School-Based Consultation

School-Based Consultations

Behavioral model looks closely at the behaviors of the victims , by going back by collecting data on their behavioral history . The behavioral modeling is meant to assess at the behavioral patterns of an individual from the past and relate to them to the present , know why individual is behaving in that strange manners , whether the causes for the behavior change could be the family , environment , the friends , the workplace or the community and then look for strategies that can assist in correcting the behavior . In behavioral modeling the consultant should

look for ways of trying to modify the behavior of the boy and also know why the boy is behaving in that strange way . Within an overall setting of concern for the boy 's interest , the consultant 's intervention falls into one of the following categories a ) prescriptive which is about giving advice and instructions and being directive and critical , b ) informative by imparting new knowledge , instructing and interpreting , c ) confronting which is challenging a restrictive attitude or direct feedback within a caring context , d ) carthartic , which is seeking to release emotion in the form of laughter , trembling and anger , e )catalytic which is encouraging the boy to discover and explore his own latent thoughts and feelings and f ) supportive which is offering comfort and approval affirming the boy 's intrinsic value

On the setting and background issues , the consultant should be prepared fully for the job . He /she should have all the necessary background information about...