Children & Schools · 1997 · 24 citations · 0 references
NursingChild HealthSocial WorkFamily Social WorkFamily StudiesIntegrated CareFamily HealthFamily-centered CareInterprofessional CollaborationInterprofessional CommunicationInterprofessional EducationInterprofessional LeadershipEducation Service ProvidersFamily-centered CollaborationFamily-provider CollaborationIntegrated Service ModelsInterprofessional ImplementationInterprofessional Practice ModelsInterprofessional Team IntegrationSocial Work Collaboration
An essential truth in this new age in the human services is that children and families must be at the center of any system designed to serve them. This article discusses the characteristics of family-centered, community-based, integrated service systems and suggests ways in which families can participate in the improvement of training programs to prepare a new generation of interprofessionally oriented service providers in education, social work, and health. The authors assert that family and interprofessional collaboration is a necessity and an obligation of professional leadership. Case descriptions and feedback to the National Commission on Leadership in Interprofessional Education from families, practitioners, and trainers are shared.