Blind men and elephants

A case study of consultation with police

Bibliographic Data

ID11044439
AuthorsBarry R Burkhart (Auburn University, corresponding author), Glen D King (Auburn University)
Year1981
Volume9
Issue2
Pages133-139
Publication date1981-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-4392 • E-ISSN: 1520-6629
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/1520-6629(198104)9:2<133::aid-jcop2290090205>3.0.co;2-i
OpenAlexW2067904780
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited12

Although consultation has become an important vehicle for purveying psychological services to social systems, few well-defined conceptual or empirical guidelines sensitive to the multidimensional nature of complex social systems exist to structure intervention efforts. A case study of a consultative intervention with an internally conflicted police department is presented. The process of the intervention clearly illustrated the multidimensional factors sustaining the difficulties. A particular consultative intervention, the consultant-trainee model, was utilized and seemed to have several features useful in such cases. A pre-post evaluation supported the effectiveness of the intervention and several recommendations for the conduct of effective, ecologically sensitive social system consultation were presented.

Intervention (counseling) · Process (computing) · Psychiatry · Applied Psychology · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Community Health and Development · Computer Science · Psychiatric care and mental health services · Psychology · Social Psychology

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