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Challenges of providing interdisciplinary mental health education

Publication ,  Journal Article
Handron, D; Diamond, J; Zlotnik, JL
Published in: Journal of Family Social Work
June 29, 2001

Recommendations and implications of the Pew Health Professions Commission's fourth and final report emphasized the importance of developing interdisciplinary competencies for health professionals (Bellack & O'Neil, 2000). Headrick and Moore (1999) reported to the Association of Academic Health Centers that interprofessional collaboration has not been easy, in part, because most health professional faculty are products of individual, discipline specific models for education. This article provides a conceptual foundation for interdisciplinary health care education at the graduate level based on findings from an interdisciplinary course in child/family mental health at East Carolina University. Classroom challenges affecting interdisciplinary offerings and specific problems that preclude integration of medical students are addressed. The article offers strategies to create a positive interdisciplinary learning climate for pre-professional education. Evidenced-based medicine is discussed as a mechanism to remove discipline specific barriers. © 2001 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Published In

Journal of Family Social Work

DOI

EISSN

1540-4072

ISSN

1052-2158

Publication Date

June 29, 2001

Volume

5

Issue

3

Start / End Page

49 / 62

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Work
  • 5203 Clinical and health psychology
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
  • 4409 Social work
  • 1701 Psychology
  • 1607 Social Work
 

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Handron, D., Diamond, J., & Zlotnik, J. L. (2001). Challenges of providing interdisciplinary mental health education. Journal of Family Social Work, 5(3), 49–62. https://doi.org/10.1300/J039v05n03_04

Published In

Journal of Family Social Work

DOI

EISSN

1540-4072

ISSN

1052-2158

Publication Date

June 29, 2001

Volume

5

Issue

3

Start / End Page

49 / 62

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Work
  • 5203 Clinical and health psychology
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
  • 4409 Social work
  • 1701 Psychology
  • 1607 Social Work