Consulting with Collaborative Writing Teams

Abstract

[This article focuses on an important area for writing centers to consider: consulting with collaborative writing teams. The authors first situate team consultations within their center's programming and consultant preparation. Then, drawing from survey data conducted with consultants and writers, the authors analyze the dynamics of team consulting, including the changing role of consultant as facilitator. They close by offering suggestions for how writing centers might prepare for and approach consultations with collaborative writing teams, and they reflect on avenues for further research and development of team consulting practices.]