Responsive Systems Consultation: A Preliminary Evaluation of Implementation and Outcomes
Title:
Responsive Systems Consultation: A Preliminary Evaluation of Implementation and Outcomes
Author:
Hughes, Jan N. Hasbrouck, Jan E. Serdahl, Eric Heidgerken, Amanda McHaney, Lisa
Appeared in:
Journal of educational and psychological consultation
Paging:
Volume 12 (2001) nr. 3 pages 179-201
Year:
2001-09-01
Contents:
This study provides preliminary evaluation data on Responsive Systems Consultation (RSC), a model of home-school consultation based on social-ecological and contextual systems theories of children's adjustment to school. Evaluation data are provided for 64 cases seen by a total of 44 consultants enrolled in a doctoral training sequence in school consultation over the course of 5 years. Descriptive data on these 64 cases and data on the implementation of the RSC model are presented. Teachers and parents rated RSC as an acceptable and helpful intervention. Participants reported improved attitudes toward home-school collaboration and more effective communication between home and school. Identified goals showed a moderate level of attainment, based on goal-attainment scaling. The Consultant Evaluation Rating Form (CERF), a measure of consultant mastery of RSC skills, was found to have good Interrater and internal consistency reliabilities, and predicted both implementation of RSC and goal-attainment level in actual consultation cases. These findings support the validity of the CERF as a measure of consultant competence in RSC. Overall, study results warrant further evaluation of RSC. We suggest that RSC may be most appropriately evaluated as part of a broader school reform effort to improve home-school relationships.