Interprofessional Collaboration
How Social Workers, Psychologists, and Teachers Collaborate to Address Student Wellbeing
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6416293 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Doris Testa (0000-0001-7107-1752, Victoria University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 78 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 341-354 |
| Publication date | 2023-09-20 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0312-407X • E-ISSN: 1447-0748 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0312407x.2023.2256703 |
| OpenAlex | W4386932212 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 30 |
This micro-level study investigated interprofessional collaboration between social workers, psychologists, and teachers who work together to support young people in secondary schools. Drawing on focus group data obtained from 42 key wellbeing staff across four Catholic secondary schools in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, the results indicate that interprofessional collaboration between social workers, psychologists, and teachers strengthens student wellbeing policies, programs, and processes, and has the potential to provide holistic and focused attention on student wellbeing. However, the study also found that there is a tendency for social workers and psychologists to engage in intensive interventions at the expense of targeted and universal interventions. Effective interprofessional collaboration can expand the knowledge, resources, and support available to students, in turn supporting students' health and wellbeing. The findings contribute to how school-based social workers and psychologists can use their expert skills and knowledge to support student wellbeing policies and programs
Medical education · Pedagogy · Political science · Psychological intervention · Work (physics · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Family and Disability Support Research · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work
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| Citations per year | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |