Important features in this new edition include:

-A step-by-step framework for developing and maintaining family/school partnerships takes readers from initial interviews through plan evaluation.

-Chapters include discussion on core interpersonal skills, including building trust, managing conflict, and communicating effectively.

-Practical strategies illustrate working with diverse families and school personnel, improving family competence, promoting joint responsibility, and achieving other collaborative goals.

-Case studies demonstrate CBC as implemented in traditional school, Head Start, pediatric health, and response-to-intervention (RtI) contexts.

-In-depth research review explains the efficacy of CBC.

The progressive model of Conjoint Behavioral Consultation has a great deal to offer school psychologists, special educators and other school-based professionals as well as mental health practitioners. In addition, its accessibility makes this volume a suitable graduate text or training manual for those planning to work with children and families in these growing fields.