Process Logs: A Tool to Promote Self-Reflection During Consultation Supervision and Document Consultee-Centered Outcomes

Abstract

The use of process logs in consultation supervision can facilitate training in process and consultee-centered administrative consultation by emphasizing consultation competencies. Process logs examine various elements that support positive outcomes within a collaborative relationship, such as adherence to the problem-solving process, the use of communication skills, and considerations about diversity. Given that research on consultation training and supervision outcomes is limited, we present the process log as a learning tool that can be used within a structured supervision process that promotes trainees’ self-reflection, bolstering pre-service consultation training in school psychology. First, we review the literature on the components of effective consultation training, including process logs and supervision. Then, we provide a case example to describe how the process log was utilized by a consultant-in-training to engage in critical self-reflection and document positive consultation outcomes.