Project INTERprofessional Autism Collaborative Training (INTERACT) is an interprofessional education program designed to prepare graduate students in psychology, special education, and speech-language pathology to work with autistic children with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities. The rising prevalence of autism, coupled with increased…

Background: Interprofessional education (IPE) programs have been shown effective in improving interprofessional collaborative practice (ICP) through increased communication and teamwork amongst healthcare professionals with the ultimate goal of improving patient safety and outcomes. However, their use and subsequent outcomes have not been reported…

Learning activities to develop interprofessional collaboration align with goals for professional preparation to improve health outcomes. A problem-based case study approach can offer formal and informal learning interactions that promote information exchange and collaborative practice. The purpose of this instructional article was to describe a…

The "Jenks Wild" project was developed at the Jenks Central Middle School (Oklahoma) to train middle school teachers in leadership development. The training program involved teacher, student, parent, community, and administrative representatives and emphasized experiences that helped participants to recognize the value of other dimensions of the…

Adversarial relationships existing among medical students, nurses, and hospital staff members were recognized at Hermann Hospital, a private, nonprofit teaching hospital in Houston, Texas, to be potentially detrimental to patient care. A joint communications committee identified ways to improve relations between medical students and hospital…

Clarifies "team building" within the context of adventure education and professional development. Suggests that corporate programs begin with a preprogram assessment of the group and include corporate involvement in designing the curriculum. Discusses current trends and provides questions that can be used by corporate leaders to identify the right…

This article describes efforts in Colorado to develop collaborative relationships among educators to better meet needs of students with disabilities. The article stresses the importance of developing common understanding, developing a full array of services within the delivery system, and addressing school scheduling issues. (JDD)

A program is described that integrates specialty training with clinical interdisciplinary aspects of health care by directly involving pharmacy and other health care professional students in an ongoing team model of health care delivery. It increased knowledge of and positive attitudes toward interdisciplinary teams, sensitivity to patients, and…

At Stephen F. Austin State University (Texas), focus group research was conducted to determine research needs and to inform the development of a new educational research center. Four graduate research assistants and a professor in the Department of Educational Leadership formed a study group to review the literature on focus groups and…

This document provides background for those looking to establish workplace mentoring or buddy systems. It touches briefly on the other two legs of an effective workplace preparation program, which are orientation and on-the-job training. These six steps for setting up a mentoring system are described: recruitment, flexibility, training, written…

Part of a series designed to provide practical resources for transition personnel on a variety of topics critical to the process of preparing individuals with disabilities for adulthood, this guide focuses on using transition teams to improve transition services. Chapter 1, "The Roles of Community Transition Teams," discusses the benefits of…

This module is intended to help guidance personnel in a variety of educational and agency settings (1) identify the persons in their organizations who have the necessary characteristics to become successful team members, (2) conduct a team-building session, and (3) outline a plan for using the team in the program development process. The module is…

Hawaii's Health and Education Collaboration Project (HEC) is intended to develop a personnel preparation model that promotes working relationships among trained collaborative providers and keeps families pivotal to the process. This monograph reports on the progress of this family-professional partnership initiative. Following the preface, the…

This article describes development of a collaboration between early intervention service providers and children's librarians to address parental needs for information, referral, and support; provision of inclusion and socialization opportunities for infants and toddlers in local community libraries; and strategies for delivering early intervention…