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Interprofessional partnerships involving school counsellors for children with special needs: a broad based systematic review using the PRISMA framework
Author(s) -
Johnson Kaprea F.,
Belcher T’Airra W.,
Zimmerman Betsy,
Franklin Jeanel
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
support for learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.25
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1467-9604
pISSN - 0268-2141
DOI - 10.1111/1467-9604.12285
Subject(s) - conceptual framework , psychology , medical education , pedagogy , systematic review , special educational needs , special education , medicine , sociology , medline , political science , social science , law
Interprofessional educational partnerships can include a diverse group of helping professionals involved in consultation at both the school and community levels. Central to these partnerships should be school counsellors; this systematic review sought to understand the dynamics of these partnerships using the PRISMA framework. The review found that the role school counsellors can play on these teams varies from leader to convener but the specificity in terms of outcomes was missing. Noteworthy is the number of conceptual pieces, which is interpreted as researchers developing models that need additional testing. Future research should put the conceptual models available to directional testing; authors should include more information about the team’s development and each person’s role; and more attention should be paid to the outcomes of these team‐based approaches.