Date of Award
Spring 6-13-2025
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Ph.D. in Child, Family, and School Psychology
Organizational Unit
Morgridge College of Education, Child, Family, and School Psychology
First Advisor
Cynthia Hazel
Second Advisor
Norma L. Hafenstein
Third Advisor
Samuel L. Kim
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
All Rights Reserved.
Keywords
Consultation, Disability, Gifted, School psychology, School-based, Twice-exceptional
Abstract
Twice-exceptional (2e) learners are underserved in American schools. As students who demonstrate both giftedness and disabilities, 2e learners maintain profiles that warrant tailored educational services across special and gifted education programs. Yet, these programs are considered institutionally mutually exclusive as legal mandates create de facto isolation — the antithesis of what is recommended for the students’ optimal development. School psychologists have been identified as professionals critically positioned to support 2e learners because of their specialized skill set, namely in consultation. However, little is known about their consultative practices with the educators who serve 2e learners or how they traverse school systems in the process. In an effort to close these gaps, the first stage of this study investigated the consultation practices of three expert school psychologists in the field through a qualitative, multiple case study. The second stage further explored and verified these practices among a panel of 10 experts using the Delphi Technique. The findings from both stages were then triangulated with the literature, culminating in the Bridging Exceptionalities Framework (BEF) to guide future consultation practices for school psychologists and other school-based professionals.
Copyright Date
6-2025
Publication Statement
Copyright is held by the author. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.
Rights Holder
Kimberly Bowers Yoshino
Provenance
Received from ProQuest
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English (eng)
Extent
270 pgs
File Size
2.7 MB
Recommended Citation
Yoshino, Kimberly Bowers, "Collaboration across the Silos: Consultation as a Means for Integrating Services for Twice-Exceptional Learners" (2025). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 2607.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/etd/2607
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