In the Triadic-Dependent Consultation Model, who forms the partnership?

In the Triadic-Dependent Consultation Model, who forms the partnership?

• A. Counselor, student, and teacher
• B. Counselor, parents, and/or school staff
• C. Student, parent, and counselor
• D. Parents only

Answer: (B)

Triadic-Dependent Consultation hinges on three adults teaming up to support the student: the school counselor, the student’s parents, and the school staff who work with the student. In this model, the counselor coordinates and designs interventions with input from both home and school, and those adults are the ones who implement and monitor the plan across settings. The student is the focus of the work, but the partnership relies on the coordinated efforts of the counselor and the adults in the student’s life—parents and school personnel—to carry out strategies consistently. This collaboration across home and school is what keeps the plan effective. Choices that involve the student as a partner in the triad or that omit either parents or school staff don’t reflect the triadic-dependent approach.

Triadic-Dependent Consultation hinges on three adults teaming up to support the student: the school counselor, the student’s parents, and the school staff who work with the student. In this model, the counselor coordinates and designs interventions with input from both home and school, and those adults are the ones who implement and monitor the plan across settings. The student is the focus of the work, but the partnership relies on the coordinated efforts of the counselor and the adults in the student’s life—parents and school personnel—to carry out strategies consistently. This collaboration across home and school is what keeps the plan effective. Choices that involve the student as a partner in the triad or that omit either parents or school staff don’t reflect the triadic-dependent approach.