The Consultant/Linker Knowledge and Skills Inventory is used to assess both existing and needed levels of knowledge and skills for consulting with school staff. The inventory is self-administered, and requires 20 to 30 minutes to complete. For each item, knowledge and skill are rated low, medium, or high; and need for improvement is rated none, low, or high. Ten clusters, each containing five to ten items, are included: (1) listening and speaking skills; (2) facilitating skills; (3) diagnosis and problem solving; (4) resource acquisition and utilization; (5) conflict management and analysis; (6) evaluative ability; (7) management, organization, and planning; (8) implementation of a planned change; (9) dissemination and marketing; and (10) survival during the change. (GDC)