Providing integrated services to meet the needs of families is well accepted in public health, yet team members may lack collaborative skills necessary to maximize their contribution. At California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) a seminar has been developed to promote interprofessional collaboration among students from several disciplines who traditionally work with children and families in the community setting. The seminar includes students from community health nursing, child and adolescent studies, criminal justice, human services, and teacher education. A team of faculty members from the respective departments coordinate the seminar and model interprofessional collaboration. Seminars meet 3-4 times per semester and are structured for interdisciplinary participation so that students become familiar with the various disciplines and the role each plays in solving problems of children and families. Case studies are used to stimulate the interaction and facilitate application of theory to the "real" world. This session provides an overvies of the collaborative seminars.
Learning Objectives: Upon completion of the session,learners will be able to: 1. Describe the need for public health nursing students to learn multi-disciplinary collaborative skills to better serve the needs of children and families. 2. Develop multi-disciplinary, collaborative seminars for public health nursing student participation. 3. Identify the role of case studies to stimulate multi-disciplinary problem solving
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