlike those of most clinicians, though there may be some similarities to therapists’ traditional roles. Consultants focus on the empowerment of others. Just as in therapy, consultants do not want their clients to become dependent on them, but seek to replace themselves so that clients can continue to […]

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Organizational Consultation or Development

Organizational Consultation or Development Organizational development (OD) is the application of behavioral science knowledge in a long-range effort to improve an organization’s ability to cope with change in its external environment and increase its problem-solving capabilities . Massarik and Pei-Carpenter (2002) offer the following working definition of OD: In the context of continuing natural change […]

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Program Consultation

Program Consultation In program consultation, a mental health professional provides services to a key figure in an agency or organization for the purposes of assisting in the planning of a new program, evaluating and revising an existing program, or in dealing with the factors that affect a current program (e.g., a community mental health center […]

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Consultation-liaison work

Consultation-Liaison Consultation-liaison work refers to a mental health professional in a hospital setting who consults with medical professionals on psychological matters. The liaison works with other disciplines (e.g., medicine, nursing, and social work) to detect, treat, refer, or some combination of these three, those patients who have mental health or stressrelated issues, especially those that […]

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types of mental health consultation

types of mental health consultation There are many types of consultation, depending on the setting and the desired goals. These types are not mutually exclusive. Consultants may choose to specialize in a specific type, may work in some or all of the following areas, or may creatively develop unique practice niches. Clinical Consultation Clinical consultation […]

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Organizational Psychologists and Counselors

Organizational Psychologists and Counselors For organizational psychologists and counselors, the primary attitude toward people involves maximizing human potential to meet organizational goals, by helping organizations deal effectively with their employees. This requires rapport building, problem solving, analyzing systems, and influencing others to implement interventions. Hence, they emphasize both process and people (Gallessich, 1982; Harrison, 2004; […]

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how does consultation differ from supervision other words for competencies?

Consultation is a complex competency that overlaps with all the other aspects of mental health practice: management, supervision, therapy, assessment, diversity/relationship, research/basic science. The development of consultation skills involves integrating these various specialty areas. However, one must keep in mind important differences in how these areas of competency are applied in consultation: • Management: A […]

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