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Commentary on wheeley and heath: The human development liaison specialist
Author(s) -
Zeller Richard W.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6629(198110)9:4<337::aid-jcop2290090411>3.0.co;2-a
Subject(s) - argument (complex analysis) , politics , work (physics) , process (computing) , sociology , psychology , public relations , political science , medicine , law , engineering , computer science , mechanical engineering , operating system
Four main issues are examined which cut across the Wheeley and Heath articles: clarifying the liaison role, the liaison process, the organizational place for liaison, and barriers to establishing liaison. The argument that liaison work is a political act is presented. Heath's rejection of advocacy as an adversarial stance is supported. Bartering as the effective strategy of collaboration is discussed. The likelihood of rational planning as a sufficient approach to collaboration is judged to be low. The division of liaison in a community into school‐based and mental health system‐based agencies is recommended. Finally, political will and leadership are offered as the elements most needed to establish the liaison role.