Presents a model of traumatic brain injury rehabilitation in post-acute treatment settings that is designed to address the multiplicity of deficits in cognitive, social, and physical functioning. Model described involves an integrated transdisciplinary team approach conducted in a functional retraining environment. (Author)

This document reports on the 2-year Interagency Child Abuse Network (ICAN) Project which was funded by the Texas Department of Human Services to provide a model through which agencies (police, courts, and others) could develop a team approach to handling child abuse cases. Chapter 1 reviews the background and origin of the project. Chapter 2…

Presents integrative framework for combining central aspects of individual psychodynamics with structural family therapy in meaningful way. Explains how framework derives from developmental perspective. Presents case example to illustrate combined approach and demonstrate its utility. (Author/NB)

Examines geriatric health teams, discussing four dimensions of models for professional functioning (logic of assessment, focus of efforts, locus of responsibility, and pace of action) and three dimensions of models for team functioning (focus of attention, decision-making style, and beliefs about interprofessional dependence). (Author/NB)

Discusses specialization programs, typically consisting of one or two theory/overview courses housed within traditional counseling/therapy department, that offer introduction to marital and family therapy at master's level. Proposes alternative model that attempts to improve conceptual integration and skill development by offering an…

Discusses social and medical parameters characterizing the incidence of adolescent pregnancy. Presents the Mayo Adolescent Parent Program model as an effective intervention for adolescents who opt to give birth. Program strengths include generation of peer support networks, utilization of counselors, and ongoing medical care. (WAS)

Suggests that educational programs in juvenile detention facilities need greater definition. Renewed emphasis on juvenile correctional education has revealed an accumulation of relevant information. When combined with experiences in an effective detention education program, a model for the content and process of detention education programing is…

This paper describes the arguments made for using interdisciplinary approaches in school curriculum. Specifically examined are the historical antecedents that inform discussions of interdisciplinary studies; how interdisciplinary studies are organized; whether differences exist across content areas; general assumptions made about teaching and…

Identifies a common process of mediation which appears to be followed in all models of practice, and identifies essential knowledge, skills, values, and aids required. The purpose of explaining the process and the mediator's role is to identify components of mediation and the type of education and training needed. (Author/JAC)

Focuses on interdisciplinary conflicts in the mental health field. Describes a series of events in a medical school's department of psychiatry. Examines the dynamics of interdisciplinary conflict in two contexts: (1) the politicization of the internal conflicts; and (2) the use of interdisciplinary conflict to obscure other basic conflicts.…

Explores factors behind the lack of effective services for battered women delivered by the social work and legal professions. Proposes a model of multidisciplinary intervention with four basic components: intake, social work intervention, legal intervention, and collaborative activities. (Author/JAC)

This article examines polydisciplinary groups in the human services, identifying four types: multidisciplinary, pluridisciplinary, cross-disciplinary, and interdisciplinary groups. Various problems in the use of these groups are then discussed, followed by an exploration of possible solutions. (Author/TE)

The need and role of environmental education in technical and vocational education as well as guidelines and strategies for its incorporation into school curricula and teacher education programs are addressed in this report of a meeting organized by the Colombo Plan Staff College for Technician Education (CPSC) in cooperation with the…

Reviews conceptual models of the family. Striking correspondences are observed between the major sociological models (structure-functional, interactional-situational and family developmental) and the major clinical models (family structural, family process and multigenerational). The general paradigms underlying the models of both disciplines are…

Presents comprehensive consultation model for promoting family and community involvement in the education process of minority youth, highlighted by cooperative effort between school counselor and school psychologist. Examines three areas of community awareness, family consultation, and paraprofessional development. (NB)