School Consultation / Issues in Clinical Child Psychology (PDF)

William P. Erchul, Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychology at North Carolina State University, where he served as Director of the School Psychology Program from 1987 to 2004. He received his B.A. in Psychology and Communication Arts from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and his Ph.D. in Educational Psychology with a specialization in School Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin. He has worked for the Human Interaction Research Institute in Los Angeles and has been a consultant to various North Carolina school systems, public agencies, and private businesses. Dr. Erchul is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the American Academy of School Psychology, a recipient of APA's Lightner Witmer Award (given in recognition of early career research contributions to the field of School Psychology), an elected member of the Society for the Study of School Psychology, a recipient of the North Carolina School Psychology Association's Excellence in Staff Development Award, and has been recognized as an outstanding faculty researcher at NCSU. He has been President of the North Carolina Inter-University Council on School Psychology; Vice-President of Publications, Communications, and Convention Affairs of APA's Division of School Psychology; and Executive Producer of The Conversation Series for the Division of School Psychology. Dr. Erchul is board certified in school psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) and has served as President of the American Academy of School Psychology. His primary research program centers on interpersonal processes and outcomes associated with psychological consultation. Dr. Erchul has produced approximately 100 journal articles, book chapters, and other scholarly works, as well as three books. He has been associate editor of School Psychology Quarterly and guest editor of special issues of the School Psychology Review and the Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation.He also has served

From the reviews of the third edition:“Psychologists have become essential consultants in the school system and, although programs have taken root to train behavioral health professionals to work in the school system, this book provides a different approach to effectively administering that role. The intention is to instruct novice psychologists in the art and science of the unique consultant role they will play in the school system. … intended mainly for school and child clinical psychologists, but also for other clinical or developmental psychologists, school social workers, and special educators.” (Christopher J. Graver, Doody’s Review Service, September, 2010)