ABSTRACT
It has been over 20 years since I first wrote about preentry issues in consultation (Cherniss, 1976). I argued then that consultants should address three questions before they begin a consultation: (1) Should I consult in this situation? (2) If I do consult, whose interests will I serve? (3) What will be my primary focus? I believed then that many consultants fail to adequately address these questions, and this adversely affects their work.
