The challenge of interdisciplinary collaboration in addressing the social determinants

Datos Bibliográficos

ID11957778
AutoresMary Whiteside (0000-0002-4607-7113, autor de correspondencia)
Año2004
Volumen57
Número4
Páginas381-393
Fecha de publicación2004-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAustralian Social Work (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0312-407X • E-ISSN: 1447-0748
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.0312-407x.2004.00168.x
OpenAlexW1977057068
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas8
Referencias citadas20

The importance of professional disciplines working together to address the critical social and health issues facing society today cannot be overstated. Policy makers, service providers and researchers have long been calling for greater interdisciplinary collaboration. Despite this there has been little systemic analysis of the constraints involved in such collaboration. Far too often disciplines continue to work in silos. This paper aims to analyse the barriers to interdisciplinary collaboration through a case study of the relationship between social work and public health. These two disciplines have a lot more in common than might first appear. There is real potential for social work and public health to work together and enhance each other's efforts to address their common goal of greater social equality. However, this will require a genuine commitment from both disciplines to develop a shared political analysis, common language and a framework for action, which utilises their respective strengths

Action (physics · Engineering ethics · Political science · Politics · Public health · Public relations · Sociology · Work (physics · Engineering · Health, psychology, and well-being · Interprofessional Education and Collaboration · Medicine · Nursing · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work