If the consultee is unable or unwilling to implement the intervention strategies recommended, the school counselor might need to implement the intervention directly. This mode of consultation is referred to as:

• A. Provision
• B. Collaboration
• C. Initiation
• D. Supervision

Answer: (A)

Provision is the mode of consultation in which the consultant delivers the intervention directly to the client when the consultee can't or won't implement it. In this scenario, the school counselor takes responsibility for carrying out the recommended strategies themselves so the student still receives the needed support. This shift from advising or planning with the consultee to actually providing the service reflects provisioning.

Collaborative consultation would involve working with the consultee to implement the plan together. Initiation would focus on starting or establishing a program with the consultee’s involvement. Supervision refers to guiding and monitoring someone else's implementation or professional work.