A Model for Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Bronstein / A Model for Interdisciplinary Collaboration297 CCC Code: 0037-8046/03 $ 2003 National Association of Social Workers, Model for Interdisciplinary CollaborationLaura R. BronsteinSocial workers have worked with colleagues from other disciplines since theearly days of the profession; yet, they were without clear models to guide thisinterdisciplinary work. The author uses multidisciplinary theoreticalliterature and conceptual and research pieces from social work literature tosupport the development of such a Model . First, current trends relevant tointerdisciplinary practice are noted to emphasize its importance. The articledescribes a two-part Model . Part one of the Model consists of fivecomponents that constitute Interdisciplinary Collaboration between socialworkers and other professionals: interdependence, newly createdprofessional activities, flexibility, collective ownership of goals , and reflectionon process.

the achievement of goals that cannot be reached when individual professionals act on their own (Bruner, 1991). This definition reflects the way interdisciplinary collaboration is written about and increasingly referred to when compared with other closely related interpersonal processes such as cooperation, communication, coordination,

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